The following hospitals in Connecticut received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys for nurse communication.
At least 82 percent of patients at these nine hospitals responded that "nurses always communicated well."
The figures are from CMS' Hospital Compare website and represent HCAHPS scores collected from April 2018 through March 2019, the most recent data available.
Note: Hospitals with fewer than 100 completed surveys were excluded from this list.
Bristol Hospital
Day Kimball Hospital (Putnam)
Greenwich Hospital
Johnson Memorial Hospital (Stafford Springs)
Middlesex Hospital (Middletown)
Midstate Medical Center (Meriden)
Sharon Hospital
West Haven VA Medical Center
Windham Community Memorial Hospital and Hatch Hospital (Willimantic)