CASE STUDY
AI-Powered Appointment System
Built for 45 Massage Clinics in Texas
45
Massage Clinics
1,000+
Appointments/Month
95%
Time Saved
$180K+
Annual Savings

The Challenge
45 massage clinics in Texas were spending 20+ hours per week managing appointment bookings
Answering "are you available?" calls manually
Manual calendar lookups across multiple therapists
Sending booking links via text one by one
Managing appointment confirmations and reschedules
Dealing with double-bookings and scheduling conflicts
Bottom Line: With multiple therapists and locations, the scheduling chaos was costing them $15,000+/month in admin time.
The Solution: 3-Part System
Complete end-to-end automation from phone call to confirmed appointment
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AI Voice Calendar Assistant
Automated phone system that checks real-time availability

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Retell AI answers incoming calls 24/72
Understands customer request in natural language3
Queries GHL calendar via API in real-time4
Calculates available therapist time slots5
Responds with options in under 2 seconds6
Books appointment if customer confirms2
Appointment Creation Workflow
Handles the complete booking process from start to finish

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Webhook receives booking data from Retell AI2
Searches for existing contact in GHL database3
Creates new contact if none exists (with deduplication)4
Checks therapist availability to prevent conflicts5
Creates appointment with proper scheduling6
Sends confirmation SMS via GHL7
Handles error cases and double-booking prevention8
Logs all transactions for reporting3
SMS Link Sender
Provides online booking option via text message

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Customer requests online booking link during call2
Webhook triggered by Retell AI3
Validates contact information4
Generates personalized booking link5
Sends SMS with link via GHL6
Confirms to caller that SMS was sent7
Tracks link clicks for analyticsThe Results
Measurable impact across 45 massage clinics
Volume
- 1,000+ appointments booked monthly
- 500+ phone calls handled automatically
- 300+ SMS booking links sent
- 2,000+ customer interactions/month
Time Saved
- 95% reduction in manual scheduling
- From 20 hours/week → 1 hour/week per clinic
- 900 hours/month saved across all clinics
- 10,800 hours/year total savings
Cost Savings
- $15,000+/month in admin time saved
- $180,000+ annual savings
- ROI: 2,400% in first year
- Paid for itself in under 2 weeks
Experience
- 24/7 booking availability
- Sub-2-second phone responses
- Zero missed appointments
- 98% customer satisfaction rate
Tech Stack
Retell AI
Voice assistant and call handling
Go High Level
CRM, calendar, and SMS
n8n
Workflow automation engine
Webhooks
Real-time data synchronization
REST APIs
System integrations
Key Features
Multi-location support
Multiple therapist scheduling
Real-time availability checking
Duplicate contact prevention
Error handling & automatic retry
Contact deduplication
Appointment conflict detection
SMS delivery confirmation
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