"How to decide on Hospital"

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  Posted: Oct 24, 2008 05:32 PM

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  Carrie

  Miami, FL

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  I have recently moved to Miami. There are several hospitals near my home. How do I decide which is the best?

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  Posted: Oct 31, 2008 11:10 PM
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  joeb

  Miami, FL

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  which ones are u near to and it depends the best for emergencies is jackson memorial but there are others that are good also

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  Posted: Nov 04, 2008 04:41 PM
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  DJacoby1

  Charlotte, NC

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  You may want to ask yourself some of these questions prior to making a decision on a hospital.

  1) Is the hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations?

  2) Is it rated highly by State or consumer or other groups?

  3) Does your doctor have privileges at that hospital; if he or she does not, you will need to be open to treatment by someone else.

  4) Is the hospital included/covered by your health plan?

  5) Does the hospital have good experience with your condition, and good outcomes?

  6) Does the hospital have quality control procedures, and does it work to improve outcomes on a regular basis?

  Hope that helps!

  Dana Jacoby is the founder/president of Med-Ed, a consulting company focused on patient and medical practice education. Dana holds a Masters of Management from Tulane and a Master of Health Systems from the UMDNJ.

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  Posted: Nov 16, 2008 10:35 PM
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  Laurens

  Tampa, FL

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  It is wise of you to consider choosing a hospital before you need one. Your doctor will probably be associated with one. If you don’t have a doctor in Miami yet, you might consider choosing one based on his/her hospital affiliation. As Dana pointed out, a good resource for finding out about a hospital’s credentials is JCAHO (Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations). It is an independent, non-profit that reviews safety and quality of health care facilities. They actually have more than 18,000 accredited hospitals on their website – JCAHO.org.

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  Posted: Feb 04, 2010 05:15 PM
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  Joy Griffin

  Naperville, IL

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  Never hurts to do a walk through of a hospital and check out how clean it is, too! You can talk to people in the cafeteria and get their impressions of the place. And see how friendly the staff is.