Saturday, October 27, 2018

Do You Have To Go To A Hospital? Find Out How Good It Is.


There's now a website you can visit to in order to compare the quality of care for certain medical conditions at over 4,200 hospitals. The review was created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and by organizations representing hospitals, doctors and consumers.

Even if your illness isn't covered, this will give you an indication of the hospital's effectiveness. This means you can now check out all your local hospitals so that if you or your family do need one, you can make the best choice. For the website go to https://www.hhs.gov/answers/health-care/how-can-i-find-out-if-my-hospital-offers-good-care/index.html

I compared a couple of the local hospitals here in Virginia Beach and found that while both were better than the national or state averages, one appears to be better for heart problems and the other for pneumonia care.

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