Baptist Medical Center Beaches Receives the 2016 Women's Choice Award as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience

Baptist Medical Center Beaches was named one of America's 100 Best Hospital for Patient Experience for the second consecutive year by the Women's Choice Award®, America's trusted referral source for the best in health care. This evidence-based designation is the only award that identifies the country's best health care institutions based on Medicare data weighed according to the preference of women in a 2016 national survey of more than 1,000 female respondents.

"Patients are at the center of all we do and we are so pleased to receive this excellent patient experience designation," said Hospital President Joe Mitrick. "We are grateful that patients entrust us with their care and we are dedicated to providing the highest quality care and patient experience."

The list of award winners, including Baptist Beaches, represents hospitals that create an extraordinary patient experience for women and their families by providing exceptional care.

The America's 100 Best Hospitals scoring process is unique in that it is the only national list that focuses on what matters most to women when choosing a hospital. For 2016, the most important considerations were patient's willingness to recommend, doctor and nurse communications, staff help, pain management, cleanliness and explanation of medications, in that order.

"Women are the chief medical officer for the household, making upwards of 90 percent of all health care decisions. Considering she bears the responsibility of making these incredibly important decisions, the Women's Choice Award offers a trusted solution by identifying the hospitals that have proven superior patient experience. Finally, a source that shares her values and priorities is available," said Delia Passi, CEO and Founder of the Women's Choice Award.

The qualification process begins with scores derived by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for each hospital in the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) database. Our national survey of women determines which questions in the HCAHPS survey, completed by patients after discharge, are most important to them in determining their satisfaction with their hospital stay. A weight is given to each of the most important questions.

The responses to those questions, weighted accordingly, results in a numeric score for each hospital reporting valid HCAHPS data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The scoring is totally objective and uniform. The best 100 scores in each of the four hospital bed size categories (less than 100 beds, 101-250 beds, 251-400 beds, and more than 400 beds) determine the recipients of the America's 100 Best Hospitals for Outstanding Patient Experience award.

For more information on the 2016 America's 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience visit Women's Choice Awards