Nearly 200 hospitals are the best in the nation for their drug communications, according to CMS' Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data.
CMS shares 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on measures such as care transitions, nurse communication and cleanliness. Every hospital on this list received a five-star summary rating, the highest a facility can achieve.
The rating is based on patient surveys between October 2021 and September 2022, and the data was released July 26. Asterisks indicate discrepancies in the data collection process.
The hospitals that received five stars for communication about medicines in every state:
Alabama
Atmore Community Hospital
Fayette Medical Center
St. Vincent's Chilton (Clanton)
St. Vincent's Blount (Oneonta)
Alaska
673rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
Arizona
Arizona Orthopedic and Surgical Specialty Hospital (Chandler)
Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital (Mesa)
Western Regional Medical Center (Goodyear)
Arkansas
Arkansas Surgical Hospital (North Little Rock)
Ashley County Medical Center (Crossett)
Chambers Memorial Hospital (Danville)
Crossridge Community Hospital (Wynne)
Fayetteville AR VA Medical Center
California
60th Medical Group (Travis Air Force Base)
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Banner Lassen Medical Center (Susanville)
Chinese Hospital (San Francisco)
Docs Surgical Hospital (Los Angeles)
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Mammoth Hospital (Mammoth Lakes)
NMC San Diego
Palo Alto VA Medical Center
Tahoe Forest Hospital (Truckee)
Colorado
Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District (Meeker)
Grand Junction VA Medical Center
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (Salida)
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (Aurora)
Connecticut
West Haven VA Medical Center
Florida
96th Medical Group (Eglin Air Force Base)
Jackson Hospital (Marianna)
Georgia
Bacon County Hospital (Alma)
Dwight Eisenhower Army Medical Center (Fort Gordon)
Jefferson Hospital (Louisville)
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall (Reidsville)
Idaho
Northwest Specialty Hospital (Post Falls)
St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center (Mountain Home)
Illinois
Midwestern Medical Center (Galena)
Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Zion)
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital (Murphysboro)
Valley West Community Hospital (Sandwich)
Wabash General Hospital (Mount Carmel)*
Indiana
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital (Angola)
OrthoIndy Hospital (Indianapolis)
Parkview Noble Hospital (Kendallville)
Perry County Memorial Hospital (Tell City)
Iowa
Burgess Health Center (Onawa)
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Floyd County Medical Center (Charles City)
Iowa City VA Medical Center
Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond
VA Central Iowa Healthcare System (Des Moines)
Veterans Memorial Hospital (Waukon)
Waverly Health Center
Kansas
Community Memorial Healthcare (Marysville)
Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute (Leawood)
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center (Wichita)
Manhattan Surgical Hospital
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas (Galena)
Salina Surgical Hospital
Kentucky
Saint Joseph Berea
Louisiana
Avala Hospital (Covington)
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital (Fort Polk)
Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital (Alexandria)
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital (Hammond)
Franklin Medical Center (Winnsboro)
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital (Bogalusa)
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital (Slidell)
St. Bernard Parish Hospital (Chalmette)
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana (Baton Rouge)
Maine
LincolnHealth (Damariscotta)
Millinocket Regional Hospital
Togus VA Medical Center (Augusta)
Massachusetts
Fairview Hospital (Great Barrington)
Michigan
Iron Mountain VA Medical Center
Karmanos Cancer Center (Detroit)
MyMichigan Medical Center Clare
Scheurer Hospital (Pigeon)
Sparrow Carson Hospital (Carson City)
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Minnesota
Lakewood Health System (Staples)
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Northfield Hospital
River's Edge Hospital & Clinic (St. Peter)
Riverwood Healthcare Center (Aitkin)
St. Gabriel's Hospital (Little Falls)
Welia Health (Mora)
Mississippi
81st Medical Group (Keesler Air Force Base)
Missouri
Columbia VA Medical Center
Community Hospital Association (Fairfax)
Cox Barton County Hospital (Lamar)
General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (Fort Leonard Wood)
Hedrick Medical Center (Chillicothe)
Lafayette Regional Health Center (Lexington)
Montana
VA Montana Healthcare System (Fort Harrison)
Nebraska
Boone County Health Center (Albion)
Community Medical Center (Falls City)
MidWest Surgical Hospital (Omaha)
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital (Omaha)
St. Francis Memorial Hospital (West Point)
York General Hospital
Nevada
Banner Churchill Community Hospital (Fallon)
New Hampshire
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (Lebanon)
New Mexico
Artesia General Hospital
New York
Albany VA Medical Center
Keller Army Community Hospital (West Point)
VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System (Montrose)
North Carolina
Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center
Chatham Hospital (Siler City)
Fayetteville VA Medical Center
North Dakota
Fargo VA Medical Center
Ohio
88th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
Cleveland-Wade Park VA Medical Center
Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery (Lima)
Mercy Health-Urbana Hospital
Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (Youngstown)
Wyandot Memorial Hospital (Upper Sandusky)
Oklahoma
Bailey Medical Center (Owasso)
Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (Talihina)
Community Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Integris Miami Hospital
McBride Orthopedic Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Specialty Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South (Oklahoma City)
Sequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital
Oregon
Portland VA Medical Center
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital (Newport)
Pennsylvania
Advanced Surgical Hospital (Washington)
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Lebanon VA Medical Center
OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (York)
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital (Royersford)
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital (Bensalem)
Surgical Institute of Reading (Wyomissing)
South Carolina
Charleston VA Medical Center
South Dakota
Black Hills Surgical Hospital (Rapid City)
Dunes Surgical Hospital (Dakota Dunes)
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital
Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
VA Black Hills Healthcare System-Fort Meade
Tennessee
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery (Nashville)
Unity Medical Center (Manchester)
Texas
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Luling)
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville
Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital (Tyler)
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman
Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (Seguin)
Hill Regional Hospital (Hillsboro)
Houston Physicians' Hospital (Webster)
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital (Amarillo)
Texas Orthopedic Hospital (Houston)
The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton
The Physicians Centre Hospital (Bryan)
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital (Houston)
William Beaumont Army Medical Center (Fort Bliss)
Wise Health System (Fort Worth)
Utah
Park City Hospital
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare-George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center
Vermont
Copley Hospital (Morrisville)
Mt. Ascutney Hospital (Windsor)
White River Junction VA Medical Center
Virginia
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
Lonesome Pine Hospital (Big Stone Gap)
Buchanan General Hospital (Grundy)
Washington
Madigan Army Medical Center (Fort Lewis)
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital (Colville)
Spokane VA Medical Center
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System (Seattle)
WhidbeyHealth Medical Center (Coupeville)
West Virginia
Beckley VA Medical Center
Clarksburg VA Medical Center
Welch Community Hospital
Boone Memorial Hospital (Madison)
Wisconsin
Columbus Community Hospital
Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center (Prairie du Chien)
Door County Medical Center (Sturgeon Bay)
Madison VA Medical Center
Milwaukee VA Medical Center*
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital (Altoona)
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin (Glendale)
Richland Hospital (Richland Center)
Sauk Prairie Hospital (Prairie du Sac)
Southwest Health Center (Platteville)
Stoughton Hospital Association
Upland Hills Health (Dodgeville)
Waupun Memorial Hospital
Westfields Hospital and Clinic (New Richmond)*
Wyoming
Johnson County Healthcare Center (Buffalo)
Summit Medical Center (Casper)