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 | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.1% | 11.9% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| T49 | Grady Memorial Hospital | 11.1%, 48th percentile | — | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Grady Memorial Hospital |
| T52 | Piedmont Macon North Hospital | 11.2%, 46th percentile | — | 12.1%, 91st percentile | — | — | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Piedmont Macon North Hospital |
| T52 | AdventHealth Gordon | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 10.2%, 12th percentile | — | 18.3%, 3rd percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Gordon |
| T52 | Piedmont Newton Hospital | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 16.9%, 5th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Piedmont Newton Hospital |
| 55 | Piedmont Henry Hospital | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 14.9%, 12th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Piedmont Henry Hospital |
| T56 | Colquitt Regional Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Colquitt Regional Medical Center |
| T56 | Navicent Health Baldwin | 11.4%, 41st percentile | — | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Navicent Health Baldwin |
| T56 | Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton |
| T56 | Emory Hillandale Hospital | 11.4%, 41st percentile | — | 12.2%, 90th percentile | — | — | 6.7%, 100th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Emory Hillandale Hospital |
| 60 | Memorial Satilla Health | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 21.3%, 2nd percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 18.8%, 3rd percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Memorial Satilla Health |
| T61 | Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC | 11.6%, 37th percentile | — | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC |
| T61 | Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Wellstar Spalding Medical Center |
| T63 | Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside |
| T63 | Doctors Hospital | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 11.5%, 4th percentile | — | 19.5%, 2nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Doctors Hospital |
| T63 | St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 14.5%, 14th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare |
| T63 | Archbold Memorial Hospital | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Archbold Memorial Hospital |
| T67 | Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center |
| T67 | Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | 12.3%, 25th percentile | — | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 14.2%, 16th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Phoebe Sumter Medical Center |
| T67 | SGMC Health | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 18.2%, 13th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare SGMC Health |
| T70 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc |
| T70 | Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 5.2%, 1st percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Piedmont Augusta Hospital |
| T70 | Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 12.1%, 2nd percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col |
| T73 | Southern Regional Medical Center | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | — | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | — | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Southern Regional Medical Center |
| T73 | St Mary's Hospital | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 21.1%, 2nd percentile | 11.2%, 5th percentile | — | 14.3%, 16th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare St Mary's Hospital |
| 75 | Wayne Memorial Hospital | 12.6%, 20th percentile | — | 17.3%, 20th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 19.1%, 3rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital |
| 76 | Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 18.3%, 12th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 13.9%, 19th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital |
| 77 | Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 18.4%, 11th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 13.7%, 21st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center |
| 78 | Coliseum Medical Centers | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 10.5%, 10th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Coliseum Medical Centers |
| 79 | Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | 4.3%, 3rd percentile | 16.9%, 5th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center |
| 80 | Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | 14.2%, 7th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 16.8%, 5th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown |
| 81 | Candler Hospital | 14.5%, 5th percentile | — | 19.2%, 7th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Candler Hospital |
| 82 | St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 10.2%, 12th percentile | 3.2%, 14th percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah |
| 83 | Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc | 15.9%, 2nd percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 20.8%, 3rd percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | — | 16.5%, 6th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 84 | Upson Regional Medical Center | 19.6%, 0th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 20.6%, 3rd percentile | 11.7%, 3rd percentile | — | 15.3%, 11th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.