Choosing a hospital can depend on factors like convenience, physicians, special expertise and insurance. This section will help guide your decisions. For more information see the Hospital FAQs page.
This website provides information under the section "Hospitals," which gives an overview of hospital quality and safety. The site also reports hospital scores based on public data, but details are available only by subscription. Some states (like Michigan and Massachusetts) also publish their own statewide data.
This commercial website has extensive information about hospitals and physicians organized by zip code. This includes information about the quality of hospitals and the credentials of physicians. The site also has medical information and a "symptom checker."
This Medicare web site lists hospitals in every zip code, and publishes how each hospital performs in meeting Medicare's quality and safety standards. This allows patients to "compare" hospitals across regions.
This consumer-oriented website has tools to locate hospitals and physicians. It also features an annual ranking of hospitals, which can be sorted by location and specialty.