Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest heart failure death rate
84 Georgia hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 11.1% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T49 | Grady Memorial Hospital | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 357 min, 0th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 953 | Compare Grady Memorial Hospital |
| T52 | Piedmont Macon North Hospital | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 103 | Compare Piedmont Macon North Hospital |
| T52 | AdventHealth Gordon | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 69 | Compare AdventHealth Gordon |
| T52 | Piedmont Newton Hospital | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 217 min, 12th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 90 | Compare Piedmont Newton Hospital |
| 55 | Piedmont Henry Hospital | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 239 min, 7th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 259 | Compare Piedmont Henry Hospital |
| T56 | Colquitt Regional Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 99 | Compare Colquitt Regional Medical Center |
| T56 | Navicent Health Baldwin | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 203 min, 18th percentile | 0.86, 94th percentile | 140 | Compare Navicent Health Baldwin |
| T56 | Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.92, 1st percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 182 | Compare Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton |
| T56 | Emory Hillandale Hospital | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 84 | Compare Emory Hillandale Hospital |
| 60 | Memorial Satilla Health | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 237 | Compare Memorial Satilla Health |
| T61 | Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 104 min, 87th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 56 | Compare Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC |
| T61 | Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 160 | Compare Wellstar Spalding Medical Center |
| T63 | Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 100 | Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside |
| T63 | Doctors Hospital | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 354 | Compare Doctors Hospital |
| T63 | St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 376 | Compare St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare |
| T63 | Archbold Memorial Hospital | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 264 | Compare Archbold Memorial Hospital |
| T67 | Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 276 | Compare Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center |
| T67 | Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 143 | Compare Phoebe Sumter Medical Center |
| T67 | SGMC Health | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 335 | Compare SGMC Health |
| T70 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 865 | Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc |
| T70 | Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 551 | Compare Piedmont Augusta Hospital |
| T70 | Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 251 min, 5th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 632 | Compare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col |
| T73 | Southern Regional Medical Center | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 265 min, 3rd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 376 | Compare Southern Regional Medical Center |
| T73 | St Mary's Hospital | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 196 | Compare St Mary's Hospital |
| 75 | Wayne Memorial Hospital | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 88 | Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital |
| 76 | Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 330 min, 0th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 691 | Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital |
| 77 | Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 284 | Compare Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center |
| 78 | Coliseum Medical Centers | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 310 | Compare Coliseum Medical Centers |
| 79 | Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 619 | Compare Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center |
| 80 | Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | 14.2%, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 417 | Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown |
| 81 | Candler Hospital | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.55, 2nd percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 320 | Compare Candler Hospital |
| 82 | St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 2.17, 0th percentile | 203 min, 18th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 294 | Compare St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah |
| 83 | Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc | 15.9%, 2nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 88 | Compare Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 84 | Upson Regional Medical Center | 19.6%, 0th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 119 | Compare Upson Regional 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.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- 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.
- 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).