Living Map Healthcare
Direction Drain Calculator

People are missing appointments because they don't know where they're going.

We help patients find their way. The cost saving is immediate — the investment is not. See what you're losing right now.

Your currency

Select the currency your facility operates in.

Appointment volume

Use whichever figure you have to hand — daily, weekly, monthly, or annual.

50

= 50 appointments / month

Studies suggest 3–8% of appointments are missed due to patients losing their way within a facility.
5.0%

Missed appointment cost

Cost to your facility for each missed or wasted clinical slot.

Include clinical time, room cost, and administrative overhead. Adjust to reflect your facility's actual cost.
$

Staff time on directions

Think about how many frontline staff you have and how many times a day they're stopped for directions.

10.0 hrs
Include salary, benefits, and on-costs. Use an average across the staff types most likely to be asked for directions.
$ / hr

Estimated monthly loss

$0

you're losing this every month to patients who didn't know where to go

Missed appointments per month –
Appointment cost (monthly) –
Staff time cost (monthly) –

Cost breakdown

Missed appointments 0%
Staff time 0%
Projected annual loss at current rate × 12 months
0
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Estimates based on data entered. Real costs will vary by facility size and configuration. Adjust default values to reflect your local context.