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DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
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Mental Health Services

Preferred Medical Group

3700 S Railroad St ste a, Phenix City, AL 36867, USA(334) 664-0463preferredmedgroup.com/phenix-city-childrens-and-family-clinicView on Google Maps →
8.6/10 overall scoreExcellent
4.3

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What Customers Say

top reviews · via Google

★★★★★3 months ago

I have been going to the office in Ft. Mitchell for about 2 years now something like that. I started seeing Ali Jones and she was great. she listened and I never had a problem getting my meds sent in aor referrals sent. I was also seeing Alexa Koon and she was amazing too. the…

Amanda Cook

★★★★3 months ago

My doctor (Mila Riehl, MD) is very professional and caring for her patients all the time! This PC Location is fixing to expand into a new building fifty feet in front to handle heart, older patients, etc. With children patients having more room to expand in the existing buildi…

Gwen Setayesh

★★★★★6 months ago

I have been a patient of Dr. Sherby Holloway for over a year now. I have never had a relationship with my Primary Physician like I had with her. Her professional & unique way of showing that she really cares about her patients is very rare in this day of age treating people li…

Michael Smith

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Excellent

8.6/10

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 25%

#300

Subcategory Rank

of 19 in Mental Health Services · Top 25%

#3

Category Rank

of 529 in Health & Beauty · Top 25%

#100

Online Presence

Good

8.4/10

Website Rating

Fair · tap for breakdown

5/10
Mobile Score
61/100
Desktop Score
96/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

mobile score 61; very slow LCP 6441ms

↗ Upside

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Rank in Mental Health Services

#3of 19Top 25%
1
9.1
Rivertown Psychiatry Counseling & ABA
2
8.8
Rivertown Counseling Center
3
8.6
Preferred Medical Group
4
8.5
LifeStance Health
5
8.2
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Columbus
6
7.8
Beal Wellness
7
7.5
Refinery Counseling Services LLC
8
7.5
The Psychology Clinic
Category average: 7.0/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

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Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

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Lift mobile performance (61/100 → 90+)

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Issues Found

  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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