RateMDs.com Receives its 10,000th Doctor Rating

RateMDs.com (http://ratemds.com) announced today it had received its 10,000th user-entered physician rating. Since March 2004, patients across the U.S. and Canada have used the website for praising and panning their medical doctors. The 10,000th rating was left by a patient of Dr. Charles Brown of Russellville, Arkansas and stated, "Went out of his way to see me on a Saturday morning.

Very knowledgeable and understanding. Really cares about his patients.""Receiving our 10,000th rating further solidifies RateMDs.com's position as the Internet's largest free list of physician ratings," said the site's president and co-founder, Joanne Wong. "We are proud that people find our website useful, and are committed to adding even more features to help people select the doctor best for them." RateMDs.com allows patients to anonymously rate their physicians in several categories including punctuality, helpfulness, and knowledge. The website is free of charge for all users. Said Wong, "Providing our data at no cost to the user is an important part of our business model, since we rely heavily on patients sharing with others their medical experiences."Wong stated further, "Judging by the emails we receive, doctors are often unhappy with what we are doing, but patients approve almost unanimously, as evidenced by their words, and by the steadily increasing website traffic." Traffic at RateMDs.com has been increasing by 10% per month, and July showed a new high of 25,000 visitors.About RateMDs.com:RateMDs.com is the Internet's largest free listing of physician ratings and was founded in March 2004.Contact:Joanne Wong, director of public relationsRateMDs.com650-387-1956http://ratemds.com.