Contacting Co-Psych

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	Corvallis Psych Services	*James Phelps, M.D.*

Contacting Co-Psych

See the emergency contact page if you need help right now.

There are two main routes for contacting Co-Psych. Here are your options and the response times you can usually expect. More details on each below.

	Voicemail	Email (preferred)	Pager (Try voicemail first; the message will tell you if I'm out of pager range, and give instructions).
Weekdays 9 am - 5 pm	Now, if I'm in the office and not with a patient; otherwise, within 24 hours	Within 24 hours, though there are days internet access fails, that will slow things	Within 50 minutes. Then try paging once more; see Emergencies
Weekday Evenings (M-Th)	Within 24 hours	Within 24 hours, per above	Within 15 min.; then page again
Weekends	Monday	Monday	Within 15 min. or page again

If I'm out of town that will be reflected on the voicemail message, which you will need to check if you don't hear back on your email. For more details on call coverage, see Call.

Email (link to address)

Email is strongly preferred for all contacts. Email is far more efficient than voicemail. It allows

processing your message faster;
choosing which messages to deal with first;
an automatic record of your questions/concerns; and
my response can easily be placed in your records as well.

I've been using an email system for answering questions as an "ask-a-doc" on the web for several years now and am impressed with how well folks can use my time in such a system. This is one of the main reasons for setting up a pay-for-what-you-use option.

Therefore, I would like to strongly encourage you to use email for all but emergency contacts with Co-Psych. However, please first make sure you're comfortable with the security/privacy status of email. For details and address, see the Email page.

Voicemail : 541 829 9319

You may also leave voicemail. This is a cellular phone, so if you have concerns about security of your communication, you will need to use secure email or ask that I only call back from a wired telephone (I may still access the message from a cellular phone, so just ask for a call back without leaving details, if you're concerned. You can even use just your first name and last initial, if you wish).

Pager : 541 757 6026
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