The Pikeville Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals Cancer Care by the Women’s Choice Award.

This award signifies that Pikeville Medical Center is among the top hospitals in the country at offering cancer care services. A hospital must be designated by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer Classification as one of the four specific types of cancer programs to be considered for the award.

 The Women’s Choice Award measures hospitals on the presence of specific onsite cancer-related services, infection rates and patient recommendation ratings on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey.  The award is unique in that criteria also include primary research about women’s healthcare preferences.