For a local clinic, Google reviews quietly decide how many new patients find you. More reviews means higher on Maps, which means more people choosing you over the practice next door.
But asking patients face-to-face for a review is awkward for everyone, and staff forget in the rush. So happy patients leave without a word and your review count sits still.
The natural fix is a short, warm text a little after the visit — when they're happiest — with a one-tap link to your Google review page. It's not pushy, it takes five seconds, and done after every visit it steadily builds the reviews that bring in next month's new patients. The patient writes it themselves, so it's fully within Google's rules.