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U.S. Health & Human Services'
“Hospital Compare” Website

The Hospital Care website was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) along with the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA). The HQA is a public-private collaboration established to promote reporting on hospital quality of care. The HQA consists of organizations that represent consumers, hospitals, doctors, employers, accrediting organizations, and Federal agencies. The information on this website can be used by any adult needing hospital care.

Hospital Compare has quality measures on how often hospitals provide some of the recommended care to get the best results for most patients. You will see some of the recommended care that an adult should get if being treated for a heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, or having surgery.

This information helps you, your health care provider, family, and friends compare the quality of care provided in the hospitals that agree to submit data on the quality of certain services they provide for certain conditions. This quality information not only helps you make good decisions about your health care, but also encourages hospitals to improve the quality of health care they provide.

Quality information is not available on this website for children's, psychiatric, rehabilitation or long-term care hospitals because they generally do not treat adult patients for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, or perform surgeries on adults.

Go to Hospital Compare Website


Talk to your doctor about this information to help you, your family and your friends make your best hospital care decisions.

The website contains:

  • Hospital Information
    Get the address, telephone number and other important information for all Medicare-certified hospitals in the United States.

  • Quality Measures
    Learn about treatments that are known to get the best results for most adult patients with heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgery. See how often hospitals provided recommended treatments for these medical conditions.

  • Hospital Checklist
    Be prepared. The site offers some important questions to consider before you or your loved one goes to the hospital.

  • Your Rights When You Are in the Hospital
    Know your rights! Learn more here.

    The site can also help you find a local hospital, based on State, County, City, Zip Code, or by Hospital Name.



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