The following hospitals in South Carolina received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys in the category of nurse communication.
At least 85 percent of patients at these four hospitals responded on their surveys that nurses always communicated well. In South Carolina, the average score is 81 percent, slightly higher than the national average of 80 percent.
The figures are from CMS' Hospital Compare website and represent HCAHPS scores collected from April 2015 through March 2016, the most recent data available.
Note: Hospitals with fewer than 100 completed surveys were excluded from consideration for this list.
1. Abbeville Area Medical Center — 91 percent
2. GHS Patewood Memorial Hospital (Greenville) — 89 percent
3. Newberry County Memorial Hospital — 87 percent
4. Cannon Memorial Hospital (Pickens) — 86 percent