The following is a list of hospitals for which 92 percent or more of HCAHPS respondents reported their physician "always" communicated well.
Information was pulled from Hospital Compare's most recent data from April 2015 through March 2016.
For reference, the national average rate for patients reporting their physician "always" communicated well is 82 percent.
Note: Hospitals with insufficient data, such as having fewer than 100 completed surveys, were excluded.
Falls Community Hospital and Clinic (Martin, Texas) — 100 percent
The Medical Center at Albany (Ky.) — 98 percent
Bigfork (Minn.) Valley Hospital — 98 percent
Crossridge Community Hospital (Wynne, Ark.) — 97 percent
Hopedale (Ill.) Medical Complex — 97 percent
Marion Regional Medical Center (Hamilton, Ala.) — 96 percent
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center (Mount Vernon, Ky.) — 96 percent
Caldwell Memorial Hospital (Columbia, La.) — 96 percent
East Carroll Parish Hospital (Lake Providence, La.) — 96 percent
Yalobusha General Hospital (Water Valle, Miss.) — 96 percent
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center (Hastings, Pa.) — 96 percent
Clay County Hospital (Ashland, Ala.) — 95 percent
Claiborne Memorial Medical Center (Homer, La.) — 95 percent
Eastland (Texas) Memorial Hospital — 95 percent
Yoakum (Texas) Community Hospital — 95 percent
Chicot Memorial Hospital (Lake Village, Ark.) — 94 percent
Patients' Hospital of Redding (Calif.) — 94 percent
Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley (Yuba City, Calif.) — 94 percent
Mariners Hospital (Tavernier, Fla.) — 94 percent
DeSoto Regional Health System (Mansfield, La.) — 94 percent
Millinocket (Maine) Regional Hospital — 94 percent
Advanced Surgical Hospital (Washington, Pa.) — 94 percent
Hamilton (Texas) General Hospital — 94 percent
Fayette (Ala.) Medical Center — 93 percent
Elmore Community Hospital (Wetumpka, Ala.) — 93 percent
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart (Ark.) — 93 percent
Elbert Memorial Hospital (Elberton, Ga.) — 93 percent
Emanuel Medical Center (Swainsboro, Ga.) — 93 percent
Massac Memorial Hospital (Metropolis, Ill.) — 93 percent
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations (Eldorado, Ill.) — 93 percent
Franciscan Health Carmel (Ind.) — 93 percent
Iowa Specialty Hospital – Belmond — 93 percent
Orange City (Iowa) Area Health System — 93 percent
Saint Joseph Martin (Ky.) — 93 percent
Casey County Hospital (Liberty, Ky.) — 93 percent
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital (Hardinsburg, Ky.) — 93 percent
Lady of the Sea General Hospital (Cut Off, La.) — 93 percent
Chatham Hospital (Silver City, N.C.) — 93 percent
Abbeville (S.C.) Area Medical Center — 93 percent
Same Day Surgery Center (Rapid City, S.D.) — 93 percent
The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton (Texas) — 93 percent
Vernon Memorial Hospital (Viroqua, Wis.) — 93 percent
Wiregrass Medical Center (Geneva, Ala.) — 92 percent
Evergreen (Ala.) Medical Center — 92 percent
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (Lincoln, Ill.) — 92 percent
Crawford Memorial Hospital (Robinson, Ill.) — 92 percent
Floyd County Medical Center (Charles City, Iowa) — 92 percent
Coffey County Hospital (Burlington, Kan.) — 92 percent
Smith County Memorial Hospital (Smith Center, Kan.) — 92 percent
Three Rivers Medical Center (Louisa, Ky.) — 92 percent
West Carroll Memorial Hospital (Oak Grove, La.) — 92 percent
Springhill (La.) Medical Center — 92 percent
Monroe (La.) Surgical Hospital — 92 percent
Doctors Hospital at Deer Creek (Leesville, La.) — 92 percent
CentraCare Health System – Melrose (Minn.) Hospital — 92 percent
Webster General Hospital/Swing Bed (Europa, Miss.) — 92 percent
Marion General Hospital (Columbia, Miss.) — 92 percent
Magee (Miss.) General Hospital — 92 percent
Community Medical Center (Falls City, Neb.) — 92 percent
Craig General Hospital (Vinita, Okla.) — 92 percent
Childress (Texas) Regional Medical Center — 92 percent
Grant Regional Health Center (Lancaster, Wis.) — 92 percent
Baptist Emergency Hospital (San Antonio) — 92 percent
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