Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the satisfaction of users of the hospital, based on the dimensions of quality of Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry: Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Empathy and Tangibility. The study occurred in a private hospital, a small one. The population consisted of 71 users. Data were collected in the period from March to August 2007, through a questionnaire. It was observed that the dimensions were more relevant assurance (95.9%) and reliability (95.7%), followed by empathy (95%), responsiveness (93%) and tangibility (88%). Therefore, it is believed that the interrelation of binomial of user satisfaction and dimensions of quality, developed in this study, can contribute to welfare and managerial changes that made necessary.
