Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest pneumonia death rate
96 Georgia hospitals ranked by pneumonia 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 | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure 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 | 15.2% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 51 | Jeff Davis Hospital | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Jeff Davis Hospital |
| 52 | Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 14.2%, 16th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Phoebe Sumter Medical Center |
| 53 | Bacon County Hospital | 15.5%, 45th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Bacon County Hospital |
| T54 | Emory Decatur Hospital | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Emory Decatur Hospital |
| T54 | Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd 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 |
| 56 | Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 10.1%, 14th percentile | 3.6%, 7th percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center |
| T57 | Archbold Memorial Hospital | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Archbold Memorial Hospital |
| T57 | Dodge County Hospital | 15.8%, 40th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Dodge County Hospital |
| T57 | Evans Memorial Hospital | 15.8%, 40th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Evans Memorial Hospital |
| 60 | Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 10.4%, 11th percentile | — | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica |
| T61 | Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus |
| T61 | Navicent Health Baldwin | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Navicent Health Baldwin |
| T61 | Southern Regional Medical Center | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | — | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Southern Regional Medical Center |
| T64 | Colquitt Regional Medical Center | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Colquitt Regional Medical Center |
| T64 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc |
| T64 | Piedmont Newton Hospital | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 16.9%, 5th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Piedmont Newton Hospital |
| T64 | Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Wellstar Spalding Medical Center |
| 68 | Dorminy Medical Center | 16.5%, 30th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Dorminy Medical Center |
| T69 | Piedmont Walton Hospital | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Piedmont Walton Hospital |
| T69 | Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 5.2%, 1st percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Piedmont Augusta Hospital |
| T69 | Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 14.2%, 7th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 16.8%, 5th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown |
| 72 | Chatuge Regional Hospital | 16.7%, 27th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Chatuge Regional Hospital |
| 73 | Donalsonville Hospital Inc | 16.8%, 26th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Donalsonville Hospital Inc |
| T74 | Coliseum Medical Centers | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 10th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Coliseum Medical Centers |
| T74 | Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 13.7%, 10th 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 |
| T74 | Elbert Memorial Hospital | 16.9%, 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Elbert Memorial Hospital |
| 77 | Emanuel Medical Center | 17.0%, 24th percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Emanuel Medical Center |
| T78 | Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 14.2%, 16th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center |
| T78 | Union General Hospital | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Union General Hospital |
| 80 | Grady General Hospital | 17.2%, 21st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Grady General Hospital |
| 81 | Wayne Memorial Hospital | 17.3%, 20th percentile | — | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 19.1%, 3rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital |
| 82 | Atrium Health Navicent Peach | 17.5%, 18th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | — | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Navicent Peach |
| 83 | Doctors Hospital | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 11.5%, 4th percentile | — | 19.5%, 2nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Doctors Hospital |
| 84 | Tift Regional Medical Center | 17.9%, 15th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Tift Regional Medical Center |
| 85 | SGMC Health | 18.2%, 13th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare SGMC Health |
| 86 | Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 18.3%, 12th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 13.9%, 19th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital |
| 87 | Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 18.4%, 11th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 13.7%, 21st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center |
| T88 | Memorial Hospital And Manor | 18.7%, 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Memorial Hospital And Manor |
| T88 | Jefferson Hospital | 18.7%, 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Jefferson Hospital |
| 90 | Stephens County Hospital | 19.0%, 8th percentile | — | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Stephens County Hospital |
| 91 | Candler Hospital | 19.2%, 7th percentile | — | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Candler Hospital |
| 92 | Crisp Regional Hospital | 19.9%, 5th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Crisp Regional Hospital |
| 93 | Upson Regional Medical Center | 20.6%, 3rd percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 19.6%, 0th percentile | 11.7%, 3rd percentile | — | 15.3%, 11th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | Compare Upson Regional Medical Center |
| 94 | Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc | 20.8%, 3rd percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 15.9%, 2nd percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | — | 16.5%, 6th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 95 | St Mary's Hospital | 21.1%, 2nd percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 11.2%, 5th percentile | — | 14.3%, 16th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare St Mary's Hospital |
| 96 | Memorial Satilla Health | 21.3%, 2nd percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 18.8%, 3rd percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Memorial Satilla Health |
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.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure 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.