i use facebook to get patients all the time...i have over 950 'friends"...basically i add anyone who wants tobe added...when someone posts an issue with a doc or a sickness that i take care of i will message them and ask if they need help...i have posted info on the stuff i take care of..it keeps my name in people's mind when they have stuff i treat...i have seen a bunch of people from my HS and their kids and such...it is great!