Do you know if the pediatrician you just found for your child has been disciplined for medical or legal issues? How about the nursing facility your grandparent is in?
Well, the Washington state Department of Health (DOH) makes it easy for you to find out.
DOH is the go-to agency when people encounter problems with their health-care 
providers. Department staff are responsible for investigating reports of wrongdoing by any of Washington’s 380,000 providers working in 83 different health care professions and spread out among 7,000 health-care operations, including:
· Hospitals
· Animal-control systems
· Correctional facilities
· Nursing homes
· Pharmacies
· And other health-related service providers
Their online service, the Provider Credential Search allows you to quickly check for any disciplinary actions taken against your health-care providers.
Every year the department looks into many thousands of complaints. Washington state asks citizens to file a report on any suspected improprieties from their health care providers.bad actors in health care. You can either file a complaint online, or call 1-360-236-4700.
Safe, quality health care is everybody’s business.