Mount Pleasant Magazine Fall 2011

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Feeling Good
By BriaN SherMaN T he Charleston area in general
and Mount Pleasant in particular are
drawing interest from people across the
United States, those who already are plan-
ning to move to the Lowcountry to take a
new job or to retire and those who are still
thinking about relocating to a region that offers magnificent
weather, a beautiful coastline, year-
round outdoor activities and a wide
array of educational and entertainment opportunities.
Regardless of why people from all 50 states and the
District of Columbia are at least considering a move to
the Lowcountry, they have access to a research tool that
can help them complete one of the most important tasks
related to relocating to a new town: finding a nearby
doctor who has the expertise and experience to meet their
family’s medical needs. is
a free Internet service that offers information about every
physician in the Mount Pleasant area.
Surfers have viewed tens of thousands of pages during the
website’s first year-and-a-half in existence, and multiple visits
have come from residents of every state and Washington,
D.C. According to Google Analytics, more than 15 percent
of the people who see the site once return for another look.
“There’s no other local website where a current or
future resident of the town can locate all the doctors in
the area,” said Bill Macchio, publisher at Media Services
(also publishers of Mount Pleasant Magazine ), which
launched and maintains .
“The only place that comes close would be a local hospital,
and they only promote doctors who practice at their
hospital. Our data reflects all doctors in Mount Pleasant,
no matter where they practice.”
“A lot of people are moving to Charleston and Mount
Pleasant and they want to find out about medical care,”
Macchio added.
People who visit can
search for a doctor by location, specialty, address or phone
number. They can review lists of doctors who have privi-
leges at all area hospitals, including East Cooper Medical
Center, Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Trident Medical
Center and the Medical University of South Carolina. A
map will show them where the doctors’ offices are in rela-
tion to where they are considering buying or renting. In
addition, the site includes profiles of area physicians.
The website offers visitors the opportunity to read
HealthLinks , Media Services’ health-related magazine, on-
line or to order a free hard copy of Hot Retirement Towns,
another Media Services publication. The site also includes
information on a wide range of health-related topics, in-
cluding women in health, local orthodontists and dentists,
the flu, fitness clubs and spas, local hospitals, urgent care
and neighborhoods that are near hospitals.
Media Services has launched other websites that offer
similar information, including ,
and .
“We’re not affiliated with any hospital, insurance or
doctors’ group,” Macchio explained. “We’re independent.
It’s free to the public, and it’s also a great way for doctors
and hospitals to reach potential customers.”
Finding a Doctor Made Easier
Sample search results
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