The following hospitals in New Mexico received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys for nurse communication.
At least 82 percent of patients at these five hospitals responded on the surveys that nurses always communicated well. In New Mexico, the average is 78 percent, lower than the national average of 80 percent.
The figures are from CMS' Hospital Compare website and represent HCAHPS scores collected from July 2015 through June 2016, the most recent data available.
Note: Hospitals with fewer than 100 completed surveys were excluded from this list.
Gila Regional Medical Center (Silver City) — 84 percent
Cibola General Hospital (Grants) — 84 percent
Presbyterian Espanola Hospital — 83 percent
Roosevelt General Hospital (Portales) — 82 percent
Lincoln County Medical Center (Ruidoso) — 82 percent