State Aggregation
State-level aggregation page for cross-market context, entity distribution and top specialty navigation. This page supports both direct user discovery and weight flow to market pages.
| Market | Physicians | Hospitals | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4,382 | 12 | +8.4% |
| Virginia Beach | 3,920 | 11 | +7.1% |
| Roanoke | 1,445 | 5 | +5.9% |
URLs are kept clean: physician profile URLs remain independent and geographic context is handled by breadcrumb.
| Layer | Example URL | Role |
|---|---|---|
| State | /virginia/ | State-level authority and entry point |
| Market | /virginia/richmond/ | Core market traffic and context hub |
| Entity Collection | /virginia/richmond/physicians/ | Route to entity-level data |
| Specialty in Market | /virginia/richmond/physicians/cardiology/ | Long-tail search surface |
| Physician Profile | /physicians/1417041328/ | Independent canonical profile page |