The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires United States hospitals that treat Medicare patients to participate in the national Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, a standardized tool that measures patients’ perspectives of hospital care. Results collected for public reporting are available at medicare.gov.
Source: Press Ganey, a national hospital survey vendor, 2025
ᵃBased on national survey results of discharged patients, October 2023 to September 2024, from 4,316 U.S. reporting hospitals. Retrieved from https://www.hcahpsonline.org. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD. August 29, 2025.
ᵇBased on national survey results of discharged patients, January 2023 to December 2023, from 4,354 U.S. reporting hospitals. Retrieved from https://www.hcahpsonline.org. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD. August 29, 2025.
ᶜResponse options: 0-10 scale, with 9-10 being best
ᵈResponse options: Definitely yes, Probably yes, Probably no, Definitely no
Source: Press Ganey, a national hospital survey vendor, 2025
ᵃExcept for “Room Clean” and “Quiet at Night,” each bar represents a composite score based on responses to multiple survey questions.
ᵇBased on national survey results of discharged patients, October 2023 to September 2024, from 4,316 U.S. reporting hospitals. Retrieved from https://www.hcahpsonline.org. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD. August 29, 2025.
ᶜDoctor Communication domain rating
ᵈNurse Communication domain rating
ᵉResponse options: Yes, No
ᶠResponse options: Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
ᵍResponse options: Always, Usually, Sometimes, Never
ʰBased on national survey results of discharged patients, January 2023 to December 2023, from 4,354 U.S. reporting hospitals. Retrieved from https://www.hcahpsonline.org. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD. August 29, 2025.