Coming Wednesday: New England’s Best Hospitals Rated By Patients
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Coming Wednesday: New England’s Best Hospitals Rated By Patients
Utilizing reams of data from a government-sponsored survey of more than 50,000 patients, GoLocal's analysis will reveal the top hospitals in each state that do best by their patients.
Patients--the voices that matter most
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe analysis is based on the Survey of Patients’ Hospital Experiences (HCAHPS) that asks a random sampling of patients to rate and assess their hospital experiences on 30 separate measures, including items such as how well nurses and doctors communicated, how responsive hospital staff were to patient needs, how well the hospital controlled patients' pain, and the cleanliness and quietness of the hospital environment.
GoLocal's analysis of these responses and weighting into a proprietary formula yields this new ranking of every hospital in the region.
Where's your local hospital rank--at the top or at the bottom? Tune in on Wednesday.
Check Out The Grades: Rhode Island Hospitals Report Card
South County Hospital
Wakefield, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: A
Spring 2013 Grade: A
Kent County Memorial Hospital
Warwick, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: B
Spring 2013 Grade: C
Memorial Hospital of RI
Pawtucket, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: B
Spring 2013 Grade: Not Graded*
*Not graded due to lack of publicly available data
Miriam Hospital
Providence, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: B
Spring 2013 Grade: B
Newport Hospital
Newport, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: C
Spring 2013 Grade: B
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: C
Spring 2013 Grade: C
Roger Williams Medical Center
Providence, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: C
Spring 2013 Grade: C
St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: C
Spring 2013 Grade: B
Landmark Medical Center
Woonsocket, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: Not Graded*
Spring 2013 Grade: Not Graded*
*Not graded due to lack of publicly available data
Women & Infants Hospital of RI
Providence, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: Not Graded*
Spring 2013 Grade: Not Graded*
*Not graded due to lack of publicly available data
Westerly Hospital
Westerly, RI
Fall 2013 Grade: Not Graded*
Spring 2013 Grade: Not Graded*
*Not graded due to lack of publicly available data
