Maintaining clean environments in hospitals is critical for ensuring patient satisfaction and quality of care. According to recent Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey data published by CMS, the following 10 out of 39 Dallas area hospitals have the cleanest rooms and bathrooms.
1. North Central Surgical Center — 91 percent of patients reported their room and bathroom were "always" clean
2. Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian Hospital — 88 percent
3. Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas — 88 percent
4. USMD Hospital at Arlington — 88 percent
5. Baylor Medical Center at Uptown — 86 percent
6. Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington — 86 percent
7. Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plan — 85 percent
8. Methodist Hospital for Surgery — 84 percent
9. The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano — 82 percent
10. Texas Health Heart and Vascular Hospital Arlington — 81 percent
The Texas average of patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "always" clean is 75 percent, while the national average is 73 percent. Data was taken from CMS' Hospital Compare database.