After-Hours Call Answering for Medical Offices.
After-Hours Patient Intake
ZenithCall provides policy-controlled call intake for British Columbia medical practices after hours. Capture caller requests and log event reports reliably.
24/7 answering attempt with carrier fallback; full conversational answering per pilot SLO (99.5% monthly answering-attempt).
Call Handling for British Columbia Medical Offices
Structured, policy-governed after-hours patient call intake for medical practices.
Operational Value for Clinics
Ensure after-hours patient inquiries are logged and organized for clinic staff every morning in British Columbia.
The Math of Missed Opportunity
- Staff Time Saved Daily 1 - 2 Hours
- Patient Satisfaction Gain High
- Missed Calls / Week 5
- Weekly Loss (Conservative) ~$500 in staff overhead
- Annual Lost Revenue $26,000+
*Conservative estimates based on average job values
Turn "Missed" into "Booked"
You're often in an attic, on a roof, or dealing with water. Physically, you cannot answer. A missed call is an immediate lost job to the next guy in Google.
ZenithCall answers specifically when you can't, takes the job details, and texts you the info. Saves staff hours on morning voicemail processing.
Clinic Scenarios
How policy-based call intake assists British Columbia medical offices outside normal hours.
Operational Workflow
Policy-governed call intake for medical practices.
Patient Detail Intake
"I need to leave a message for my doctor regarding my appointment."
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Detail Capture
Gathers patient name, contact number, and request summary.
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Structured Log Delivery
Delivers organized call summary for next-business-day follow-up.
On-Call Provider Contact
"This is an urgent post-operative question."
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Urgent Triage
Confirms inquiry meets after-hours provider escalation criteria.
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Provider Call
Dials on-call provider with DTMF key-press receipt acknowledgement.
Transparent Call Handling Plans
Policy-controlled after-hours and overflow call answering. Every standard plan includes clear connected-minute allowances, transparent overages, and verifiable event trails.
Tier Qualification Decision Path
Rule: No immediate response required
Captures complete caller detail logs and delivers event summaries. No outbound response initiation.
Rule: One configured target
Attempts contact with a single responder requiring DTMF press-key receipt acknowledgement.
Rule: Higher volume / frequent changes
Same single-target dispatch path with DTMF acknowledgement, plus 1,500 connected minutes and 4 configuration changes per month.
Intake
Policy-governed after-hours intake, detail capture, and structured log delivery.
Response & Plan Features:
- 500 connected minutes included
- C$0.15 / additional connected minute
- Mandatory setup fee: C$300
- No response-initiation path
- 1 configuration change / month
- Structured call logs & event notification
- Unlimited call count (subject to minute allowance)
Dispatch
Active response escalation to a single responder with mandatory press-key receipt acknowledgement.
Response & Plan Features:
- 1,000 connected minutes included
- C$0.15 / additional connected minute
- Mandatory setup fee: C$400
- 1 configured dispatch target
- Contact attempt + DTMF press-key acknowledgement
- 2 configuration changes / month
- Unlimited call count (subject to minute allowance)
Dispatch Pro
Single-target dispatch with DTMF acknowledgement, 1,500 connected minutes, and 4 configuration changes per month.
Response & Plan Features:
- 1,500 connected minutes included
- C$0.15 / additional connected minute
- Mandatory setup fee: C$500
- 1 configured dispatch target
- Contact attempt + DTMF press-key acknowledgement
- 4 configuration changes / month
- Unlimited call count (subject to minute allowance)
Pilot metering note: connected minutes are metered and invoiced manually during the pilot. There is no automated metering or self-serve billing yet.
Paid Onboarding Pilots
Experience policy-controlled call answering with reduced initial monthly commitment for 90 days. No free pilots.
Intake Pilot Offer
C$49/month + C$150 setup
90 days duration, then automatic transition to standard Intake plan (C$79/mo + C$300 setup).
- Includes 500 connected minutes
- Structured caller detail intake
- Setup fee credited to retainer at Gate 2
Dispatch Pilot Offer
C$99/month + C$200 setup
90 days duration, then automatic transition to standard Dispatch plan (C$149/mo + C$400 setup).
- Includes 1,000 connected minutes
- 1 target + DTMF press-key acknowledgement
- Setup fee credited to retainer at Gate 2
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Our Intake plan captures patient messages and delivers structured logs. Dispatch plans attempt contact with on-call staff with DTMF key-press receipt acknowledgement.
- Plans start at C$79/mo (Intake, 500 minutes) and C$149/mo (Dispatch, 1,000 minutes). See Pricing for complete details.
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