The following is a list of the 44 hospitals in the U.S. where 83 percent or more of patients reported their pain was "always" well controlled. The national average is 71 percent of patients.
The data was compiled from the Hospital Compare database, which aggregates results from hospitals' HCAHPS surveys. The data was collected from October 2012 through September 2013.
Note: Some hospitals were excluded from the list due to insufficient data, such as having fewer than 100 patients complete the survey.
Westlake Regional Hospital (Columbia, Ky.) — 100 percent
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf (Port Saint Joe, Fla.) — 90 percent
Doctors Hospital at Deer Creek (Leesville, La.) — 88 percent
Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta (Okla.) — 87 percent
Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (Youngstown, Ohio) — 87 percent
Hillsboro (Ill.) Area Hospital — 87 percent
Mid-Valley Hospital (Peckville, Pa.) — 86 percent
Lawrence County Hospital (Monticello, Miss.) — 86 percent
Calais (Maine) Regional Hospital — 86 percent
Green Clinic Surgical Hospital (Ruston, La.) — 86 percent
Manhattan (Kan.) Surgical Hospital — 86 percent
The Physicians Centre (Bryan, Texas) — 85 percent
Sturgis (S.D.) Regional Hospital — 85 percent
Surgical Institute of Reading (Wyomissing, Pa.) — 85 percent
Bigfork (Minn.) Valley Hospital — 85 percent
Heart Hospital of Lafayette (La.) — 85 percent
P&S Surgical Hospital (Monroe, La.) — 85 percent
Gunnison (Colo.) Valley Hospital — 85 percent
Yoakum (Texas) Community Hospital — 84 percent
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital (Royersford, Pa.) — 84 percent
Mount Desert Island Hospital (Bar Harbor, Maine) — 84 percent
Ouachita Community Hospital (West Monroe, La.) — 84 percent
Physicians Medical Center (Houma, La.) — 84 percent
St. Vincent Mercy Hospital (Elwood, Ind.) — 84 percent
Rochelle (Ill.) Community Hospital — 84 percent
Treasure Valley Hospital (Boise, Idaho) — 84 percent
Wickenburg (Ariz.) Community Hospital — 84 percent
Stoughton (Wis.) Hospital — 83 percent
Rollins Brook Community Hospital (Lampasas, Texas) — 83 percent
Sugar Land (Texas) Surgical Hospital — 83 percent
Falls Community Hospital and Clinic (Marlin, Texas) — 83 percent
United Regional Medical Center (Manchester, Tenn.) — 83 percent
Advanced Surgical Hospital (Washington, Pa.) — 83 percent
University Hospitals Conneaut (Ohio) Medical Center — 83 percent
Bronson Lakeview Hospital (Paw Paw, Mich.) — 83 percent
Lady of the Sea General Hospital (Cut Off, La.) — 83 percent
St. James Parish Hospital (Lutcher, La.) — 83 percent
Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital (Alexandria, La.) — 83 percent
Caldwell Memorial Hospital (Columbia, La.) — 83 percent
Springhill (La.) Medical Center — 83 percent
Rockcastle County Hospital (Mount Vernon, Ky.) — 83 percent
Animas Surgical Hospital (Durango, Colo.) — 83 percent
Coalinga (Calif.) Regional Medical Center — 83 percent
Physicians' Specialty Hospital (Fayetteville, Ark.) — 83 percent