The following hospitals in Mississippi received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys for nurse communication.
At least 88 percent of patients at these five hospitals responded on their surveys that nurses always communicated well. In Mississippi, the average is 83 percent, slightly higher than the national average of 80 percent.
The figures are from CMS' Hospital Compare website and represent HCAHPS scores collected from July 2015 through June 2016, the most recent data available.
Note: Hospitals with fewer than 100 completed surveys were excluded from consideration for this list.
Beacham Memorial Hospital (Magnolia) — 93 percent
Tishomingo Health Services (Iuka) — 90 percent
Yalobusha General Hospital (Water Valley) — 89 percent
Baptist Medical Center-Leake (Carthage) — 88 percent
Tallahatchie Critical Access Hospital (Charleston) — 88 percent