Released earlier this year, Becker’s Hospital Review composed a list of hospitals with a CMS 5-star rating for cleanliness.
Abbeville General Hospital was one of 374 hospitals in the nation to receive this recognition, as well as one of only 8 in the state. In addition, Abbeville General was one of 313 hospitals in the nation, and one of 23 in the state to receive a CMS 5-star rating for quietness, based on how quiet their rooms were at night.
According to Becker’s, a list of hospital ratings was crafted using CMS’s Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, which is a database that rates hospitals based on a national standardized survey. Patients are given this survey after their inpatient hospital stay to inform the Abbeville General of their experience during their time in the hospital…