Healthgrades recently awarded Schneck Medical Center with its 2016 Outstanding Patient Experience Award.

The award is based on patient responses to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys, according to news release from Schneck.

The winning hospitals, representing the top 15 percent in the nation, received the highest scores from their patients for providing a positive experience during their hospital stay.

Schneck was evaluated against nearly 4,000 hospitals that submit patient surveys to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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