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SEO for Medical Practices

AI-powered SEO deliverables built on medical-specific keyword data, patient search patterns, and healthcare directories. From topical maps to content pages to GBP optimization — everything your practice needs to dominate local search.

Why medical SEO is different

Medical practices face unique ranking challenges that generic SEO can’t solve. Here’s what makes your vertical different.

YMYL content scrutiny

Medical content falls under Google’s strictest quality standards. Pages that lack E-E-A-T signals — expertise, experience, authority, trust — get suppressed in rankings regardless of on-page optimization.

Condition-specific long-tail

Patients search for symptoms, conditions, and treatments — not practice names. “Sharp pain left side abdomen” gets more search volume than any branded query. Capturing this traffic requires condition-specific content.

Insurance and provider keywords

“Doctors that accept Aetna near me” and similar insurance-filtered searches represent high-intent patients. Most medical practices ignore this keyword category entirely.

Multi-provider complexity

Practices with multiple doctors need individual provider pages, specialty-specific content, and shared GBP management — without creating duplicate or competing content across providers.

What medical patients search for

Our AI agents are trained on medical-specific search patterns. Here’s a sample of the keyword landscape your topical map will cover.

KEYWORD
VOLUME
KD
INTENT
doctor near me
823,000
82
LOCAL
urgent care [city]
40,500
55
LOCAL
primary care physician accepting new patients
22,200
42
LOCAL
does insurance cover [treatment]
33,100
28
INFORMATIONAL
dermatologist near me
49,500
68
LOCAL
annual physical exam what to expect
14,800
18
INFORMATIONAL
pediatrician [city]
18,100
45
LOCAL
telehealth appointment near me
12,100
38
COMMERCIAL

Sample cluster: Primary Care

HUB PAGE Primary Care Doctor [City]
6 PAGES
Primary Care Doctor [City]
SERVICE
KD 48
Annual Physical Exams
SERVICE
KD 25
New Patient Checklist: What to Bring
BLOG
KD 12
When to See a Doctor vs Urgent Care
BLOG
KD 22
Preventive Care Screenings by Age
BLOG
KD 30
Accepting New Patients [City]
SERVICE
KD 35
HEALTHCARE PRACTICE CASE STUDY
Page 3 → Local 3-Pack
11 weeks

A healthcare practice in a competitive metro area went from page 3 to the local 3-pack for provider-type keywords and 12 related condition keywords — the same methodology we apply to medical practices.

WHAT WE DID:
1
CATALYST audit identified 47 technical issues and 23 content gaps
2
Topical map revealed 42 pages needed across 9 condition and service clusters
3
22 content pages built covering provider types, conditions, and patient questions
4
GBP optimized with medical-specific categories, services, and patient Q&A
5
Schema markup deployed for MedicalBusiness, Physician, and 8 Service types

Every deliverable, built for medical

Same deliverables, trained on medical data. Keyword research, content, and schema are all calibrated for how medical patients actually search.

Medical SEO questions

Our content is structured to meet Google’s E-E-A-T standards for medical topics. We build authoritative condition and service pages, not generic health advice. The content positions your practice’s expertise without making clinical claims.

Yes. The topical map segments content by specialty — primary care, dermatology, pediatrics, etc. Each specialty gets its own keyword cluster and content strategy without competing internally.

Absolutely. “Doctors that accept [insurance]” queries are high-intent and underserved. We build insurance-specific content pages that capture patients actively looking for in-network providers.

Results vary by market and specialty competition. Our healthcare case study practice reached the local 3-pack in 11 weeks. Most medical practices see measurable improvements within 8-12 weeks.

We work with more than just medical practices

Our AI agents are trained on vertical-specific data across 12+ industries.

See what your medical practice needs to rank

Start with a topical map. Get every page, keyword, and link your practice needs — delivered in 4-6 hours.