[July 28, 2015]

Southern New Hampshire Health System Launches Online Scheduling

Today, Southern New Hampshire Health System (SNHHS) announced the launch of a new service designed to allow individuals to find providers, read patient reviews and instantly book appointments online. Powered by ZocDoc, the nation's premiere consumer resource for online physician scheduling, Southern New Hampshire Health System now offers easy online access to family physicians, pediatricians, internists and specialists, including Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians who see patients in southern New Hampshire through the clinical affiliation between SNHHS and MGH.

"Southern New Hampshire Health System providers are proud to be at the forefront of consumer-friendly health care," says Susan DeSocio, President and Chief Executive Officer of Foundation Medical Partners and Senior Vice President of Southern New Hampshire Health System, "People need easy, convenient access to information - primary care providers, patient reviews, and most importantly, the ability to schedule appointments online and on their own time, without the challenges of back and forth phone calls to match their schedules with provider availability."

To use this free service, patients can visit www.snhhs.org and click the book online icon, which will allow them to see doctors' schedules in real time, along with qualifications, verifie patient reviews and additional tools for selecting providers who best fit their needs. Patients will now also have the option to receive text message reminders about their upcoming appointments booked through ZocDoc and will have easy access to forms they can download and complete prior to their visits.

"SNHHS is proud to unite our modern patients and doctors with this cutting-edge technology, and to deliver the great health care experience our patients expect and deserve," says DeSocio.

About Southern New Hampshire Health System
Southern New Hampshire Health System is comprised of Southern New Hampshire Medical Center and Foundation Medical Partners, and is Massachusetts General Hospital's only clinical affiliate in the region; through this affiliation, residents of southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts have easy access to advanced clinical expertise in areas including stroke, cancer, trauma and pediatric specialties. SNHMC is a proud partner of Foundation Medical Partners, an independent group of nearly 300 providers in primary, specialty and immediate care serving thousands of patients in more than 70 practices across southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts.

About ZocDoc
ZocDoc is the tech company at the beginning of a better healthcare experience. Each month, millions of patients use ZocDoc to find in-network neighborhood doctors, instantly book appointments online, see what other real patients have to say, get reminders for upcoming appointments and preventive checkups, fill out their paperwork online, and more. With a mission to give power to the patient, ZocDoc's online marketplace delivers the accessible and simple experience patients expect and deserve. ZocDoc is free for patients and available across the United States via ZocDoc.com or the ZocDoc app for iPhone and Android.

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