WhatsApp for clinics

Appointment reminders patients answer in one tap

Recoverly runs WhatsApp for clinics, doctors, dental practices, labs and physiotherapists on the number patients already have: confirmations, reminders with Confirm and Reschedule buttons, waitlist offers, results-ready notices and recalls for opted-in patients. An AI assistant answers hours, insurance and parking questions; anything clinical goes to your staff.

Keep your clinic's number Staff handover built in Calendly, Cal.com or any webhook
10–30%
of outpatient appointments are missed, industry surveys suggest
~50%
fewer no-shows once patients get a reminder the day before
98%
read rate on WhatsApp, so reminders don't sit unopened
2 min
to connect the number already on your appointment cards
The problem

Where clinic schedules leak

Practices rarely lose appointments to a rival clinic. They lose them to forgotten times, busy phones and recalls nobody sent.

No-shows nobody could refill

A patient forgets, the slot sits empty and the clinician's hour is paid for anyway, while someone on your waitlist would have taken it.

A front desk tied to the phone

Confirmation calls, reschedules and “are you open Saturday?” fill the morning while patients wait at reception and the line keeps ringing.

Recalls that never go out

Six-month check-ups, annual screenings and physio follow-ups depend on someone remembering. In a busy month, nobody does.

Automations

WhatsApp for clinics, beyond the reminder

Every flow comes preloaded: message copy, send times and stop rules. Adjust the wording, connect your calendar, publish.

Confirmations & reminders

Confirmation at booking with address, parking and preparation notes. A reminder 24 or 48 hours before with Confirm and Reschedule buttons, and an arrival note on the day.

How it works →

No-show recovery

When your calendar or practice software marks a no-show, the patient gets a friendly rebooking message an hour later. Silent patients are labeled for a front-desk call.

Results-ready notices

When results are marked ready, the patient hears where to see them: the portal, a call or a follow-up visit. The results themselves stay out of the chat.

Waitlist offers

When a patient cancels, your booking tool or a Zapier step picks the next person on the waitlist, and Recoverly offers them the slot. Replies land in the inbox for reception.

Recalls for opted-in patients

Six-month check-ups, annual screenings, flu-shot clinics. Import or sync who is due and schedule the send; only patients who opted in receive it.

How it works →

An AI front desk for FAQs

Hours, insurers, fees, parking and your written preparation instructions, answered in the patient's language. Symptoms, medication and results go to staff, and the AI steps back once a person replies.

How it works →
Playbook

The appointment reminder schedule that cuts no-shows

Timing matters more than wording. The 24-hour reminder is the one tied to about half as many no-shows; 48 hours gives reception time to refill a slot. Set it once in appointments, with quiet hours so nothing lands at 2am.

  • At booking. Confirmation with practitioner, address, parking and preparation notes.
  • 24 or 48 hours before. Confirm and Reschedule buttons.
  • No reply. The patient is labeled for a quick call from the front desk.
  • 2 hours before. Arrival note: entrance, what to bring, when to arrive.
  • After the visit. A thank-you and review link, or the next step of a treatment plan.
Tomorrow · Dr. Okafor
09:00 · Check-up & clean
confirmed on WhatsApp · Mon 09:12
confirmed
09:40 · Check-up & clean
patient moved it to Thu 16:20
rescheduled
09:40 · Waitlist offer
accepted 10:05 · booked by reception
filled
11:15 · Crown fitting
no reply · labeled for a call
call
Getting started

Live this week

01

Link the clinic's number

Sign in with Meta and link the number on your appointment cards. The front-desk phone keeps its WhatsApp Business app for reception.

02

Connect your calendar

Calendly, Cal.com or any practice system that sends a webhook or connects through Zapier. Patient, practitioner, time and location fill every message.

03

Write the rules, then publish

Give the AI your hours, insurers, parking and preparation notes, set quiet hours and switch on reminders. Meta usually approves utility templates within minutes.

Templates

Messages that get replies

Use them as-is or edit the copy; Recoverly submits templates to Meta for approval.

Booking confirmation
Reminder · day before
Arrival note
Missed appointment
Results ready
Recall · opted-in
FAQ

WhatsApp for clinics & healthcare, asked and answered

Yes. Reminders are utility messages sent from a Meta-approved template to patients who booked with you. Recoverly sends them from your calendar with Confirm and Reschedule buttons, and a 24-hour reminder cuts no-shows by about half. See appointment reminders.
Messages run on Meta's official WhatsApp Business Platform, on the clinic's number rather than a receptionist's phone; Recoverly is a Meta Tech Provider and uses no unofficial gateways. Reminders need only a name, a time and a place. Keep diagnoses and results out of the chat, and check local health-privacy rules with your compliance lead.
It's set up not to. It answers from what you give it: hours, locations, insurers, prices and your preparation instructions. Symptoms, medication and results go to your staff. More on the WhatsApp AI chatbot.
Upload or sync the patients due for a check-up or cleaning, and Recoverly sends a recall with a booking button to those who opted in. Treat recalls as marketing: consent first and STOP honored instantly. See campaigns.
Yes. Coexistence mode connects the number patients already use, and the app on the front-desk phone keeps working. Reminders, AI replies and staff chats share one inbox anyone at reception can work from.
Lite is $19/month for every automation, the AI assistant and the shared inbox. Recall campaigns are included in Lite; Pro, at $49/month, adds integrations such as Zapier and priority support. Meta bills its per-message fees directly, at cost. The web app is in early access: get started or compare plans.

Give your front desk its mornings back.

Connect the clinic's WhatsApp number, switch on confirmations and reminders, and let patients confirm or reschedule in one tap.

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