Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
30 Georgia hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (hysterectomy) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Coliseum Medical Centers, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Colquitt Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare Colquitt Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Coliseum Medical Centers | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.35, 62nd percentile | 0.14, 73rd percentile | 2.75, 1st percentile | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.24, 57th percentile | Compare Coliseum Medical Centers |
| T1 | Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 0.59, 41st percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.49, 60th percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital |
| 4 | Candler Hospital | 0.30, 77th percentile | 1.55, 2nd percentile | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.93, 14th percentile | 0.89, 38th percentile | 0.48, 60th percentile | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare Candler Hospital |
| 5 | Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 0.31, 76th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.22, 65th percentile | 1.60, 12th percentile | 0.80, 33rd percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Piedmont Augusta Hospital |
| 6 | SGMC Health | 0.54, 70th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.29, 61st percentile | 0.15, 81st percentile | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.74, 11th percentile | Compare SGMC Health |
| 7 | Piedmont Henry Hospital | 0.55, 69th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.39, 59th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.54, 61st percentile | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Piedmont Henry Hospital |
| 8 | Northside Hospital Forsyth | 0.58, 67th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.39, 59th percentile | 0.31, 58th percentile | 1.56, 13th percentile | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Northside Hospital Forsyth |
| 9 | Northside Hospital Gwinnett | 0.70, 60th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.70, 32nd percentile | 0.43, 47th percentile | 1.16, 25th percentile | 0.17, 80th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Northside Hospital Gwinnett |
| 10 | Emory University Hospital | 0.73, 56th percentile | 1.42, 3rd percentile | 1.11, 12th percentile | 0.57, 34th percentile | 0.58, 59th percentile | 0.95, 24th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Emory University Hospital |
| 11 | Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center | 0.80, 52nd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.20, 68th percentile | 2.02, 5th percentile | 0.89, 27th percentile | 0.40, 34th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center |
| 12 | Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | 0.89, 46th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.41, 48th percentile | 0.92, 36th percentile | 1.65, 5th percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus |
| 13 | Doctors Hospital | 0.92, 44th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.15, 77th percentile | 0.06, 76th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.11, 73rd percentile | Compare Doctors Hospital |
| 14 | Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 1.19, 36th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 0.56, 44th percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 1.09, 28th percentile | 1.89, 3rd percentile | 0.35, 40th percentile | Compare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col |
| 15 | Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 1.22, 35th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.19, 69th percentile | 0.35, 73rd percentile | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.34, 42nd percentile | Compare Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center |
| 16 | Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 1.24, 34th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.78, 46th percentile | 0.10, 82nd percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare Piedmont Hospital, Inc |
| 17 | Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 1.26, 33rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.44, 68th percentile | 1.20, 14th percentile | 0.17, 65th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center |
| 18 | Wellstar Cobb Medical Center | 1.56, 25th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.61, 39th percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | 0.80, 34th percentile | 0.24, 55th percentile | Compare Wellstar Cobb Medical Center |
| 19 | Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc | 1.65, 22nd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | — | — | 0.63, 56th percentile | — | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 20 | Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | 1.70, 21st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.63, 37th percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | — | 1.47, 8th percentile | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Wellstar Spalding Medical Center |
| 21 | Emory Decatur Hospital | 1.70, 21st percentile | 1.45, 3rd percentile | 0.33, 64th percentile | 0.93, 14th percentile | 0.66, 53rd percentile | 0.25, 77th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Emory Decatur Hospital |
| 22 | Northside Hospital | 1.75, 20th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 1.18, 11th percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 1.48, 15th percentile | 0.48, 61st percentile | 0.25, 55th percentile | Compare Northside Hospital |
| 23 | Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | 1.77, 19th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.09, 79th percentile | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 1.74, 9th percentile | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.30, 48th percentile | Compare Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center |
| 24 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 1.97, 15th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.32, 64th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 1.12, 27th percentile | 1.59, 6th percentile | 0.33, 42nd percentile | Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc |
| 25 | Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | 2.00, 14th percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.15, 72nd percentile | 1.10, 28th percentile | 1.02, 20th percentile | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown |
| 26 | Emory University Hospital Midtown | 2.15, 12th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.74, 23rd percentile | 1.38, 17th percentile | 0.40, 68th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Emory University Hospital Midtown |
| 27 | Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 2.18, 12th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.32, 64th percentile | 0.37, 53rd percentile | 0.16, 80th percentile | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | Compare Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center |
| 28 | Grady Memorial Hospital | 2.81, 6th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 1.33, 8th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.70, 51st percentile | 1.30, 11th percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare Grady Memorial Hospital |
| 29 | Piedmont Fayette Hospital | 3.99, 1st percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.16, 76th percentile | 0.14, 73rd percentile | 1.36, 18th percentile | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | Compare Piedmont Fayette Hospital |
| 30 | Northside Hospital Cherokee | 4.73, 0th percentile | 1.29, 7th percentile | 0.54, 45th percentile | 0.59, 32nd percentile | 2.35, 2nd percentile | 0.44, 64th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Northside Hospital Cherokee |
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.
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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).
- 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).