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Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest serious complications

85 Georgia hospitals ranked by serious complications 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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85 hospitals ranked in Georgia by serious complications; 64 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
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T51	Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	1.48, 15th percentile	—	0.28, 75th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc
T51	Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	2.21, 2nd percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	2.17, 3rd percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Wellstar Douglas Medical Center
T53	Southeastern Regional Medical Center, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	—	—	0.63, 56th percentile	1.65, 22nd percentile	—	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc
T53	Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	0.70, 32nd percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.16, 25th percentile	0.70, 60th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Gwinnett
T55	Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	2.02, 5th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.89, 27th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center
T55	Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.83, 9th percentile	Compare Upson Regional Medical Center
T57	St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.61, 38th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare
T57	Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	1.66, 4th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica
T57	Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	1.81, 8th percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Archbold Memorial Hospital
T57	Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	—	0.82, 19th percentile	2.86, 1st percentile	—	—	0.36, 38th percentile	Compare Crisp Regional Hospital
T61	Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GA · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
T61	Dorminy Medical CenterFitzgerald, GA · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Dorminy Medical Center
T63	Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.18, 11th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	1.48, 15th percentile	1.75, 20th percentile	0.48, 61st percentile	0.25, 55th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital
T63	Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	3.99, 1st percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Piedmont Fayette Hospital
65	Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care	1.11, 18th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.31, 58th percentile	1.56, 13th percentile	0.58, 67th percentile	0.48, 61st percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Forsyth
66	Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	0.70, 31st percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.70, 41st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins
67	Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville, GA · Acute care	1.16, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.31, 45th percentile	Compare Navicent Health Baldwin
68	Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care	1.20, 10th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.18, 64th percentile	Compare Piedmont Newton Hospital
T69	Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical CenterDecatur, GA · Veterans Affairs	1.21, 10th percentile	0.70, 32nd percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical Center
T69	Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care	1.21, 10th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.74, 23rd percentile	1.38, 17th percentile	2.15, 12th percentile	0.40, 68th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Emory University Hospital Midtown
71	Augusta VA Medical CenterAugusta, GA · Veterans Affairs	1.22, 9th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Augusta VA Medical Center
72	Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care	1.23, 9th percentile	1.33, 8th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	2.81, 6th percentile	1.30, 11th percentile	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare Grady Memorial Hospital
T73	Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · Acute care	1.26, 8th percentile	1.85, 3rd percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Tift Regional Medical Center
T73	Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · Acute care	1.26, 8th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.92, 36th percentile	0.89, 46th percentile	1.65, 5th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus
75	Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care	1.29, 7th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	2.35, 2nd percentile	4.73, 0th percentile	0.44, 64th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Cherokee
76	Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care	1.30, 6th percentile	0.59, 41st percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.49, 60th percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
77	Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care	1.32, 6th percentile	0.56, 44th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	1.19, 36th percentile	1.89, 3rd percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col
78	Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · Acute care	1.37, 4th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.29, 21st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center
79	Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care	1.42, 3rd percentile	1.11, 12th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.58, 59th percentile	0.73, 56th percentile	0.95, 24th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Emory University Hospital
80	Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.66, 53rd percentile	1.70, 21st percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Emory Decatur Hospital
81	St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care	1.47, 3rd percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare St Mary's Hospital
82	Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care	1.55, 2nd percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	0.30, 77th percentile	0.48, 60th percentile	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Candler Hospital
83	Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · Acute care	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	2.00, 14th percentile	1.02, 20th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
84	Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton, GA · Acute care	1.92, 1st percentile	1.47, 6th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	0.88, 38th percentile	—	1.93, 3rd percentile	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
85	St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care	2.17, 0th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	1.46, 15th percentile	—	0.23, 78th percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah

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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).