Many State Health department's have a licensing division that is responsible for ensuring health care facilities comply with state laws and regulations. You can file a complaint with the hospital license division and trained individulas will conduct an investigation. The state health department will help with information to file a complaint. For Georgia it's "Georgia Department of Community Health."
One can also file a complaint with Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services, CMS, at 1-800-Medicare.
Also, Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO's) to file a complaint. For Georgia it's
www.gmcf.org/AlliantWeb/QIOPages/GeorgiaMedicare.aspxAlso, the Joint Commission, formerly called the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or JCAHO. 1-800-994-6610 or
www.jointcommission.org
