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Hospitals in Georgia with the best net Medicare quality adjustments

92 Georgia hospitals ranked by net Medicare quality adjustment 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 net medicare quality adjustment; 57 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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−0.48%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care−0.53%3212.0%11.2%14.8%1.20217 min0.9890Compare
52Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup, GA · Acute care−0.54%33—12.6%15.4%0.95188 min1.1088Compare
53Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care−0.55%3312.0%12.0%14.9%0.94174 min0.97354Compare
54University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson, GA · Acute care−0.57%—3—10.3%14.8%0.97141 min0.8947Compare
55Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care−0.62%3312.9%9.1%14.5%0.82262 min0.95382Compare
56Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · Acute care−0.69%2211.6%10.7%15.3%1.12240 min0.94276Compare
57St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care−0.72%3311.3%12.0%14.6%1.05226 min1.00376Compare
58Memorial Hospital And ManorBainbridge, GA · Acute care−0.74%13——15.4%0.97162 min0.8880Compare
59Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · Acute care−0.81%3311.9%7.9%14.3%1.02192 min0.91108Compare
60Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA · Acute care−0.83%23—9.7%15.5%1.05194 min0.8773Compare
61East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA · Acute care−0.89%3312.7%10.2%15.6%0.93130 min1.04150Compare
62Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care−0.92%3311.2%9.7%15.9%1.05146 min1.0140Compare
63SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · Acute care−0.96%2311.5%12.3%16.7%0.97204 min0.95335Compare
64Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care−0.99%3311.3%10.2%14.5%1.03272 min1.03353Compare
65Dodge County HospitalEastman, GA · Acute care−1.00%————14.6%0.98160 min1.1794Compare
66Dorminy Medical CenterFitzgerald, GA · Acute care−1.05%————15.6%1.06157 min0.88—Compare
67Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care−1.13%2211.6%11.3%14.7%0.87239 min0.99259Compare
68Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · Acute care−1.14%2214.8%9.9%15.0%1.04182 min1.01637Compare
69Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care−1.20%3312.1%10.2%15.3%1.02263 min0.93410Compare
70Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care−1.22%43—9.3%14.6%0.99207 min0.96122Compare
71Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville, GA · Acute care−1.24%2213.6%10.6%14.9%0.94184 min1.01200Compare
72Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · Acute care−1.36%34—11.6%14.7%0.95104 min0.9556Compare
73Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care−1.37%3212.1%13.5%15.2%0.99232 min1.01310Compare
74Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care−1.43%4413.9%9.2%14.3%1.11170 min0.96389Compare
75Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care−1.49%2213.4%12.4%15.0%0.99204 min1.02551Compare
76Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care−1.50%12—12.5%15.5%0.98265 min1.05376Compare
77Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care−1.54%22—11.1%15.5%1.23357 min0.98953Compare
78Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care−1.59%23—14.5%14.7%1.55196 min1.01320Compare
79Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · Acute care−1.61%2212.5%14.2%14.8%1.58157 min1.08417Compare
80Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton, GA · Acute care−1.76%2312.4%11.4%15.6%1.92180 min1.05182Compare
81Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care−1.79%2211.8%8.2%15.3%1.21289 min0.95481Compare
82Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · Acute care−1.82%1212.5%13.7%15.7%0.93162 min1.05619Compare
83Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care−1.86%3312.5%10.2%15.1%1.07228 min0.93444Compare
84Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care−1.91%2311.2%13.2%15.2%0.95146 min0.99284Compare
85St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care−1.97%2314.5%14.8%14.7%2.17203 min1.05294Compare
86Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · Acute care−2.03%2211.7%10.8%14.5%1.37176 min0.95167Compare
87Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care−2.14%3313.0%12.4%14.7%0.98232 min0.96865Compare
88Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care−2.22%2312.6%8.2%14.7%1.45222 min0.97451Compare
89Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care−2.23%239.9%12.0%14.2%1.05233 min1.00264Compare
90Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care−2.43%1311.1%12.4%15.7%1.32251 min1.04632Compare
91Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · Acute care−2.81%2312.7%11.0%14.7%1.26180 min0.96300Compare
92St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care−2.95%1314.3%12.5%14.9%1.47130 min0.99196Compare

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.

Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
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).