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Office hours differ among our physicians, and many of them offer early
morning or evening appointments for your convenience. In addition, several
of our ancillary services offer Saturday hours. We also have an After Hours
Care Center at 295 Essjay Road in Williamsville that is open Monday through
Friday from 5 pm to 9 pm, and Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. Our Orchard Park
office at 3345 Southwestern Boulevard, offers after hours care from 9 am to
1 pm every Saturday. Please check with your doctor’s office for any changes
in the hours of operation for our After Hours Care Centers.
Buffalo Medical Group physician offices are closed on the following holidays
and dates:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day*
- Independence Day*
- Labor Day*
- Thanksgiving Day
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- Friday after Thanksgiving Day#
- December 23, 2010*
- December 24, 2010*
- Christmas Day
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* The Williamsville After Hours Care Center open on these days from 9 am to
1 pm.
# The Williamsville and Orchard Park After Hours Care Centers are open on
this date from noon to 6 pm.
During severe winter weather conditions, Buffalo Medical Group uses the
following radio and television stations to announce the closing of its
offices: WBEN-AM, WWKB-AM, WNED-AM and FM, WBFO-FM, WGRZ-TV, WKBW-TV and
WIVB-TV. Please listen to or view weather-related messages on these stations
before attempting to travel to a BMG location.
Our 24-hour telephone number is 630-1000. Telephone calls received after
hours are handled by our Answering Service. An operator will direct your
call to the covering physician(s) and your call will be returned as soon as
possible. We have physicians on call at all times.
Refilling Prescriptions
Requests for prescription refills should be made during office hours. Please
have
your pharmacy’s name and telephone number available when calling the office.
The proper spelling of the medication, dosage, and frequency of doses, as
well as the amount of refills you are requesting, will help expedite your
request.
Emergency Situations
In the event of an emergency or life-threatening situation, please call 911
immediately.
For an urgent problem after office hours, please call our switchboard at
630-1000 and your physician or the covering physician will be paged to
return your call.
For
non-emergency situations, please call during office hours.
Generally, office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm,
but vary in some cases. You may want to check with your physician's
office for its hours of operation. Please remember that your doctor
may be with another patient when you call, and therefore, he or she may be
delayed in returning your call.
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