How do you get hernia repair patients instead of people who just want to know if it is serious?

We target symptom and intent searches like hernia repair near me, hernia surgery cost and best hernia surgeon, then the funnel pre frames the consult and the decision to treat before anyone calls. People who only want to know whether a small bulge is dangerous self educate on the page, and the ones ready to fix it book a surgical consult. Your coordinator talks to surgical candidates, not worriers.

Can you fill both self pay hernia repairs and insurance covered cases?

Yes, and you steer the mix. We can lean toward cash pay patients who want minimally invasive or no mesh repair and will travel for it, toward insured inguinal, umbilical and ventral repairs that keep your OR block full, or a blend. Each quarter we adjust to whatever your center needs more of.

How long before a hernia center starts seeing booked consults?

Most centers are live within 14 days of signing and see the first consults inside the first couple of weeks of spend. The system then lowers your cost per booked repair month over month as it learns which searches and creative turn into actual surgeries, not just calls.

What does it cost and what is the minimum ad budget?

We recommend a minimum of $2,000 per month in ad spend so the system has enough data to optimize. Our management fee is separate and we go over it plainly on the call. No setup fees and no long term contract. Given that a single repair is often several thousand dollars, the math tends to work quickly.

How is a hernia marketing agency different from a general medical marketing company?

A general agency runs clicks and hands you leads. We only work in healthcare and we understand the hernia patient journey, the mesh questions, the fear of surgery, the deductible reset at year end, and the competition from hospital systems. We measure booked repairs, not form fills, and we know what Meta and Google allow around surgical claims and before and after imagery.

Built exclusively for hernia centers & surgeons

The patient acquisition
system that keeps your hernia OR block full.

We put your center in front of people living with a bulge, groin pain or a hernia they have been putting off, and turn them into booked surgical consults for inguinal, umbilical, ventral and hiatal repair. Self pay patients who want minimally invasive or no mesh repair, and insured cases that fill your schedule. Booked repairs.

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Predictive projections

What could a full hernia repair schedule be worth to you?

Drag the sliders. We'll show you, based on real campaign data from surgical and hernia repair practices, what a steady flow of booked repairs looks like financially.

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💰 Monthly ad investment

$2,000

$2k$5k$10k$15k$20k

👤 Avg. value of a hernia repair case

$5,000

$500$4k$8k$12k$15k

Self pay minimally invasive and robotic repairs, plus facility and anesthesia, often push a single case to $4k to $12k. We'll calibrate this on the call.

New hernia patients this month

5 to 8

New repair patients

Revenue from them

$25,000 to $40,000

Patients × avg value

12-month cumulative revenue

$300k to $480k

If you run the system all year

Return on ad spend

12x to 18x

Revenue per $1 spent

These are real ranges from surgical and hernia repair campaigns we've run. Your actual numbers depend on your case mix, self pay pricing, and market. On the call, we'll map this to your center specifically. Get your personalized hernia center projection →

How it works

A hernia center growth system, not a service.

Most agencies run generic "surgery ads" and hand you a list of people who wanted to know if their bulge is dangerous. We built a predictive system that does one thing: deliver booked surgical consults that convert into repairs, on repeat.

Intent capture

We position your center in front of people actively searching in your area, hernia repair near me, groin and inguinal hernia, umbilical and belly button hernia, hiatal hernia and acid reflux, and "best hernia surgeon". Real symptoms, real surgical intent, not vague curiosity.

Fear and cost pre framing

A funnel that answers the quiet questions first, is it dangerous, will I need mesh, how long is recovery, what will it cost and will insurance cover it, so patients arrive already past the hesitation and your coordinator books repairs instead of reassuring the nervous.

Predictive optimization

The system learns from every consult, imaging order and repair booked, lowering your cost per surgical case month over month and catching the year end surge when patients who have hit their deductible finally schedule.

Booked on your calendar

The only KPI that matters: consults that turn into inguinal, umbilical, ventral and hiatal repairs. Everything we run ladders up to that number, not clicks or reach.

Ready to see it applied to your hernia center? Book a call →

Why this is different

We made it stupid easy to start.

No lock ins. No smoke. No fine print. If it doesn't work, you leave.

No long term contracts

Month to month. You stay because your surgical calendar is full, not because a contract says you have to.

No setup fees

We don't charge you to start. Your investment goes where it belongs, into getting you new hernia repair patients.

No "is it serious" tire kickers

We won't flood your coordinator with people who only want to know if a small bulge is an emergency. We pre qualify so consults turn into repairs.

✓

One focus only

Repairs booked, self pay and insured. Clicks, leads and vanity metrics are noise. We report on what fills your OR block.

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Built for healthcare compliance

Meta and Google are strict about surgical claims and before and after imagery, and hernia mesh is a sensitive topic online. We know what gets flagged and how to write copy and creative that runs clean.

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Up and running in days

From signed to first hernia campaign in under 14 days. No six week "discovery phase". We've done this before, in your exact vertical.

What to expect

The hernia center numbers, unfiltered.

At $2,000/month here's what a typical hernia center funnel looks like based on real surgical campaigns we've run.

Clicks

Patients landing on your offer page

$4 to $9 CPC

Leads

Qualified hernia repair inquiries

$35 to $70 CPL

Consults booked

Confirmed surgical consultations

$90 to $170 CPA

Show ups

Actually walk through the door

60% to 80% show rate

Repairs booked

Acquired & surgery scheduled

$250 to $480 CAC

Your actual numbers depend on your case mix, self pay pricing, and market competition. On the call, we'll map this to your center.

Real clinics. Real results.

Surgical practices like yours are already seeing it work.

"We used to live on referrals from primary care and the ER, which meant some weeks we were slammed and others the OR sat half empty. Now the consults come in steadily, and the people who book actually want the repair done."

Dr. Marcus H., MD, FACS · General & Hernia Surgery

Wellness Center in Fort Lauderdale

5x ROAS in month 3

IV Clinic in South Florida

12 to 15 new patients each month

Specialty Medical Practice in Fort Lauderdale

4.2x ROAS in month 2

TRT & HGH Clinic in Miami

+41 new patients in 90 days

Dr. Olayemi Osiyemi (Doctor Triple O)

Trusts EtherealMinds to manage all of his businesses (4+)

Sleep Apnea & Sleep Study Center

+30 new patients in 60 days

Hernia consults, last 7 days

📅 New inguinal hernia consult · Tue 9:30am · $$$

📅 New umbilical repair eval · Tue 2:00pm · $$$

📅 New robotic repair consult · Wed 11:00am · $$$

📅 New hiatal hernia consult · Wed 3:30pm · $$$

📅 New ventral repair eval · Thu 10:00am · $$$

📅 New no mesh repair consult · Fri 1:00pm · $$$

+8 more this week

Results vary. Shown examples are representative of surgical and healthcare engagements we've run, not a guarantee.

Who this is for

This works if you…

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Own or run a hernia center or surgical practice offering inguinal, umbilical, ventral, hiatal, robotic or no mesh repair.
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Have open consult slots and gaps in your OR block and uneven month to month surgical volume.
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Lean heavily on primary care and ER referrals but know that pipeline is unpredictable and shrinking.
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Want both self pay and insured cases with a healthy, profitable mix you control.
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Are losing patients to hospital systems and larger groups that outspend you online.
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Want a trackable system, not guessing whether next month's surgeries will hold up.
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Are ready to invest in growth ($2k+/mo ad spend) and want high value surgical patients.

Who this isn't for

Don't book a call if you…

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Only want free "is my hernia dangerous" inquiries with no intent to treat.
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Don't have a board certified surgeon performing the repairs.
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Are looking for the cheapest agency on the market.
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Expect guaranteed surgery numbers (nobody serious in this niche will promise that).
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Can't commit at least $2,000/month to ad spend.
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Aren't in healthcare. We really mean it, healthcare only.
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Want to micromanage every ad. Trust us to run the system.

4 hernia center slots open this month

If you want an OR schedule that stays full without chasing referrals,
we'll show you exactly how it works for your center.

Free 30 minute strategy call. No pitch. We'll look at your case mix, your market, your self pay pricing and your budget, and tell you straight whether this is right for your hernia center.

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The founders of EtherealMinds, the patient acquisition agency for hernia centers and surgeons

The patient acquisition system that keeps your hernia OR block full.