Acute Care

Acute care involves generally short overnight stays for serious health problems. Acute care hospitals provide diagnostic, medical care and surgery for serious or life-threatening conditions such as a heart attack or stroke.  This website rates how well acute care hospitals provide care to general medical and surgical patients, 18 years of age or older, based on seven indicators measuring various aspects of acute care, including patient satisfaction, patient safety and clinical outcomes.

To find out how well hospitals rate on acute care,
click here and then select "Acute Care" from the drop-down list on the next page