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Hospitals in Georgia with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

92 Georgia hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty 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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92 hospitals ranked in Georgia by readmissions penalty; 57 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher 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 betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care−0.29%12—12.5%15.5%0.98265 min1.05376Compare
52Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · Acute care−0.30%5412.1%12.3%14.8%0.90151 min0.93276Compare
T53Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · Acute care−0.31%4411.8%10.0%15.5%1.01183 min0.95315Compare
T53Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · Acute care−0.31%429.9%9.4%14.1%1.00262 min0.95694Compare
T53Hamilton Medical CenterDalton, GA · Acute care−0.31%3312.3%9.2%15.3%0.93181 min0.94282Compare
T53Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers, GA · Acute care−0.31%3211.5%9.4%15.7%0.90222 min0.96161Compare
57Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · Acute care−0.32%3312.2%8.6%15.6%0.88169 min0.94139Compare
T58Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care−0.33%4413.0%9.9%14.8%1.29208 min0.9484Compare
T58Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · Acute care−0.33%3312.4%9.5%15.7%1.26255 min0.93241Compare
T58Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup, GA · Acute care−0.33%33—12.6%15.4%0.95188 min1.1088Compare
61Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.34%3312.5%10.2%15.1%1.07228 min0.93444Compare
T62Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care−0.35%3311.3%10.2%14.5%1.03272 min1.03353Compare
T62Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care−0.35%2312.6%8.2%14.7%1.45222 min0.97451Compare
T62Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care−0.35%2213.4%12.4%15.0%0.99204 min1.02551Compare
65Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon, GA · Acute care−0.37%43—11.2%15.0%0.95192 min1.00103Compare
T66Memorial Health Meadows HospitalVidalia, GA · Acute care−0.39%5512.3%10.8%15.2%0.92134 min0.8987Compare
T66Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin, GA · Acute care−0.39%2211.4%11.6%15.4%0.97192 min1.00160Compare
68Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care−0.40%3212.1%13.5%15.2%0.99232 min1.01310Compare
69Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross, GA · Acute care−0.41%3310.9%11.5%16.7%0.88127 min0.99237Compare
70Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville, GA · Acute care−0.48%2213.6%10.6%14.9%0.94184 min1.01200Compare
71Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · Acute care−0.50%13—11.4%15.6%0.94205 min0.9084Compare
72Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care−0.52%2211.6%11.3%14.7%0.87239 min0.99259Compare
73Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care−0.53%2311.2%13.2%15.2%0.95146 min0.99284Compare
T74Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care−0.56%4314.5%10.7%15.3%0.87138 min0.96185Compare
T74Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GA · Acute care−0.56%33—12.3%15.5%1.06216 min0.88143Compare
T76Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · Acute care−0.57%3310.3%8.8%15.3%1.07286 min0.93282Compare
T76University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson, GA · Acute care−0.57%—3—10.3%14.8%0.97141 min0.8947Compare
78AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · Acute care−0.60%4311.2%9.1%14.6%0.99170 min0.97201Compare
79Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care−0.65%2212.9%13.1%16.0%1.30330 min0.93691Compare
80Memorial Hospital And ManorBainbridge, GA · Acute care−0.74%13——15.4%0.97162 min0.8880Compare
81Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA · Acute care−0.75%1413.6%19.6%16.4%1.04174 min1.02119Compare
82SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · Acute care−0.76%2311.5%12.3%16.7%0.97204 min0.95335Compare
T83Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.77%3312.1%10.2%15.3%1.02263 min0.93410Compare
T83Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA · Acute care−0.77%23—9.7%15.5%1.05194 min0.8773Compare
85Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · Acute care−0.78%2211.6%10.7%15.3%1.12240 min0.94276Compare
86Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · Acute care−0.82%2312.7%11.0%14.7%1.26180 min0.96300Compare
87Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton, GA · Acute care−0.83%2312.4%11.4%15.6%1.92180 min1.05182Compare
88Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · Acute care−0.84%1212.5%13.7%15.7%0.93162 min1.05619Compare
89Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · Acute care−1.05%4311.2%9.7%15.7%0.96200 min0.8883Compare
90St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care−1.18%1314.3%12.5%14.9%1.47130 min0.99196Compare
91Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care−1.19%4414.1%11.4%16.3%0.89173 min0.9199Compare
92Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care−1.46%3311.2%9.7%15.9%1.05146 min1.0140Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).