Welcome to our Columbia, SC answering service, where we are dedicated to providing exceptional communication solutions to your business. Our skilled team and advanced technology enable us to offer answering services to customers in Columbia, SC as well as nationwide. From small business solutions to large dispatches, our call answering experience and expertise ensure your communication needs are expertly managed. Columbia‘s business community is diverse, and so are its communication requirements. Responsive Answering Service is proud to be the partner that understands and meets those unique needs.

24/7 Answering Service for Columbia, SC

If you run or manage a business in Soda City, you know the unique blend of southern charm and vibrant energy that defines Columbia. It’s a place where history meets innovation, and where community support is a way of life. In Columbia, your business isn’t just a venture; it’s part of a thriving, close-knit community. Whether you are a physician, an attorney, or a small business owner, whether you receive 10 calls a day or 1,000, you know that every caller is valuable and deserves to be treated with Cola’s famous care and attention. We’re happy to offer our leading live answering and virtual receptionist services throughout Columbia, South Carolina. Available 24/7/365, our Columbia answering service provides highly trained live agents to answer and handle calls on behalf of your business. Our Columbia, SC answering services include: 24/7 Live Answering Service, including after-hours, weekends, nights, and holiday coverage Virtual Receptionist Call Screening Appointment Scheduling Dispatching Services Message Taking and Delivery Bilingual English and Spanish Answering Service

Medical Answering Service for Columbia, SC

Healthcare is one of the largest business sectors in Capital City, and Responsive Answering Service is here to support medical offices, hospitals, dental clinics, urgent care centers and other types of healthcare providers with round-the-clock medical answering services. Medical professionals are required to adhere to specific guidelines outlined by HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, to ensure their patient health information (PHI) is safe. Failure to be HIPAA compliant can lead to serious consequences and potential risks, including legal penalties and loss of patient trust. Responsive Answering is a 100% doctor-patient confidential and HIPAA-compliant answering service. Our healthcare answering service representatives are trained to handle sensitive medical issues and customer information according to HIPAA standards as well as special instructors provided by each of our healthcare customers. Our professional operators are constantly supervised as an extra layer of quality assurance. We know the importance of handling medical calls appropriately (i.e. promptly and error free). There is no reason for your patients to get a busy signal or reach an impersonal voicemail message or answering machine. At Responsive, our medical answering service operators answer live telephone calls for doctors, surgeons, psychologists, counselors, dentists, crisis support services, cancer centers, small medical centers, and large hospitals. We also provide appointment scheduling, message taking and delivery, and dispatching services. When you partner with Responsive for your answering service needs, you get:
  • Latest Answering Technology: we have invested in robust call answering technology, ensuring no call goes unanswered, with an average call being picked up on the 2nd ring. Our average queue time is 20 seconds, and calls are efficiently routed to an agent who can answer it promptly and professionally.
  • Local Acumen: we have a strong understanding of South Carolina’s culture, industries, and local preferences. Our local answering agents infuse each call with a touch of Cola familiarity, creating a warm and relatable experience for callers.
  • Around-the-Clock Availability: In the Palmetto State, known for its vitality day and night, our unwavering 24/7 accessibility ensures that your business remains consistently connected. One thing we keep hearing from our local Columbia businesses is how much their callers love talking to real people who respond quickly. Most of the time, callers don’t even realize they’re not chatting with someone in your office. This level of service does wonders for keeping your customers coming back. 
  • Tailored Call Answering Solutions: Every South Carolina business is different, and our services are adaptable to your business’s unique needs. Our offerings, from call handling to appointment scheduling, can be tailored to reflect your brand’s personality and style.
  • Bilingual Agents: we are proud to offer a 24/7 bilingual answering service to our clients across industries ranging from healthcare to home improvement.
  • Community Commitment: We take pride in contributing to South Carolina’s local business community. Our commitment to enhancing customer experiences aligns perfectly with the state’s hospitable culture.

South Carolina Area Codes We Answer For 

Whether your business operates in the medical or legal field in Columbia, our specialized answering service agents are trained on the specifics of your industry.  We answer calls from every area code in South Carolina, including:  803 / 839, which serves central South Carolina, including Columbia. 843 / 854, which serves eastern and coastal South Carolina. 864, which serves northwest South Carolina. Columbia, SC Zip Codes: 29044, 29045, 29061, 29063, 29078, 29147, 29169, 29201 – 29212, 29214 – 29218, 29220, 29222 – 29227, 29229, 29250, 29260, 29290, 29292 We provide live Columbia answering services all throughout the state, including Charleston, Florence, Greenville, Hilton Head Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, Sumter.

Columbia’s Call-Answering Ally: Responsive and Ready

Responsive Answering is a privately owned nationwide professional telephone answering and call center service company. With a top-rated reputation in Columbia SC, we extend our services with a nationwide scale and reach. This combination of local insight and nationwide coverage sets us apart from other local South Carolina answering services. Some of our stats:
  • 24/7 availability (including weekends and holidays),
  • Trained professionals that specialize in our clients’ range of business categories,
  • Versatility to customize our accounts,
  • Our average pickup is on the second ring,
  • Our average queue time is 20 seconds,
  • Our average talk time is around one minute,
  • We effectively manage and route thousands of calls a day.
  • We take pride in offering one of the most enjoyable work environments as at Responsive our operators are the most important asset. Additionally, we have loaded our centers with state of the art technology and keep investing in upgrades to system hardware and software.
Contact us today to learn more or request a quote.