Of the 3,200 hospitals named, the winning facilities ranked highest in
Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), as defined by the US Census
Bureau. The Ticker study surveyed 250,000 households representing over
450,000 consumers in the continental U.S. and the District of Columbia.
National
Research Corporation's Healthcare Market Guide Ticker is the nation's
largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. NRC has more than two
decades of experience in health care performance measurement and
improvement.