2002-2003 AHA Guide to Hospitals Now Available

The 2002-2003 edition of the annual AHA Guide is now available from Health Forum. This provider directory, based on data from the latest Annual Survey by the American Hospital Association, has been one of the most relied-upon resources for health care information for more than 50 years.

Chicago, IL The 2002-2003 edition of the annual AHA Guide is now available from Health Forum. This provider directory has been one of the most relied-upon resources for health care information for more than 50 years.

This years AHA Guide reports current contacts, facilities, service offerings, and utilization and expense information directly from the most recent Annual Hospital Survey conducted by the American Hospital Association. The Guide includes data on more than 6,000 hospitals and health care systems and networks, and other providers.

The 2002-2003 edition of the AHA guide offers:

Contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and Web site addresses
A complete list of the facilities and service lines offered within each hospital
Utilization information: staffed beds, admissions, census, outpatient visits, and births
Total and payroll expenses
Bonus section listing more than 1,000 Free-Standing Ambulatory Surgery Centers, with contact names, addresses, phone and fax numbers

The AHA Guide is also available on CD-ROM, newly enhanced with a searchable database and live links to hospital Web sites. Search fields include hospital name, city, state, bed size and other criteria. Users can print a complete profile report for any hospital, which includes the hospital decision makers.

The 2002-2003 AHA Guide in print (#010002) costs $325 ($190 for AHA members). The AHA on Guide CD-ROM (#011701) costs $475 ($310 for AHA members).

To order or for more information, call toll free 800-AHA-2626 or visit our online store at http://www.ahaguide.org

For more information, contact:
Susan Rizzo
Health Forum
srizzo@healthforum.com
312-422-2165