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Choosing The Right Hospital

When selecting a hospital, make sure it is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.


Here are some helpful tips to find the right hospital:
  • Identify its rating by state or consumer groups; choose the highest rating possible.
  • Find out if your physician has privileges at your hospital of choice if that is something of interest to you.
  • Pick a location that is covered by your health plan.
  • Determine whether the facility has had prior success with your condition.
  • Ask if the hospital constantly monitors and works to improve its quality of care.

Here are the various types of hospitals to choose from:
  • General - Offers full range of services for most common medical conditions.
  • Specialized - Concentration of services for a particular disease or condition (e.g., cancer) or type of patient (e.g., children).
  • Teaching/Research - Trains doctors and other health professionals and conducts research in addition to treating patients. Usually affiliated with a medical school.
  • Nonprofit - Community facility operated by religious group or other voluntary agency.
  • Profit - Commercial or proprietary facility owned by a corporation or a group of physicians.