Paid search for treatment providers
How we manage Google Ads against cost per admission.
Case studies
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−72% per admission, while admissions more than tripled
Prior agency’s last 30 days vs. TDI’s monthly average. Ad spend only; admissions as the client reported them.
−72%
Cost per admission
Paid search at a two-facility New England addiction treatment network: $19,472 to $5,322, the prior agency’s last 30 days (Jul 2025) vs. TDI’s Sep 2025–May 2026 average. Ad spend only.
3.3×
Admissions a month
Same account and window: 7 to 23.3 a month, on 9% less spend.
398
Organic admissions
In nine months at the same network, 44 a month on average. Jan–Sep 2026, includes readmissions.
−19%
Cost per admission, all paid search accounts combined
$6,516 to $5,282, Jan–Sep 2025 vs. Jan–Sep 2026, ad spend only. −21% excluding the largest account.
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How we manage Google Ads against cost per admission.
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