The following hospitals in North Dakota received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys for nurse communication.
At least 77 percent of patients surveyed at these five hospitals responded that nurses always communicated well. In North Dakota, the average is 83 percent, which sits above the national average of 80 percent.
The figures are from CMS' Hospital Compare website and represent HCAHPS scores collected from October 2015 through September 2016, the most recent data available.
Note: Hospitals with fewer than 100 completed surveys were excluded from this list.
1. St. Aloisius Medical Center (Harvey) — 86 percent
2. Jamestown Regional Medical Center — 85 percent
3. Altura Hospital (Grand Forks) — 79 percent
4. Essentia Health-Fargo — 79 percent
5. CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson — 77 percent
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