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Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest stroke death rate

72 Georgia hospitals ranked by stroke death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Emory Hillandale Hospital, Wellstar Paulding Medical Center, Northside Hospital Gwinnett. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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72 hospitals ranked in Georgia by stroke death rate; 77 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalStroke death ratelower 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 average11.9%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · Acute care6.7%13—11.4%15.6%0.94205 min0.9084Compare
2Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · Acute care7.3%4311.2%9.7%15.7%0.96200 min0.8883Compare
3Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care8.0%3311.3%10.2%14.5%1.03272 min1.03353Compare
T4Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care8.2%4413.9%9.2%14.3%1.11170 min0.96389Compare
T4Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care8.2%2211.8%8.2%15.3%1.21289 min0.95481Compare
T6Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care8.7%4413.0%9.9%14.8%1.29208 min0.9484Compare
T6Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care8.7%2312.6%8.2%14.7%1.45222 min0.97451Compare
8Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care8.9%3312.1%10.2%15.3%1.02263 min0.93410Compare
9Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care9.1%3212.1%13.5%15.2%0.99232 min1.01310Compare
T10Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA · Acute care9.2%5311.6%12.0%14.7%0.88200 min1.07100Compare
T10Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care9.2%4311.6%9.2%14.4%1.42316 min0.94661Compare
T10SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · Acute care9.2%2311.5%12.3%16.7%0.97204 min0.95335Compare
13NGMC Barrow, LLCWinder, GA · Acute care9.4%43—11.0%14.9%0.98134 min0.8556Compare
14Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · Acute care9.6%429.9%9.4%14.1%1.00262 min0.95694Compare
15Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care9.9%3312.5%10.2%15.1%1.07228 min0.93444Compare
16St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care10.3%2314.5%14.8%14.7%2.17203 min1.05294Compare
17Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers, GA · Acute care10.4%3211.5%9.4%15.7%0.90222 min0.96161Compare
T18Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · Acute care10.5%3311.9%7.9%14.3%1.02192 min0.91108Compare
T18Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care10.5%23—14.5%14.7%1.55196 min1.01320Compare
20Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care10.6%22—11.1%15.5%1.23357 min0.98953Compare
21Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care10.7%4310.5%9.2%14.4%1.01204 min0.92143Compare
22Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon, GA · Acute care10.9%43—11.2%15.0%0.95192 min1.00103Compare
23Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · Acute care11.0%2211.7%10.8%14.5%1.37176 min0.95167Compare
T24Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek, GA · Acute care11.2%4311.6%9.7%14.5%0.85210 min0.90110Compare
T24Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · Acute care11.2%3312.2%8.6%15.6%0.88169 min0.94139Compare
T24Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care11.2%3312.9%9.1%14.5%0.82262 min0.95382Compare
T24Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care11.2%239.9%12.0%14.2%1.05233 min1.00264Compare
T28Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest, GA · Acute care11.3%34—10.3%15.4%1.00151 min0.8453Compare
T28Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care11.3%3313.0%12.4%14.7%0.98232 min0.96865Compare
T28Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care11.3%12—12.5%15.5%0.98265 min1.05376Compare
31Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · Acute care11.5%34—11.6%14.7%0.95104 min0.9556Compare
32Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA · Acute care11.7%33—11.1%14.7%0.92165 min1.0645Compare
33Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care11.8%1311.1%12.4%15.7%1.32251 min1.04632Compare
34Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin, GA · Acute care11.9%2211.4%11.6%15.4%0.97192 min1.00160Compare
T35Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care12.0%43—9.3%14.6%0.99207 min0.96122Compare
T35Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care12.0%3311.2%9.7%15.9%1.05146 min1.0140Compare
37Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · Acute care12.1%2214.8%9.9%15.0%1.04182 min1.01637Compare
T38Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care12.2%4310.1%9.1%14.8%0.96254 min0.94579Compare
T38Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care12.2%2213.4%12.4%15.0%0.99204 min1.02551Compare
40Memorial Health Meadows HospitalVidalia, GA · Acute care12.4%5512.3%10.8%15.2%0.92134 min0.8987Compare
T41Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · Acute care12.6%3310.3%8.8%15.3%1.07286 min0.93282Compare
T41Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton, GA · Acute care12.6%2312.4%11.4%15.6%1.92180 min1.05182Compare
T43Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care12.7%4414.1%11.4%16.3%0.89173 min0.9199Compare
T43Hamilton Medical CenterDalton, GA · Acute care12.7%3312.3%9.2%15.3%0.93181 min0.94282Compare
T45Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · Acute care12.9%3312.4%9.5%15.7%1.26255 min0.93241Compare
T45Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville, GA · Acute care12.9%22—11.4%14.8%1.16203 min0.86140Compare
T47Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · Acute care13.3%5412.1%12.3%14.8%0.90151 min0.93276Compare
T47Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA · Acute care13.3%23—9.7%15.5%1.05194 min0.8773Compare
49Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care13.7%2311.2%13.2%15.2%0.95146 min0.99284Compare
50Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care13.9%2212.9%13.1%16.0%1.30330 min0.93691Compare

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.

Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke 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.
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).