Quality Check lets you "check up" on the performance of your local hospital, surgery center, nursing home, or other health care facility. All information comes from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which accredits nearly 18,000 health care organizations nationwide.

The Association of Community Cancer Centers

The ACCC is a membership organization serving physicians, cancer centers, and hospitals across the country. The The ACCC Website offers basic information about the cancer programs at their more than 500 member institutions.

The American Hospital Directory

The American Hospital Directory provides on-line, comparative data for most hospitals, using information pulled from Medicare claims data, cost reports, and other public use files.

Directory of Health Care Professionals

Five searchable databases that let users look for an oncologist, check on a doctor's certification status and licensing, and much more.

* Inclusion of a facility or a health care professional in any of these databases does not imply endorsement by the American Cancer Society.

11/30/2006