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Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest time in emergency department

123 Georgia hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Optim Medical Center - Tattnall, Archbold Brooks, Warm Springs Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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123 hospitals ranked in Georgia by time in emergency department; 26 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
1Optim Medical Center - TattnallReidsville, GA · Critical access66 min—4——15.2%——25Compare
2Archbold BrooksQuitman, GA · Critical access74 min———————25Compare
3Warm Springs Medical CenterWarm Springs, GA · Critical access75 min———————25Compare
T4Jasper Memorial HospitalMonticello, GA · Critical access84 min———————12Compare
T4SGMC Health LanierLakeland, GA · Critical access84 min———————25Compare
6Miller County HospitalColquitt, GA · Critical access85 min————15.1%——25Compare
7SGMC Berrien CampusNashville, GA · Acute care92 min———————63Compare
8Optim Medical Center - ScrevenSylvania, GA · Critical access93 min———————25Compare
9Clinch Memorial HospitalHomerville, GA · Critical access94 min———————25Compare
10Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical CenterCedartown, GA · Critical access96 min————15.1%——25Compare
11Jenkins County Medical CenterMillen, GA · Critical access98 min———————25Compare
12Jefferson HospitalLouisville, GA · Acute care99 min—4——15.2%——65Compare
13LifeBrite Community Hospital Of EarlyBlakely, GA · Critical access100 min———————25Compare
14Morgan Medical CenterMadison, GA · Critical access103 min—4——15.2%——25Compare
T15Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · Acute care104 min34—11.6%14.7%0.950.9556Compare
T15Phoebe Worth Medical CenterSylvester, GA · Critical access104 min————15.7%——25Compare
T17Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical CenterJackson, GA · Critical access105 min———————25Compare
T17Wills Memorial HospitalWashington, GA · Critical access105 min————14.7%——25Compare
T19Appling HealthcareBaxley, GA · Acute care106 min————15.3%—0.9049Compare
T19Dwight Eisenhower AMC (Ft Gordon)Fort Gordon, GA · Military106 min—5——————Compare
21Jeff Davis HospitalHazlehurst, GA · Critical access108 min————15.0%——25Compare
T22Archbold MitchellCamilla, GA · Critical access109 min———————25Compare
T22Mountain Lakes Medical CenterClayton, GA · Critical access109 min————15.2%——25Compare
24Candler County HospitalMetter, GA · Critical access110 min————15.8%——25Compare
T25Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold, GA · Acute care118 min3——11.1%14.8%—1.0864Compare
T25Elbert Memorial HospitalElberton, GA · Critical access118 min————15.0%——25Compare
T25Washington County Regional Medical CenterSandersville, GA · Acute care118 min————15.2%—1.0356Compare
28Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro, GA · Acute care120 min—4——14.7%0.971.0140Compare
29St Marys Good Samaritan HospitalGreensboro, GA · Critical access122 min44—10.5%15.6%——25Compare
30Putnam General HospitalEatonton, GA · Critical access123 min————15.4%——25Compare
31Higgins General HospitalBremen, GA · Critical access126 min—5—————25Compare
T32Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross, GA · Acute care127 min3310.9%11.5%16.7%0.880.99237Compare
T32Bleckley Memorial HospitalCochran, GA · Critical access127 min————14.9%——25Compare
T34East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA · Acute care130 min3312.7%10.2%15.6%0.931.04150Compare
T34Stephens County HospitalToccoa, GA · Acute care130 min24—9.9%15.3%0.970.8999Compare
T34St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care130 min1314.3%12.5%14.9%1.470.99196Compare
T37Memorial Health Meadows HospitalVidalia, GA · Acute care134 min5512.3%10.8%15.2%0.920.8987Compare
T37NGMC Barrow, LLCWinder, GA · Acute care134 min43—11.0%14.9%0.980.8556Compare
T37Effingham Health SystemSpringfield, GA · Critical access134 min————14.9%——25Compare
40Evans Memorial HospitalClaxton, GA · Acute care136 min—4——14.7%0.991.0449Compare
41Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care138 min4314.5%10.7%15.3%0.870.96185Compare
42University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson, GA · Acute care141 min—3—10.3%14.8%0.970.8947Compare
43Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · Acute care142 min43—10.6%15.5%0.950.9577Compare
44Martin ACH (Ft Benning)Fort Benning, GA · Military143 min—5——————Compare
T45AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth, GA · Acute care144 min55—9.4%14.6%—0.7842Compare
T45Grady General HospitalCairo, GA · Acute care144 min————14.4%—0.9760Compare
T47Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care146 min3311.2%9.7%15.9%1.051.0140Compare
T47Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care146 min2311.2%13.2%15.2%0.950.99284Compare
49Monroe County HospitalForsyth, GA · Critical access149 min————15.2%——25Compare
50Bacon County HospitalAlma, GA · Critical access150 min—3——15.3%——25Compare

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.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
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).
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).