Health Facilities (original) (raw)

Also called: Health care facilities

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Summary

Health facilities are places that provide health care. They include hospitals, clinics, outpatient care centers, and specialized care centers, such as birthing centers and psychiatric care centers.

When you choose a health facility, you might want to consider:

• How close it is to where you live or work
• Whether your health insurance will pay for services there
• Whether your health care provider can treat you there
• The quality of the facility

Quality is important. Some facilities do a better job than others. One way to learn about the quality of a facility is to look at report cards developed by federal, state, and consumer groups.

• QuestionBuilder App (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Also in Spanish

• Find a Clinic (National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics)

• FindTreatment.gov (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Also in Spanish

• Medicare: Find and Compare Health Care Providers (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Also in Spanish

• Going to the Hospital (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish