Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Georgia with the lowest time in emergency department
123 Georgia hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 101 | Piedmont Newton Hospital | 217 min, 12th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 46.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Piedmont Newton Hospital |
| T102 | Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 45.0%, 12th percentile | 50.0%, 13th percentile | Compare Piedmont Rockdale Hospital |
| T102 | Emory Decatur Hospital | 222 min, 11th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 34.0%, 4th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Emory Decatur Hospital |
| 104 | St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | 226 min, 10th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare |
| 105 | Northside Hospital | 228 min, 9th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare Northside Hospital |
| T106 | Coliseum Medical Centers | 232 min, 8th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 50.0%, 13th percentile | Compare Coliseum Medical Centers |
| T106 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 90.0%, 73rd percentile | Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc |
| 108 | Archbold Memorial Hospital | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Archbold Memorial Hospital |
| 109 | Piedmont Henry Hospital | 239 min, 7th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 42.0%, 10th percentile | 48.0%, 12th percentile | Compare Piedmont Henry Hospital |
| 110 | Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | 240 min, 6th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins |
| 111 | Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 251 min, 5th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 61.0%, 39th percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col |
| 112 | Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 54.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Piedmont Hospital, Inc |
| 113 | Tift Regional Medical Center | 255 min, 4th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare Tift Regional Medical Center |
| T114 | Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 262 min, 3rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 88.0%, 96th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center |
| T114 | Wellstar Cobb Medical Center | 262 min, 3rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 78.0%, 47th percentile | Compare Wellstar Cobb Medical Center |
| 116 | Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | 263 min, 3rd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 34.0%, 4th percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc |
| 117 | Southern Regional Medical Center | 265 min, 3rd percentile | 9.0%, 1st percentile | 47.0%, 14th percentile | 68.0%, 32nd percentile | Compare Southern Regional Medical Center |
| 118 | Northside Hospital Gwinnett | 272 min, 3rd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 62.0%, 42nd percentile | 87.0%, 65th percentile | Compare Northside Hospital Gwinnett |
| 119 | Piedmont Fayette Hospital | 286 min, 2nd percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | 45.0%, 10th percentile | Compare Piedmont Fayette Hospital |
| 120 | Emory University Hospital Midtown | 289 min, 2nd percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 23.0%, 2nd percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Emory University Hospital Midtown |
| 121 | Emory University Hospital | 316 min, 1st percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 32.0%, 4th percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare Emory University Hospital |
| 122 | Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 330 min, 0th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 83.0%, 90th percentile | 72.0%, 38th percentile | Compare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital |
| 123 | Grady Memorial Hospital | 357 min, 0th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 51.0%, 20th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Grady Memorial Hospital |
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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.