When you, or any of your loved ones is in a medical emergency, the kind of hospital that you choose matters a lot. When you choose a proper hospital it can mean a difference between life and death, good and bad care, recovery or worsening of a health problem etc. Know about some of the important things to look for in hospital, according to Prospect Medical Sam Lee, that you choose for your own any of your dear ones’ treatment.
Hospital ratings
You should begin your research with the ratings. Even in case there are not too many hospitals around in your place for comparison, with ratings you can get a fair idea about the kind of services that the hospital gives to its patients. Generally, hospitals are rated upon parameters like:
•Experience of patients
•Outcome of treatment
•Safety scores
•Hospital practices
You must find out about the kind of experiences that the patients had – with the doctor, other members of the hospital and the support staff. Their opinion about the maintenance and hygiene of the hospital matters as well. Find out how many times efficient needed to be re admitted in the hospital for the same health problem. Safety codes and practices in the medical setting also mean a lot, according to Mr. Sam Lee – the chief executive of Prospect Medical Holdings.
Specialty of the hospital
You have to take a decision whether you would like to be admitted in a multispecialty hospital or specialty hospital. In multi specialty hospitals you can get treatment for various ailments. In specialty hospitals services are available for a single type of problem such as heart lungs are cancer. Thus you have to find out whether the hospital that you are looking at is a specialty hospital or a multispecialty hospital.
