Feeling Good
Finding a Neighborhood Doctor
MountPleasantPhysicians.com
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HE CHARLESTON AREA IN GENERAL and Mount Pleasant in particular are attractive to people who are planning a move to the Lowcountry to take a new job or to retire and to those who are still thinking about relocating to a
region that offers magnificent weather, a beautiful coast- line, year-round outdoor activities and a wide array of educational and
BY BRIAN SHERMAN
entertainment opportunities. Regardless of why people from all 50 states and
the District of Columbia consider a move to the Lowcountry, they have access to a research tool that can help them complete one of the most important tasks re- lated to relocating to a new town: finding a nearby doc- tor who has the expertise and experience to meet their family’s medical needs.
MountPleasantPhysicians.com is a free Internet service that offers information about every physician in the Mount Pleasant area. Current and potential Mount Pleasant residents
viewed more than 23,351 pages during the website’s first two years in existence, and multiple visits have come from residents of every state and Washington, D.C. Ac- cording to Google Analytics, the top 10 states in website visits are South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New York, California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vir- ginia and Michigan. More than 15 percent of the people who see the site once return for another look. “Tere’s no other website in Mount Pleasant where a cur-
rent or future resident of the town can locate all the doctors in the area,” said Bill Macchio, publisher of Media Services, which launched and maintains
www.MountPleasantPhysicians. com. “Local hospitals only promote doctors who practice at their hospital. Our data reflects all doctors in Mount Pleas- ant, no matter where they practice.” People who visit
www.MountPleasantPhysicians.com can
search for a doctor by location or by specialty, or they can take a look at lists of doctors who have privileges at specific hospitals, such as the Medical University of South Carolina, Trident Medical Center, East Cooper Medical Center or Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital. A map will show them where the doctors’ offices are in relation to where they live or are considering buying or renting. In ad-
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dition, the site includes profiles of area physicians. Te website also offers visitors the opportunity to
read online HealthLinks, Media Services’ health-related magazine, or to order a free hard copy of Hot Retirement Towns, another Media Services publication. In addition, the site offers information on a wide range of health-re- lated topics, including women in health, local orthodon- tists and dentists, the flu, fitness clubs and spas, urgent care and neighborhoods that are near hospitals. Media Services has launched other websites that offer similar information, including
www.CharlestonPhysicians. com,
www.SummervillePhysicians.com and www.Lowcountry
Hospitals.com. “We’re not affiliated with any hospital, insurance or doctors’ group,” Macchio explained. “We’re indepen- dent. It’s free to the public, and it’s also a great way for doctors and hospitals to reach potential customers.”
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