Patient Appointment

At Appalachian Orthopedics, your needs are our highest concern. We understand how important it is for you to be seen in a timely manner. For this reason, we make every effort to accommodate appointments immediately upon request.

Emergencies

If you have a serious medical problem and are seen in the emergency room, the hospital emergency room doctors are well-trained and able to perform appropriate initial care. They will make a referral to Appalachian Orthopedics for follow-up care if you choose a specialist in our practice. If the orthopedic injury is complicated or severe, we are available and will respond to the emergency room doctor’s request.

If you need immediate medical assistance, please call 911.

Request an Appointment

Please note:
Online appointment reschedules require a 24-hour notice. Please call our office.

Please note:
Online appointment cancellations require a 24-hour notice. Please call our office.

You may be seen by one of our orthopedic specialists on staff during our office hours:

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

To schedule an appointment, please call one of our five locations: Abingdon, Bristol Regional Medical Center, Elizabethton, or Johnson City.

After-Hours Information

At Appalachian Orthopedics, our doctors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you need to reach one of the Appalachian Orthopedics doctors on weekends or after regular office hours, please feel free to call one of our four locations: Abingdon, Bristol Regional Medical CenterElizabethton, or Johnson City.

Our answering service will contact the on-call doctor, and he or she will return your call.

Please note, calls after office hours and on weekends should be reserved only for real emergencies and not for routine questions or medication prescription refills.

Prescriptions & Refills

New prescriptions and refills are only issued during our normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can request a prescription by calling one of our four locations: AbingdonBristol Regional Medical Center, Elizabethton, or Johnson City. Appalachian Orthopedics will not refill or prescribe pain medication after business hours. (This policy is dictated by state government policies.)