Consumers choose top hospitals

National Research Corporation has named the hospitals chosen for its annual consumer choice award.

The 2015-2016 Consumer Choice Award winners are determined by consumers' perceptions on hospitals' quality and image ratings collected in the company's Market Insights survey. The survey is the largest of its kind, surveying more than 300,000 households. Hospitals named by consumers are then analyzed and ranked based on their Core Based Statistical Areas as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau with the winning facilities ranked the highest. 

This year marks the award's 20th anniversary--34 hospitals have chosen as "best" for all 20 years.

Learn more about the award's methodology and and see the complete list of winners.

Beth Walsh,

Editor

Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.

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