Business phone system for physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Akron, OH

How many physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics are in Akron, OH?

County Business Patterns counts 73 physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics (NAICS 621340, Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists) in the Akron, OH metro area for 2023. They employed 765 people in mid-March and paid $31.4 million in annual payroll. By establishment count the area is 116th out of 827 areas with published figures for physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics.

Measured against its 702,000 residents (2024 estimate), the area has 10.4 physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics per 100,000 people; the U.S. rate is 15.3, so Akron, OH is 32.1% below the national figure. The average establishment here has 10.5 employees, compared with 9.0 nationally. Payroll per employee comes to $41,005, 16.4% below the national $49,067.

How big physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Akron, OH are

Of the physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Akron, OH that had employees in March 2023, 52.1% had fewer than five (the U.S. share is 56.8%). 67.6% had fewer than ten. Small teams usually share the phone: the person who answers is often also serving a customer or doing the job, which is when calls get missed.

Calls a physical therapy clinic in Akron, OH has to catch

Therapy plans of care involve many visits over several weeks, so clinics spend a large share of phone time scheduling and confirming. Referral sources and payers also call to check on authorizations and progress.

A few of the calls that come in to physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Akron, OH:

• A physician's office calls to send a referral.
• A patient calls with a new referral after surgery.
• The clinic calls patients to fill a cancelled slot.

Business texting for physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics

Reminder texts and quick reschedule replies help keep a full schedule full.

Team texting on Callata runs from your business number, so replies come from the practice or shop rather than someone's personal phone. It turns on after the one-time $49 carrier registration (10DLC) is approved.

What a phone system costs a physical therapy clinic in Akron, OH

The average physical therapy clinic in Akron, OH has 10.5 employees, so a 10-person team is a reasonable benchmark. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $300.00 a month and 10 on Ooma Office Pro cost $249.50. Callata comes to $199.00 a month for 10 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $1,212 less than RingCentral for a physical therapy clinic in Akron, OH of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Local area codes for physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Akron, OH

NANPA records place the exchanges of the area's named cities and towns in 2 area codes. 330 has the most, with 239 of 360 exchanges (66%). A local number lets patients in Akron, OH call without dialing out of area. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, and which numbers are open in an area code depends on carrier inventory when you choose.

What physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Akron, OH get with Callata

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Akron, OH is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.

Practices that handle protected health information should review their own privacy obligations before recording calls, enabling AI summaries or texting appointment details, and keep clinical conversations out of text messages unless their policies allow it.