Patient Satisfaction Survey
Want to know what our patients say about us?
HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) is a national survey that asks
patients about their experiences during a recent hospital stay. The HCAHPS survey focuses on 10 important
hospital quality experiences. The surveys are conducted by third-party organizations who present the results to CMS which posts the updated results on a quarterly basis at hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. For consumers, HCAHPS allows you to see how your hospital is doing for comparison with other facilities and state and national averages. The HCAHPS data is for April 2010 - March 2011 and is the most recent data available as of January 2012.
| |
HH |
AL |
U.S. |
| Patients who reported that their nurses “Always” communicated well. |
77% |
79% |
76% |
| Patients who reported that their doctors “Always” communicated well. |
81% |
86% |
80% |
| Patients who reported that they “Always” received help as soon as they wanted. |
59% |
67% |
64% |
| Patients who reported that their pain was “Always” well controlled. |
69% |
72% |
70% |
| Patients who reported that staff “Always” explained about medicines before giving it to them. |
63% |
63% |
61% |
| Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were “Always” clean. |
67% |
69% |
72% |
| Patients who reported that the area around their room was “Always” quiet at night. |
66% |
70% |
58% |
| Patients at each hospital who reported that “YES,” they were given information about what to do
during their recovery at home. |
85% |
81% |
82% |
| Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest). |
73% |
70% |
68% |
| Patients who reported “YES,” they would definitely recommend the hospital. |
77% |
70% |
70% |
