Island Hospital ranked third in Washington for earning high scores for quality from Medicare patients who received care in 2013, according to an article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In the survey, 79 percent of the hospital’s  patients scored their care a nine or 10.

The PI based the rankings on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-required surveys of patients who have stayed at Medicare-eligible hospitals. The PI ranked Washington state’s top hospitals based on how these patients scored their care on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being highest. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires all Medicare-eligible hospitals survey patients, with the results published in the annual Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Patient Survey.

“We are very pleased by these rankings that substantiate our quality-of-care initiatives as well as our focus on the Island Hospital Promise,” said Vince Oliver, hospital chief executive officer. “This honor is shared by each and every Island Hospital employee and physician, as well as our Board of Commissioners.”