Here’s a new tool to help determine what people think of the care they received in hospitals. The federal government has compiled data that hospitals are required to provide to different agencies. The data looks at how well hospitals provide care. It also asks patients how they rate the care they received.

The report highlights interesting similarities and differences among hospitals in the Lower Hudson Valley.

According to the report, 67 percent of patients at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern said that their nurses communicated well, while 71 percent of patients at Nyack Hospital felt that way. When it came to their doctors, 79 percent of Good Sam patients said they communicated well, while 75 percent of Nyack patients felt the same way.

Some interesting tidbits:

At Good Sam, 59 percent of patients felt that their room and bathroom were always clean, while 70 percent of Nyack patients gave the thumbs up to cleanliness.

Just 43 percent of Good Sam patients felt that the areas around their room was quiet at night, while 48 percent felt Nyack hospital rooms were quiet.

Good Samaritan patients reported greater overall satisfaction than at Nyack, according to the report: 63 percent said they would definitely recommend the hospital, while 57 percent of Nyack patient said the same.

To see the report go to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services