# The AI receptionist for podiatrists that keeps the schedule full An AI receptionist for podiatrists answers every call to your practice and books visits for heel pain, ingrown toenails, diabetic foot care, orthotics and sports injuries. It answers questions about hours, locations and the insurance plans listed on your site, and sends clinical questions and urgent wound concerns to your team. It never gives medical advice. ## Why podiatrists miss calls - **Older patients prefer the phone:** Many podiatry patients are older adults who would rather call than book online. When the line is busy or goes to voicemail, some give up, and a routine foot care visit gets pushed back for weeks. - **Diabetic patients need follow-through:** Patients with diabetes often have regular foot checks and nail care visits. Every missed reschedule is a gap in care, and chasing those patients by phone takes time your front desk does not have. - **Calls from several offices:** Many podiatrists split the week between offices, hospitals and nursing homes. Patients call the wrong location, ask where the doctor is today and need to be booked at the right office. ## Calls Vocenya answers for podiatrists - Heel pain and plantar fasciitis visits - Ingrown toenail appointments - Routine diabetic foot care and nail care - Custom orthotics fittings and pickups - Sports injuries, sprains and fractures - Wound concerns routed to clinical staff ## How does an AI receptionist help podiatrists book more patients? Foot pain makes people want an appointment soon. An AI receptionist answers every call on the first ring, offers the next open visit at the office closest to the patient and books it into your calendar. It answers everyday questions about hours, parking and insurance from your website. Your front desk gets a summary of each call with the patient’s first name, the reason and the location, so check-in is quick and the schedule stays full. ## Can a podiatry answering service handle several office locations? Yes. The AI knows which days you are at each office, shares the right address and hours and books patients into the correct calendar. When a patient calls the wrong location, it points them to the right one instead of making them hang up and call again. Patients who split their care between offices always know where to go. On the Pro plan, you can run multiple numbers and locations under one account with 2,500 AI minutes each month. ## How are urgent wound and injury calls handled? You decide the rules. When a patient mentions a foot wound, signs of infection or an injury after a fall, the AI can transfer the call, alert your clinical team or book the first urgent slot. It never tells a patient how to care for a wound. If a caller describes emergency symptoms such as a possible broken bone with severe pain or spreading infection with fever, the AI tells them to call 911. ## Is it safe for podiatry patient calls? Podiatry practices can add HIPAA mode with a signed BAA for $150 a month, which adds patient-safe texting and keeps recordings in GH-controlled systems. The AI collects only a first name and the reason for the visit. It identifies itself as a virtual assistant, never gives medical advice and sends every clinical question to your podiatrists or medical assistants. You review and edit what it says before it answers any patient, and you can update its answers whenever your schedule or services change. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can the AI book orthotic pickups? Yes. The AI can book fittings and pickup appointments, or take a message that the patient is calling about their orthotics so your team can check on the order. It shares any turnaround information you publish on your website. Your team gets a summary either way. ### Will it talk patients through foot pain? No. The AI never gives medical advice or suggests treatments, stretches or products. It books the visit so your podiatrist can examine the patient, and it routes urgent concerns to your clinical team based on your rules. Anyone describing an emergency is told to call 911. ### Does it work for patients who speak Russian? Yes. The AI speaks English, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian today. Patients can book, reschedule and ask about office hours in any of those languages, and your team receives the summary in English. That helps practices serving Russian-speaking seniors in Brooklyn and Staten Island. ### Can we keep our office phone number? Yes. Forward your current number to Vocenya during busy hours, lunch or after hours. Patients keep calling the number on their appointment cards, and you can turn forwarding off any time. There is no new hardware to install, and you can add GH Phone lines later if you want them. ### What does it cost? Plans start at $49 a month. Podiatry practices usually choose Growth at $249 for calendar booking, warm transfers and recordings, or Pro at $499 for multiple offices. HIPAA mode with a signed BAA is $150 a month. Every plan has a 14-day free trial. --- Source: https://vocenya.com/industries/podiatrists Vocenya, powered by GH Business Solutions. Plans from $49/month with a 14-day free trial: https://vocenya.com/pricing