Message from our CEO
Charles Hand
the vision
Telemedicine for everone
The healthcare system is broken
good health shouldn’t have to wait
The healthcare system is broken
good health shouldn’t
have to wait
Mr. Hand has been the CEO of WhatsUpDocConnect. Since 2016. Previously, New York Regional President, Verizon Wireless..
WhatsUpDocConnect is Personal, Private, and Convenient
Improving our members’ health by providing access to personal, private and convenient doctor care anytime, anywhere is our mission.
We believe that good health shouldn’t have to wait.
At WhatsUpDocConnect we give you and your family the most convenient way to receive doctor care – anytime, anywhere.
We know that you don’t like to waste time traveling or sitting in a waiting room with sick people – either in the doctor’s office or urgent care clinic. So we created WhatsUpDocConnect – a company dedicated to finding every way possible to provide you with the most knowledgeable, reliable, convenient and personal experience!
I love to describe the WhatsUpDocConnect philosophy. Our success hinges on this philosophy – which is all about serving you, our members, and helping you and your family experience all the benefits of your membership.
As a member of WhatsUpDocConnect you can access the great services available to you anytime, anywhere.
You don’t have to be sick to use WhatsUpDocConnect – you can ask a question via our secure messaging system, telephone or video call and get a fast response from a medical doctor licensed to practice in your state.
It’s a whole lot better than searching the internet and scrolling through content that doesn’t respond to your specific situation.
Improving our members’ health by providing access to personal, private and convenient doctor care anytime, anywhere is our mission.
I’m not only the CEO at WhatsUpDocConnect, I’m also a member and I am looking forward to hearing from you!
Charles Hand
Charles Hand
Chief Executive Officer
THE DOCTOR
HOUSE CALL
Doctors who made house calls evoke a quaint stereotype of a kindly, experienced doctor, carrying a medical bag when knocking on the doors of the infirm.
In the 1930s, doctor house calls represented 40% of doctor-patient encounters. By the late 20th century, this model largely became obsolete, pushed aside by office-centered medicine and mega health systems.
In 1972, only about 5% of care provided by general practitioners took place in patients’ homes, and by 1980, house calls had decreased even further, to less than 1%.
Today, we have Telemedicine primarily driven by the need to address barriers to healthcare access, including cost and availability of timely care.
Long wait times for appointments with a primary care physician and increasing cost of Urgent Care Clinics, or sitting in the ER with sick people.
Evolving habits of consumers who use smartphones and on-demand services, or just the plain old telephone have led to the growth of Telemedicine as a viable alternative. WhatsUpDocConnect is Personal, Private, and Convenient, and incredibly affordable.
Gladstone doctor bag. The metal framed hinged bag dates back to the late 1800s when J.G. Beard designed it in his leather shop in the City of Westminster and named it after four-time Prime Minister, William Gladstone. (modern stethoscope in photo).