The following hospitals in Virginia received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys in the category of nurse communication.
At least 83 percent of patients at these 11 hospitals responded on their surveys that nurses always communicated well. In Virginia, the average is 79 percent, slightly lower than the national average of 80 percent.
The figures are from CMS' Hospital Compare website and represent HCAHPS scores collected from January 2015 through December 2015, the most recent data available.
Note: Hospitals with fewer than 100 completed surveys were excluded from consideration for this list.
1. Russell County Medical Center (Lebanon) — 90 percent
2. Buchanan General Hospital (Grundy) — 87 percent
3. Carilion Giles Community Hospital (Pearisburg) — 86 percent
4. Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington) — 84 percent
5. Warren Memorial Hospital (Front Royal) — 83 percent
6. Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital (Nassawadox) — 83 percent
7. Sentara Leigh Hospital (Norfolk) — 83 percent
8. Riverside Tappahannock Hospital — 83 percent
9. Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital — 83 percent
10. Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor) — 83 percent
11. Novant Health UVA Health System Haymarket Medical Center — 83 percent