How To Choose The Best Quality Hospital For Your Needs

How To Choose The Best Quality Hospital For Your Needs

How To Choose The Best Quality Hospital For Your Needs

Arthur Shorr (Former COO and SVP of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) gives expert video advice on: How do I choose the best quality hospital for my needs?

How do I choose the best quality hospital for my needs?

Choosing a hospital is a very hard thing for an individual to do, and you're better to ask your primary care physician for a referral, and a referral for specialists involved in your care. If you have a choice of hospitals, your needs are most likely to be met in what we call a Center of Excellence hospital, or by physicians who have a specialty in practice at a Center of Excellence. A Center of Excellence simply means that the hospital specializes in that area, does a lot of those complicated procedures, and are most likely to be able to take care of your needs, particularly if they're complex needs.