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(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 19, 2010 ) Detroit, MI - Hospitals know who their best doctors and health care providers are, so why shouldnÂ’t everyone else?
WhereToFindCare.com founders Barbara OÂ’Connell and Dawn Hall once conducted analyses for a major hospital system, using public data to help them grade, rank and rate doctors. Once they started their own company, they saw how hard it was to gather the numerous records hospitals and federal agencies use daily.
Realizing how difficult it was for most consumers to find those same public records, they worked with Chief Technology Officer Joey Granz to develop WhereToFindCare.com, a central portal combining their own command of numerous public data sources with the power of social media.
Users around the world can make the site’s findings even more relevant and timely as they rate and compare hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and other health providers. The goal: to further improve the quality of reporting and healthcare standards while creating a quick “one stop shopping experience,’’ putting everything in one global portal.
“What’s more important than good health?’’ O’Connell asks. “People have always relied on personal referrals and recommendations to select a doctor or hospital. WhereToFindCare.com simply allows you to tap into a larger circle of friends, a global community of people with a host of experiences.’’
Hall, a mother and grandmother, adds that people have always asked family, friends and other people “in the know,’’ for personal referrals and recommendations. WhereToFindCare.com simply widens the circle, creating a global community.
“We had one customer in Ireland who needed to find a nursing home for his relatives in the United States but he couldn’t come out here personally so WhereToFindCare.com simplified his search,’’ Hall said.
Healthcare providers are also encouraged to join the conversation by responding to comments, posting additional information, details and photographs to make the site even more robust, Granz said, noting the site gets better on a regular basis as new users join the conversation and add their own information.
The company began in early 2008 when the three University of Michigan –Dearborn graduates decided to pursue their dream of making a difference for families who often have little time to find the best provider for a loved one in need.
WhereToFindCare.com, LLC (http://www.wheretofindcare.com), helps consumers find, compare and rate healthcare while offering healthcare providers an Internet marketing tool and healthcare directory to help healthcare providers reach more patients while lowering marketing costs. To request more information, visit: http://www.wheretofindcare.com/contactus.aspx
WhereToFindCare.com LLC
Barbara OConnell
313-231-5399
info@wheretofindcare.com 
Source: EmailWire.com
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