As you become bombarded with hospital advertising touting "we're number one in quality," it pays to dig a little deeper and go beyond the hype.

Some hospitals claiming to be number one are publishing reports that rank their compliance with important processes and procedures for major health conditions. The reason all hospitals follow these guidelines is so that we can improve outcomes, or actual results, for our patients. The great news for consumers is that hospital survival results for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia are now available online through the federal government.

And we are pleased to report that all area hospitals perform comparably to each other and in line with hospitals nationally.

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