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Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

114 Georgia hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Turning Point Hospital, Dublin VA Medical Center, Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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114 hospitals ranked in Georgia by hospital-wide readmission rate; 35 more match but have no reported value.

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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
1Turning Point HospitalMoultrie, GA · Acute care13.3%——————Compare
2Dublin VA Medical CenterDublin, GA · Veterans Affairs13.7%—9.5%—8.2%——Compare
3Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · Acute care14.1%9.9%9.4%14.6%7.2%2.1%9.6%Compare
T4AdventHealth GordonCalhoun, GA · Acute care14.2%10.9%11.2%13.6%10.2%—18.3%Compare
T4Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care14.2%9.9%12.0%15.8%9.3%—11.2%Compare
T6Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care14.3%13.9%9.2%13.8%8.0%—8.2%Compare
T6Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · Acute care14.3%11.9%7.9%14.1%6.5%—10.5%Compare
T8Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care14.4%11.6%9.2%13.4%7.3%2.2%9.2%Compare
T8Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care14.4%10.5%9.2%13.9%9.2%—10.7%Compare
T8Grady General HospitalCairo, GA · Acute care14.4%——17.2%———Compare
T11Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek, GA · Acute care14.5%11.6%9.7%10.0%7.7%—11.2%Compare
T11Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper, GA · Acute care14.5%—8.5%11.1%6.7%—14.7%Compare
T11Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical CenterDecatur, GA · Veterans Affairs14.5%12.0%6.0%9.2%4.9%——Compare
T11Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care14.5%11.3%10.2%12.7%8.2%2.1%8.0%Compare
T11Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care14.5%12.9%9.1%14.8%8.9%—11.2%Compare
T11Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · Acute care14.5%11.7%10.8%14.3%11.0%—11.0%Compare
T17AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth, GA · Acute care14.6%—9.4%11.6%8.8%——Compare
T17AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · Acute care14.6%11.2%9.1%12.5%10.0%2.1%14.4%Compare
T17Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care14.6%—9.3%14.4%9.5%—12.0%Compare
T17St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care14.6%11.3%12.0%15.0%9.4%2.0%14.5%Compare
T17Dodge County HospitalEastman, GA · Acute care14.6%——15.8%———Compare
T22Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega, GA · Acute care14.7%—9.6%12.1%7.7%——Compare
T22Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA · Acute care14.7%11.6%12.0%14.3%8.6%—9.2%Compare
T22Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro, GA · Acute care14.7%—10.8%17.0%7.9%——Compare
T22Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care14.7%13.0%12.4%16.4%7.6%3.0%11.3%Compare
T22Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · Acute care14.7%—11.6%13.4%7.8%—11.5%Compare
T22Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA · Acute care14.7%—11.1%17.1%7.6%—11.7%Compare
T22Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care14.7%—14.5%19.2%9.2%—10.5%Compare
T22Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care14.7%12.6%8.2%15.6%8.8%—8.7%Compare
T22Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care14.7%11.6%11.3%14.9%7.3%—14.9%Compare
T22Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · Acute care14.7%12.7%11.0%14.7%6.8%—18.5%Compare
T22St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care14.7%14.5%14.8%14.8%10.2%3.2%10.3%Compare
T22Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro, GA · Acute care14.7%——————Compare
T22Evans Memorial HospitalClaxton, GA · Acute care14.7%——15.8%———Compare
T22Wills Memorial HospitalWashington, GA · Critical access14.7%——————Compare
T36Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · Acute care14.8%12.1%12.3%12.5%9.4%—13.3%Compare
T36Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care14.8%13.0%9.9%12.2%7.9%—8.7%Compare
T36Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care14.8%10.1%9.1%11.2%7.7%2.2%12.2%Compare
T36Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold, GA · Acute care14.8%—11.1%13.5%———Compare
T36Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care14.8%12.0%11.2%16.4%8.3%—16.9%Compare
T36Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville, GA · Acute care14.8%—11.4%16.3%7.8%—12.9%Compare
T36Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · Acute care14.8%12.5%14.2%16.6%9.2%—16.8%Compare
T36Donalsonville Hospital IncDonalsonville, GA · Acute care14.8%——16.8%———Compare
T36Liberty Regional Medical CenterHinesville, GA · Critical access14.8%——13.4%———Compare
T36University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson, GA · Acute care14.8%—10.3%14.6%———Compare
T46NGMC Barrow, LLCWinder, GA · Acute care14.9%—11.0%13.9%7.7%—9.4%Compare
T46Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care14.9%12.0%12.0%17.7%11.5%—19.5%Compare
T46Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville, GA · Acute care14.9%13.6%10.6%14.0%6.7%—15.3%Compare
T46St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care14.9%14.3%12.5%21.1%11.2%—14.3%Compare
T46Bleckley Memorial HospitalCochran, GA · Critical access14.9%——————Compare

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.

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure 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.