Contacting Us & Making Appointments

Appointments

Patients are seen by appointment only and these may be arranged by calling the office at (205) 933-9036 Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. If, for some reason, you are unable to keep your appointment, please advise us 24 hours in advance so that we may reschedule it and allow another patient to be seen. Please be aware that we realize how valuable your time is, however, quality medical care cannot be practiced on a time-table and we may run behind.

Main Office: St. Vincent's Professional Building 1, 2660 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, for appointments call (205) 933-9036.

Driving Directions to the main office of Dr. Waguespack at St. Vincent's Hospital

From Gadsden/ Fort Payne / Northeast Alabama 
Travel into Birmingham on I-59 South
Take Exit 126A (Hwy 31 South / 280 East) then follow Step #1 below.

From Huntsville/ Decatur / North Alabama/ Nashville
Travel into Birmingham on 1-65 South then I-59 North (20 East following the signs to Atlanta) then follow Step #1 below.

From Tuscaloosa / Meridian / West Alabama / Mississippi
Travel into Birmingham on I-59 North / 20 East; Take Exit 126 A (Hwy 31 South / 280 East), then follow Step #1 below.

From Montgomery / Mobile / Gulf Shores / South Alabama
Travel into Birmingham on 1-65 North, then follow Step #2 below.

From Dothan / Enterprise / Southeast Alabama / Northeast Florida
Take Hwy 231 North to Montgomery, then 1-65 North to Birmingham, then follow Step #2 below.

From Atlanta / East Alabama / West Georgia
Travel into Birmingham on I-59 North / 20 West, and then follow Step #1 below.

Step #1
Take Exit # 126 A (Hwy 31 South / 280 East). Go approximately 1-1½ miles and exit right onto 8th Avenue (University Boulevard). Turn Left onto 8th Avenue South at traffic light. Turn right into the main entrance of St. Vincent's Hospital; follow the signs for Professional Building 1 (POB 1). Use the parking deck in the back of the hospital, which reads "Patients and Visitors".

Step #2
Take the University Boulevard Exit # 259. Stay on University Boulevard, until you see St. Vincent's main hospital entrance on your right. Make right turn into main entrance and follow the signs for Professional Building 1 (POB 1). Use the parking deck in the back of the hospital, which reads "Patients and Visitors".

Reaching the Doctor After Hours

During non-office hours and on weekends, please call the office (205-933-9036 or 205-930-4026) and you will be contacted by one of us or the on-call physicians. This allows us to pursue continuing education, honor commitments to medical societies and committees, and lead a family life. On weekends, no narcotic medication nor routine refills will be called in. If your problem seems serious enough to warrant this type of medication, you will be instructed to go to an Emergency Room or to a free-standing emergency clinic to be evaluated (be sure to check your insurance about going to the ER). The emergency physician will either begin treatment, or, if necessary, consult the Otolaryngologist (ENT physician) on-call.

If the problem is truly urgent and you cannot wait for the Otolaryngologist on-call to return your call, go directly the Emergency Room most appropriate.

Inquiring by Telephone

Our secretary or nurse is prepared to handle many routine questions. They will consult us regarding less routine matters and then relay the answers to you as soon as possible. Even when we are in the hospital, we contact the office every few hours and in emergencies can always be reached.

Commitments to patients in surgery, the hospital, and in the office make it very difficult for us to talk on the phone during office hours. Non-emergency questions that you feel cannot be relayed through the nurse or secretary will be answered after hospital and office patients have been seen. Please leave more than one telephone number where you can be reached in the evening. We cannot leave messages of a medically sensitive nature on answering machines or voice mail.