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Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

65 Georgia hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside, Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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65 hospitals ranked in Georgia by central line bloodstream infections; 84 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
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T1	Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
T1	Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Colquitt Regional Medical Center
T1	Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc
T1	Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.98, 22nd percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare Piedmont Walton Hospital
T1	Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc
T1	Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	1.38, 9th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Memorial Satilla Health
T1	Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
T1	Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.76, 1st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
T1	Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.29, 21st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center
T1	Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.07, 78th percentile	Compare Southern Regional Medical Center
11	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · Acute care	0.09, 79th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	1.74, 9th percentile	1.77, 19th percentile	0.73, 38th percentile	0.30, 48th percentile	Compare Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
12	Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care	0.15, 77th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.06, 76th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.99, 21st percentile	0.11, 73rd percentile	Compare Doctors Hospital
13	Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · Acute care	0.16, 76th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	3.99, 1st percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Piedmont Fayette Hospital
14	Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.21, 66th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Fairview Park Hospital
15	Hamilton Medical CenterDalton, GA · Acute care	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Hamilton Medical Center
16	Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · Acute care	0.30, 66th percentile	1.26, 8th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.92, 36th percentile	0.89, 46th percentile	1.65, 5th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus
17	Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care	0.32, 64th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	1.97, 15th percentile	1.59, 6th percentile	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc
18	Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · Acute care	0.32, 64th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.16, 80th percentile	2.18, 12th percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center
19	Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care	0.33, 64th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.66, 53rd percentile	1.70, 21st percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Emory Decatur Hospital
20	Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	2.75, 1st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.55, 55th percentile	0.24, 57th percentile	Compare Coliseum Medical Centers
21	Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care	0.36, 61st percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	2.73, 0th percentile	1.86, 7th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Duluth
T22	Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.38, 59th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.78, 46th percentile	1.24, 34th percentile	0.10, 82nd percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Piedmont Hospital, Inc
T22	SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · Acute care	0.38, 59th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	0.54, 70th percentile	0.41, 67th percentile	0.74, 11th percentile	Compare SGMC Health
24	Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care	0.39, 59th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.31, 58th percentile	1.56, 13th percentile	0.58, 67th percentile	0.48, 61st percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Forsyth
25	Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care	0.39, 59th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	0.54, 61st percentile	0.55, 69th percentile	0.35, 71st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Piedmont Henry Hospital
26	Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care	0.41, 57th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc
27	Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · Acute care	0.42, 56th percentile	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	2.00, 14th percentile	1.02, 20th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
28	Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · Acute care	0.46, 52nd percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	1.22, 35th percentile	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
29	Augusta VA Medical CenterAugusta, GA · Veterans Affairs	0.48, 50th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Augusta VA Medical Center
30	AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · Acute care	0.50, 49th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.31, 11th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare AdventHealth Redmond
31	Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care	0.54, 45th percentile	1.29, 7th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	2.35, 2nd percentile	4.73, 0th percentile	0.44, 64th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Cherokee
32	Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care	0.56, 44th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	1.19, 36th percentile	1.89, 3rd percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col
33	Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care	0.59, 41st percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.49, 60th percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
34	St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care	0.59, 40th percentile	2.17, 0th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	1.46, 15th percentile	—	0.23, 78th percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah
35	Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care	0.59, 40th percentile	1.55, 2nd percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	0.30, 77th percentile	0.48, 60th percentile	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Candler Hospital
36	Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care	0.61, 39th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	1.56, 25th percentile	0.80, 34th percentile	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare Wellstar Cobb Medical Center
37	St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care	0.61, 38th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare
38	Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care	0.62, 38th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	1.26, 33rd percentile	1.20, 14th percentile	0.17, 65th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
39	Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin, GA · Acute care	0.63, 37th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	—	1.70, 21st percentile	1.47, 8th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Wellstar Spalding Medical Center
40	East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA · Acute care	0.63, 36th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	0.82, 42nd percentile	—	1.69, 5th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare East Georgia Regional Medical Center
41	Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.74, 23rd percentile	1.38, 17th percentile	2.15, 12th percentile	0.40, 68th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Emory University Hospital Midtown
42	St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare St Mary's Hospital
43	Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	1.81, 8th percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Archbold Memorial Hospital
44	Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care	0.70, 32nd percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.16, 25th percentile	0.70, 60th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Gwinnett
45	Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical CenterDecatur, GA · Veterans Affairs	0.70, 32nd percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical Center
46	Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · Acute care	0.70, 31st percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.70, 41st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins
47	Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · Acute care	0.82, 24th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	0.68, 43rd percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Wellstar Paulding Medical Center
48	Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	1.60, 12th percentile	0.31, 76th percentile	0.80, 33rd percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Piedmont Augusta Hospital
49	AdventHealth GordonCalhoun, GA · Acute care	0.86, 22nd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	1.11, 27th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare AdventHealth Gordon
50	Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · Acute care	0.88, 21st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.91, 26th percentile	0.07, 78th percentile	Compare Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center

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.

Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).