Objectives: Healthcare marketing is limited by laws and regulations. In the past,
healthcare institutes posted information through mass media and websites. However,
since social media applications have increased recently, this study explores how medical
centers use Facebook fan pages to conduct healthcare marketing.
Methods: From five Medical Centers in Taipei City and New Taipei City, we collectedt
and analyzed information from their Facebook fan pages for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Results: The results show that medical centers prefer to post “Hospital News”. Different
contents also have significantly different numbers of likes on Facebook. “Physician
Introduction” has the least number of posts, but it has the largest number of likes, while
“Health Education Lecture” has the highest number of shares.
Conclusions: Proper use of Facebook fan pages can be a healthcare marketing strategy
to increase the interaction between hospitals and the public.