Employer's Health Coalition of Ohio Quality Rankings (2006)
DESCRIPTION: The Employer's Health Coaltion of Ohio (EHC) Rankings by hospital for a number of heart, orthropedic and surgical procedures include Caths, Angioplasty, hip/knee replacement, pneumonia, etc. The ranking are based on a simple star system, from 5 stars to 1. The data can be located at http://www.ohiohospitalquality.com/
HealthGrades
DESCRIPTION: A site run by HealthGrades that offers free hospital quality comparison tools, as well as access to cost-estimate reports for specific procedures or treatments for $7.95 each.
Join Commission: Improving America’s Hospitals: A Report on Quality and Safety
DESCRIPTION: Website showing the 2005 results of the Joint Commission Quality report. This website is easy to navigate and provides interesting and useful national numbers for Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Infection.
Joint Commission: Accreditation Rankings
DESCRIPTION: Website of the Joint Commission (JCAHO)showing the hospitals that meet the safety and quality standards set forth by the organization.
Solucient 100 Top Hospitals
DESCRIPTION: Hospital rankings compiled by Solucient that list the top 100 hospitals in Cardiovascular, National and Benchmarking categories.
U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals
DESCRIPTION: An online version of the annual report by U.S. News & World Report, ranking hospitals nationwide based on quality indicators, such as mortality, complications and reputation among doctors.
US Dept of Health and Human Services
DESCRIPTION: A very detailed series of reports compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that shows how hospitals rate in a number of different cardiovascular, pneumonia and surgical issues.