Discusses matters to consider when selecting a hospital and provides links to helpful resources.

• Facilities Directory of the Veterans Health Administration

The Veteran Health Administration operates medical centers, outpatient clinics, a community-based outpatient clinic, and veteran centers in Louisiana. This site is a storehouse of facility and key staff information within the VA facilities, maintained on a regular basis by editors and administrators nationwide throughout the VA network. Designed for ease-of-use, this site categorizes information for browsing by state and administration, as well as by viewing through an interactive map of the United States.

• How to Find a Treatment Facility for Cancer Care (National Cancer Institute)

The National Cancer Institute has created this FactSheet with resources to enable consumers to locate physicians and treatment facilities that specialize in cancer care.

• Louisiana Hospital Association

Established in 1926, the LHA is a not-for-profit assocation representing all types of hospitals and healthcare systems throughout the state. This web site provides a searchable directory of licensed hospitals in the state.

• MedlinePlus: Directories

This web site by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health provides links to directories of physicians and other health professionals, as well as to hospitals and other health facilities.

• Quality Check (The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)

Quality Check is a search engine used to locate JCAHO accredited health care organizations.

• Shriners Hospitals Directory

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where children receive excellent medical care absolutely free of charge. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, where children receive medical care absolutely free of charge. Links to the more than twenty Shriners Hospitals, including the Shriner's hospital in Shreveport, are available through a drop-down menu.