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Vital Signs
Facts & Figures
A dose of satisfaction
68%
Percentage of patients at hospitals nationwide
74%
Percentage of patients at hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire
85%
Percentage at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (MHMH)
59% / 62%
Percentage of patients nationwide / at MHMH who reported that "staff always explained" what a new medicine was for
80% / 85%
Percentage of patients nationwide / at MHMH who reported that upon their discharge "staff discussed help they would need at home" and gave them written information about problems to watch for
56% / 41%
Percentage of patients nationwide / at MHMH who reported that the area around their room was "always quiet at night"
SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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