The following hospitals in Missouri received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys in the category of nurse communication.
At least 83 percent of patients at these eight hospitals responded on their surveys that nurses always communicated well. In Missouri, the average is 80 percent, the same as the national average.
The figures are reported on CMS' Hospital Compare website and represent HCHAPS scores collected from April 2015 through March 2016.
Note: Hospitals with fewer than 100 completed surveys were excluded from consideration for this list.
Black River Community Medical Center (Poplar Bluff) — 88 percent
Cox Monett Hospital — 85 percent
SSM Health St. Francis Hospital-Maryville — 83 percent
St. Luke's Hospital (Chesterfield) — 83 percent
Saint Francis Medical Center (Cape Girardeau) — 83 percent
Wright Memorial Hospital (Trenton) — 83 percent
Mercy Hospital Aurora — 83 percent
Hedrick Medical Center (Chillicothe) — 83 percent