The Social Life of Health Information

Hospitals or other medical facilities

38% of internet users look online for information about hospitals or other medical facilities.

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Some 38% of internet users, or 28% of adults, go online in search of information about hospitals or medical facilities.

Of those adults seeking hospital information online, 45% have consulted online rankings or reviews of hospitals or other medical facilities. About one-fifth (20%) of all internet users have looked at online rankings or reviews of medical facilities. Additionally, 9% of hospital information seekers (just 3% of internet users) actively posted their own review of a hospital or medical facility.

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