Hospital Reputations and Patient Choice

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Reputation Plays a Vital Role in Influencing a Patient’s Choice of Hospital

Patients Are Highly Satisfied with Efforts by Hospitals to Treat Patients with Dignity and Respect

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 19 December 2005 — Patient perceptions of a hospital’s reputation plays an important role in hospital selection, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 National Hospital Service Performance StudySM released today.

The full press release is located here: http://www.jdpower.com/news/releases/pressrelease.asp?ID=2005259