Each provider profile (hospitals, nursing homes, home care, hospice) offers several ways to locate particular provider(s). Providers can then be added individually or in groups to a personal list in "My Providers," allowing you to view comparisons of scores on various quality and utilization measures, where these measures are available.

Within a setting (such as hospitals) you can locate a particular provider through several search methods such as county/region search, location search, alphabetical search, and service search.  An additional name search is available within the profile.

County/Region Search

This search option enables you to locate provider within a particular county or region (where available). Figure 1 shows the county/region search utility via a drop down menu. You can select the county or region you wish to locate a provider by clicking on the drop down menu.  Once you select a particular county or region, the result will be a list of all providers in that area.  You can also access the county/region search by clicking on any of the provider tabs (hospitals, nursing homes, home care, hospice) on the main menu bar.

Location Search

This search option enables you to locate providers in a particular location. Figure 2 shows the location search utility using a search map. Enter the provider location or name in the ‘search map’ box. As you start typing, the list of providers matching the partial or full search term will be displayed. The less information is entered, the greater the number of possible results. If you are having trouble finding a particular provider, try shortening the search term.

Alphabetical List Search

This search option enables you to locate a provider by name. Figure 3 shows the alphabetical list search tool. Scroll down the list to locate a specific provider. As you scroll over the provider's names, the physical location of each provider is highlighted on the map.

Service Search

This search option enables you to locate providers that provide a particular service. Figure 4 shows the service search utility via a drop down. From the main menu bar, select a setting (example "Hospitals" tab), then select "Search by Service" from the dropdown list. A list of providers that provide this service will be displayed.

Name Search

Once you move from a setting home pages (example "Hospital Profile" home page) to a specific provider's page, an additional search feature becomes available within the profile ('Search by Name').  Enter the provider name in the ‘search by name’ search box. The less information is entered, the greater the number of possible results.