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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. 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
101Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care217 min3212.0%11.2%14.8%1.200.9890Compare
T102Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers, GA · Acute care222 min3211.5%9.4%15.7%0.900.96161Compare
T102Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care222 min2312.6%8.2%14.7%1.450.97451Compare
104St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care226 min3311.3%12.0%14.6%1.051.00376Compare
105Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care228 min3312.5%10.2%15.1%1.070.93444Compare
T106Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care232 min3212.1%13.5%15.2%0.991.01310Compare
T106Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care232 min3313.0%12.4%14.7%0.980.96865Compare
108Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care233 min239.9%12.0%14.2%1.051.00264Compare
109Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care239 min2211.6%11.3%14.7%0.870.99259Compare
110Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · Acute care240 min2211.6%10.7%15.3%1.120.94276Compare
111Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care251 min1311.1%12.4%15.7%1.321.04632Compare
112Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care254 min4310.1%9.1%14.8%0.960.94579Compare
113Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · Acute care255 min3312.4%9.5%15.7%1.260.93241Compare
T114Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · Acute care262 min429.9%9.4%14.1%1.000.95694Compare
T114Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care262 min3312.9%9.1%14.5%0.820.95382Compare
116Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care263 min3312.1%10.2%15.3%1.020.93410Compare
117Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care265 min12—12.5%15.5%0.981.05376Compare
118Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care272 min3311.3%10.2%14.5%1.031.03353Compare
119Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · Acute care286 min3310.3%8.8%15.3%1.070.93282Compare
120Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care289 min2211.8%8.2%15.3%1.210.95481Compare
121Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care316 min4311.6%9.2%14.4%1.420.94661Compare
122Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care330 min2212.9%13.1%16.0%1.300.93691Compare
123Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care357 min22—11.1%15.5%1.230.98953Compare

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).