Ashbec Patient Safety - Find a Safe Hospital

About: Ashbec Patient Safety - Find a Safe Hospital

This app helps users avoid preventable medical error (the third leading cause of death in the US) by finding the safest hospitals near a specific location. Hospitals are rated using a subset of the data published by the Hospital Compare website maintained by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Only observable patient safety metrics are included in the Ashbec-defined hospital rating. No survey data or opinions are included. Given permission, the app will use the phone's current location or a user specified location as the center of a search area. The seven most highly rated hospitals will be identified. Ratings available include ratings based on healthcare required (overall, cardiac, orthopedic and pulmonary).