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Hospitals in Georgia with the largest Medicare value-based purchasing bonuses

78 Georgia hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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78 hospitals ranked in Georgia by value-based purchasing adjustment; 71 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalValue-based purchasing adjustmenthigher 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 average+0.13%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.37%22—11.1%15.5%1.23357 min0.98953Compare
52Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care−0.38%2311.2%13.2%15.2%0.95146 min0.99284Compare
53Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · Acute care−0.41%2212.5%14.2%14.8%1.58157 min1.08417Compare
54Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care−0.42%4413.9%9.2%14.3%1.11170 min0.96389Compare
55Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.43%3312.1%10.2%15.3%1.02263 min0.93410Compare
56St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care−0.45%3311.3%12.0%14.6%1.05226 min1.00376Compare
57Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care−0.49%3312.0%12.0%14.9%0.94174 min0.97354Compare
58Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.52%3312.5%10.2%15.1%1.07228 min0.93444Compare
59Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.55%2211.8%8.2%15.3%1.21289 min0.95481Compare
60Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care−0.59%23—14.5%14.7%1.55196 min1.01320Compare
61Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care−0.59%3312.9%9.1%14.5%0.82262 min0.95382Compare
62Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care−0.61%2211.6%11.3%14.7%0.87239 min0.99259Compare
63Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care−0.64%3311.3%10.2%14.5%1.03272 min1.03353Compare
64East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA · Acute care−0.66%3312.7%10.2%15.6%0.93130 min1.04150Compare
65Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville, GA · Acute care−0.76%2213.6%10.6%14.9%0.94184 min1.01200Compare
66St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care−0.77%1314.3%12.5%14.9%1.47130 min0.99196Compare
67St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care−0.78%2314.5%14.8%14.7%2.17203 min1.05294Compare
68Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care−0.87%2312.6%8.2%14.7%1.45222 min0.97451Compare
69Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · Acute care−0.87%2214.8%9.9%15.0%1.04182 min1.01637Compare
70Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care−0.95%3313.0%12.4%14.7%0.98232 min0.96865Compare
71Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care−0.97%3212.1%13.5%15.2%0.99232 min1.01310Compare
72Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · Acute care−0.98%1212.5%13.7%15.7%0.93162 min1.05619Compare
73Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · Acute care−0.98%2211.7%10.8%14.5%1.37176 min0.95167Compare
74Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · Acute care−0.99%2312.7%11.0%14.7%1.26180 min0.96300Compare
75Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care−1.14%2213.4%12.4%15.0%0.99204 min1.02551Compare
76Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care−1.14%239.9%12.0%14.2%1.05233 min1.00264Compare
77Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care−1.18%1311.1%12.4%15.7%1.32251 min1.04632Compare
78Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care−1.21%12—12.5%15.5%0.98265 min1.05376Compare

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.

Value-based purchasing adjustment
Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..
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).