Discussion:
Visit the American Hospital Directory website at www.ahd.com. Choose a U.S. city, and use this site to find a hospital in that area. You can also use the information here to research more thoroughly on this hospital.
Look for the hospital's size, services offered, and financial statement summary. In addition, visit the hospital's own website. Try to determine who the members of the hospital board are and look for other available literature about the facility.
Now visit the JCAHO web site at www.jcaho.org. Locate their "Quality Check" area to determine the accreditation status of the hospital.
Create a two to three paragraph summary of the hospital that you researched. Cite your sources using APA style guidelines.