The only objective way to rate hospitals is to look at the CMS ( Medicare) ratings. Looking at ratings from survivors gives only part of the answer.
I'm from Boston and you can't find more than one 2 star hospital within 25 miles of Boston. All of the rest are three or more stars. Look at the hospitals in your home town to see if you can find a 2 star hospital that you would be comfortable with. The Villages Hospital has jumped their rating from one star to two stars. I'm sure that was a lot of work and is a move in the right direction. Many people say "You can't look at the ratings because the Villages population is old". The ratings are from CMS (Medicare) I think that means old people.
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