Health Care System
Sites providing information on hospices, hospitals, nursing homes, and
physicians.
Hospices
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Database
Provides a list of cities and counties in the specified state that are served by NHPCO member hospices. Selecting a city or county will result in a list of local Hospice's in the surrounding area that serve that city or county complete with contact information.
Hospitals
America's Best Hospitals
Annual ranking from U. S. News & World Report of the top medical centers in 17 specialties.
Directory of America's Hospitals
This directory is provided by U.S. News and the American Hospital Association and has facts and figures on more than 6,000 hospitals. It is possible to search by name or state or do a customized search.
Nursing Homes
Nursing Home Compare
Site provided by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. "The primary purpose of this tool is to provide detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country."
Physicians
AMA Physician Select
Searchable physician directory from the American Medical Association that allows you to search by name or medical specialty.
CertifiedDoctor.org
Free service to identify a board-certified physician by geographic area (zip code), or to verify the board certification status, location by city and state and specialty of any physician certified by one or more of the 24 Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Statistics, Datasets
Health Services and Sciences Research Resources (HSRR)
HSRR contains information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in health services research, and the behavioral and social sciences with links to PubMed and additional resources.
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