Why do some hospitals have rather low scores or missing information?
There are many factors that affect the information you see for healthcare facilities on this site. While higher scores may tend to indicate higher overall quality, many designations, including hospitals designated as Blue Distinction Centers®, mean that these facilities’ overall experience and aggregate data met certain established criteria when their performance was measured. Lower scores may only mean that a specific hospital does not perform as well in certain areas and does not necessarily mean the hospital does not provide acceptable care. Some hospitals and other facilities are not required to report certain information to federal and state agencies. In other cases, the type of information is not relevant to a certain facility. The hospital quality information on this site is from publicly available sources. When the information is not reported by the facilities, it cannot be displayed. The Blue National Doctor and Hospital Finder is only one source you should consider when you s
