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Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest left ED without being seen
116 Georgia hospitals ranked by left ED without being seen in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center, Fairview Park Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 2.0% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 87 | Compare Memorial Health Meadows Hospital |
| T1 | Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 276 | Compare Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center |
| T1 | Fairview Park Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 185 | Compare Fairview Park Hospital |
| T1 | Piedmont Walton Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 77 | Compare Piedmont Walton Hospital |
| T1 | Memorial Satilla Health | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 237 | Compare Memorial Satilla Health |
| T1 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 0.84, 96th percentile | 53 | Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham |
| T1 | Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 284 | Compare Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center |
| T1 | Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 167 | Compare Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center |
| T1 | Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 619 | Compare Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center |
| T1 | Archbold Brooks | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 min, 99th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Archbold Brooks |
| T1 | Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 96 min, 92nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center |
| T1 | Clinch Memorial Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 min, 93rd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Clinch Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Jefferson Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 99 min, 91st percentile | — | 65 | Compare Jefferson Hospital |
| T1 | Miller County Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 85 min, 96th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Miller County Hospital |
| T1 | Mountain Lakes Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 109 min, 83rd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Mountain Lakes Medical Center |
| T16 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 157 min, 44th percentile | 0.83, 97th percentile | 52 | Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin |
| T16 | AdventHealth Redmond | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 201 | Compare AdventHealth Redmond |
| T16 | Emory Johns Creek Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 110 | Compare Emory Johns Creek Hospital |
| T16 | NGMC Barrow, LLC | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 0.85, 95th percentile | 56 | Compare NGMC Barrow, LLC |
| T16 | Northside Hospital Cherokee | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.29, 7th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 84 | Compare Northside Hospital Cherokee |
| T16 | Northside Hospital Duluth | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 207 min, 16th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 122 | Compare Northside Hospital Duluth |
| T16 | Northside Hospital Forsyth | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 389 | Compare Northside Hospital Forsyth |
| T16 | Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 579 | Compare Piedmont Hospital, Inc |
| T16 | Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 76 | Compare Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc |
| T16 | Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 143 | Compare Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc |
| T16 | St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | 122 min, 72nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T16 | Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 262 min, 3rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 694 | Compare Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center |
| T16 | Wellstar Paulding Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 83 | Compare Wellstar Paulding Medical Center |
| T16 | AdventHealth Gordon | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 69 | Compare AdventHealth Gordon |
| T16 | Doctors Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 354 | Compare Doctors Hospital |
| T16 | East Georgia Regional Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 150 | Compare East Georgia Regional Medical Center |
| T16 | Hamilton Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 282 | Compare Hamilton Medical Center |
| T16 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 865 | Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc |
| T16 | Northside Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 444 | Compare Northside Hospital |
| T16 | Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 139 | Compare Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center |
| T16 | Piedmont Newton Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 217 min, 12th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 90 | Compare Piedmont Newton Hospital |
| T16 | Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 161 | Compare Piedmont Rockdale Hospital |
| T16 | Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 40 | Compare Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica |
| T16 | Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 104 min, 87th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 56 | Compare Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC |
| T16 | Union General Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 45 | Compare Union General Hospital |
| T16 | Wellstar Cobb Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 262 min, 3rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 382 | Compare Wellstar Cobb Medical Center |
| T16 | Archbold Memorial Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 264 | Compare Archbold Memorial Hospital |
| T16 | Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 637 | Compare Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center |
| T16 | Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 240 min, 6th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 276 | Compare Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins |
| T16 | Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 330 min, 0th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 691 | Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital |
| T16 | Stephens County Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 99 | Compare Stephens County Hospital |
| T16 | Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 160 | Compare Wellstar Spalding Medical Center |
| T16 | St Mary's Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 196 | Compare St Mary's Hospital |
| T16 | Upson Regional Medical Center | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 19.6%, 0th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 119 | Compare Upson Regional Medical Center |
| T16 | Appling Healthcare | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | 106 min, 86th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 49 | Compare Appling Healthcare |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).