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Delaware · October 2026

Delaware medical practices: what missed calls and empty slots cost

We analyzed 90 medical practices in Delaware. A typical one is losing an estimated $109,200 to $181,800 a year. Delaware ranks 34 of 51 states (1 = highest loss).

$9,100–$15,150estimated lost each month by a typical practice
66%of practice websites don’t offer real online booking
64%of practice websites don’t show a way to reach the office after hours

What patients can do on Delaware practice websites

Online booking
34%
A way to reach the office after hours
36%
Texting the office
16%
A chat or message box
31%
Office hours a patient can find
78%
New-patient forms online
87%
Tap-to-call on a phone
86%

Online booking in Delaware: 34%, 5% fewer than the national 40%. Front-desk time valued at $21.56 an hour, the Delaware average.

Cities in Delaware

CityPracticesNo online bookingEst. lost / month
Lewes1182%$9,300–$15,500
Wilmington1979%$9,100–$15,150
Newark2552%$9,000–$15,000

Smaller towns and rural Delaware

Across 35 medical practices in these communities, a typical practice loses an estimated $9,100 to $15,150 a month, and 63% have no online booking. Towns where we analyzed fewer than 10 practices are counted in the Delaware figures above.

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Questions

How much do medical practices in Delaware lose to missed calls and no-shows?

A typical medical practice in Delaware loses an estimated $9,100 to $15,150 a month, based on 90 practices we analyzed. Front-desk time is valued at $21.56 an hour, the average for medical front-desk staff in Delaware.

Do medical practices in Delaware offer online booking?

34% do, 5% fewer than the national figure of 40%. The option most often missing is texting the office (84% of websites lack it).

How does Delaware rank?

Delaware ranks 34 of 51 for estimated monthly loss per typical medical practice (1 = highest loss).

How these figures were built. From the public websites of 90 medical practices in Delaware that we could read clearly. Each site was checked for seven things that decide whether a patient who can’t get through by phone still reaches the schedule. Dollar figures are estimates for a typical independent practice: our working figures for missed calls, no-shows, cancellations and overdue patients, adjusted for what each site offers and valued at the local front-desk wage (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). They are estimates, not measurements of any one practice. No practice is named on this page.

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Missed-Patient Report · updated October 2026