For the second time in one week, Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) of Hicksville, Ohio has earned a Five Star rating for outstanding patient experience. Healthgrades awarded CMH the Outstanding Patient Experience Award. This award signifies CMH is among the top 15% in the nation with the highest overall patient experience scores. Healthgrades is an independent company that provides information about physicians and hospitals for the public to help choose a highly rated hospital and physician.
Healthgrades mission is to help consumers find the right doctor and the right hospital, for the right care. They use data collected by surveys sent to patients which covers topics such as doctor and nurse communication, noise levels, medications issues and how quickly they received help when they needed it.
Hospitals with five-star ratings had significantly better patient outcomes, as the five stars indicated better than expected outcomes. As a patient, your risk of complications and death from your treatment can be significantly lower at hospitals with a five star rating. More information about Community Memorial Hospital can be found at cmh.com or call 419-542-6692.
