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How To Choose A Hospital

Step 4. What Is The Hospital's Expertise With The Procedure I Need?

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You can learn a lot about a hospital and how patients fare after they received care there through the federal government website Data.Medicare.gov offsite link. Different sections compare hospitals and tell you how patients with certain conditions fared after they received hospital care as well as results of patient surveys about the quality of care they received.

You can also call the hospitals you are considering and ask about out their track record with the particular procedure you need. For instance, consider asking:

  • How many of the procedures have been performed in your facility in the past three years?
  • What is their success rate with that procedure?
  • Are the same personnel still at the hospital?

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