The following is a list of hospitals for which 92 percent or more of patients reported on their HCAHPS survey that their physician "always" communicated well.
Information was pulled from Hospital Compare's most recent data, from April 2014 through March 2015.
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.
Westlake Regional Hospital (Colombia, Ky.) — 100 percent
Falls Community Hospital and Clinic (Marlin, Texas) — 99 percent
Jane Todd Crawford Hospital (Greensburg, Ky.) — 97 percent
Caldwell Memorial Hospital (Columbia, La.) — 96 percent
Citizens Medical Center (Columbia, La.) — 95 percent
Helen Newberry (Mich.) Joy Hospital — 95 percent
Tallahatchie Critical Access Hospital (Charleston, Miss.) — 95 percent
Copper Basin Medical Center (Copperhill, Tenn.) — 95 percent
Clay County Hospital (Ashland, Ala.) — 94 percent
Orange City (Iowa) Area Health System — 94 percent
Pineville (Ky.) Community Hospital — 94 percent
Casey County Hospital (Liberty, Ky.) — 94 percent
Green Clinic Surgical Hospital (Ruston, La.) — 94 percent
Lady of the Sea General Hospital (Cut Off, La.) — 94 percent
Municipal Hospital and Granite Manor (Granite Falls, Minn.) — 94 percent
Mille Lacs Health System (Onamia, Minn.) — 94 percent
Webster General Hospital/Swing Bed (Eupora, Miss.) — 94 percent
Purcell (Okla.) Municipal Hospital — 94 percent
W.J. Mangold Memorial Hospital (Lockney, Texas) — 94 percent
Spooner (Wis.) Health System — 94 percent
Fayette (Ala.) Medical Center — 93 percent
Elbert Memorial Hospital (Elberton, Ga.) — 93 percent
East Carroll Parish Hospital (Lake Providence, La.) — 93 percent
St. James Parish Hospital (Lutcher, La.) — 93 percent
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (Manistique, Mich.) — 93 percent
Tishomingo Health Services (Iuka, Miss.) — 93 percent
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville (Miss.) — 93 percent
Magee (Miss.) General Hospital — 93 percent
Boone County Health Center (Albion, Neb.) — 93 percent
Gouverneur (N.Y.) Hospital — 93 percent
Muncy (Pa.) Valley Hospital — 93 percent
Wayne Medical Center (Waynesboro, Tenn.) — 93 percent
Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital (Luling, Texas) — 93 percent
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin (Glendale) — 93 percent
Grant Regional Health Center (Lancaster, Wis.) — 93 percent
Flambeau Hospital (Park Falls, Wis.) — 93 percent
Lawrence Medical Center (Moulton, Ala.) — 92 percent
Providence Kodiak (Alaska) Island Medical Center — 92 percent
Patients' Hospital of Redding (Calif.) — 92 percent
Jefferson Hospital (Louisville, Ga.) — 92 percent
Grady General Hospital (Cairo, Ga.) — 92 percent
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital (Montpelier, Idaho) — 92 percent
Wabash General Hospital (Mount Carmel, Ill.) — 92 percent
Taylorsville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital — 92 percent
Union County Hospital (Anna, Ill.) — 92 percent
Franciscan St. Francis Health-Carmel (Ind.) — 92 percent
Avera Holy Family Hospital (Estherville, Iowa) — 92 percent
Myrtue Medical Center (Harlan, Iowa) — 92 percent
Clinton County Hospital (Albany, Ky.) — 92 percent
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Center (Mount Vernon, Ky.) — 92 percent
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital (Hardinsburg, Ky.) — 92 percent
Marshall County Hospital (Benton, Ky.) — 92 percent
Springhill (La.) Medical Center — 92 percent
Desoto Regional Health System (Mansfield, La.) — 92 percent
Barrett Memorial Hospital (Dillon, Mont.) — 92 percent
Cadron (Neb.) Community Hospital and Health Services — 92 percent
Nor-Lea Hospital District (Lovington, N.M.) — 92 percent
Chatham Hospital (Siler City, N.C.) — 92 percent
Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (Youngstown, Ohio) — 92 percent
Advanced Surgical Hospital (Washington, Pa.) — 92 percent
Dekalb Community Hospital (Smithville, Tenn.) — 92 percent
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (Sweetwater, Texas) — 92 percent
The Heart Hospital Baylor-Denton (Texas) — 92 percent
Rollins Brook Community Hospital (Lampasas, Texas) — 92 percent
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center (Colfax, Wash.) — 92 percent
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