Patient Experience

Inpatient Survey

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires United States hospitals that treat Medicare patients to participate in the national Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, a standardized tool that measures patients’ perspectives of hospital care. Results collected for public reporting are available at medicare.gov.

HCAHPS Overall Assessment

2021-2022

Hospital RatingᵇRecommend Hospitalᶜ010020406080Best Response (%)2021 (N =3648)National average all patientsᵃ2022 (N = 3476)National average all patientsᵃ

Source: Press Ganey, a national hospital survey vendor, 2022

ᵃBased on national survey results of discharged patients, October 2021 to September 2022, from 4,444 U.S. reporting hospitals. Retrieved from https://www.hcahpsonline.org. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD. August 28, 2023.
ᵇResponse options: 0-10 scale, with 9-10 being best
ᶜResponse options: Definitely yes, Probably yes, Probably no, Definitely no

HCAHPS Domains of Careᵃ

2021-2022

Discharge InfoᵉQuiet at NightᵍCare TransitionᶠDoctorᶜᵍNurseᵈᵍRoom CleanᵍNew MedsᵍStaff Responseᵍ010020406080Best Response (%)2021 (N =3648)National average all patientsᵇ2022 (N = 3476)National average all patientsᵇ

Source: Press Ganey, a national hospital survey vendor, 2022

ᵃExcept for “Room Clean” and “Quiet at Night,” each bar represents a composite score based on responses to multiple survey questions.
ᵇBased on national survey results of discharged patients, October 2021 to September 2022, from 4,444 U.S. reporting hospitals. Retrieved from https://www.hcahpsonline.org. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD. August 28, 2023.
ᶜDoctor Communication domain rating
ᵈNurse Communication domain rating
ᵉResponse options: Yes, No
ᶠResponse options: Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
ᵍResponse options: Always, Usually, Sometimes, Never