Best Hospitals in Georgia (2026): 84 Ranked by CMS Stars

State rank #41 of 50 In the bottom 10 · all states

Average rating 2.94 stars −0.27 vs U.S. U.S. is 3.21

Rated 4–5 stars 32% 27 of 84 hospitals

Rated 1–2 stars 36% 30 of 84 hospitals

Top 5 hospitals in Georgia by CMS stars

#	Hospital	City
1	City of Hope Atlanta	Newnan
2	Meadows Regional Medical Center	Vidalia
3	Murray Medical Center	Chatsworth
4	Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin	Dahlonega
5	Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside	Columbus

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How Georgia hospitals are rated

Number of rated hospitals at each star level. Pick a level to filter the list below.

All 84 rated hospitals in Georgia

Sorted from the highest CMS overall rating to the lowest. 80 other Georgia hospitals in our directory have no CMS rating, usually because they report too few measures.

Showing the top 25 of 84 hospitals

Georgia hospitals by CMS overall star rating, October 2026
Hospital	City	Type
City of Hope AtlantaNewnan Acute care	Newnan	Acute care
Meadows Regional Medical CenterVidalia Acute care	Vidalia	Acute care
Murray Medical CenterChatsworth Acute care	Chatsworth	Acute care
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega Acute care	Dahlonega	Acute care
Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange Acute care	Lagrange	Acute care
Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens Acute care	Athens	Acute care
Augusta VA Medical CenterAugusta VA	Augusta	VA
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Barrow Regional Medical CenterWinder Acute care	Winder	Acute care
Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie Acute care	Moultrie	Acute care
Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro Acute care	Swainsboro	Acute care
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek Acute care	Johns Creek	Acute care
Emory University HospitalAtlanta Acute care	Atlanta	Acute care
Fairview Park HospitalDublin Acute care	Dublin	Acute care
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton Acute care	Canton	Acute care
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth Acute care	Duluth	Acute care
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming Acute care	Cumming	Acute care
Piedmont HospitalAtlanta Acute care	Atlanta	Acute care
Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon Acute care	Macon	Acute care
Piedmont Mountainside HospitalJasper Acute care	Jasper	Acute care
Piedmont Newnan HospitalNewnan Acute care	Newnan	Acute care
Redmond Regional Medical CenterRome Acute care	Rome	Acute care
Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden CampusSt Marys Acute care	St Marys	Acute care
St Marys Good Samaritan HospitalGreensboro Critical Access	Greensboro	Critical Access
Walton Regional Medical CenterMonroe Acute care	Monroe	Acute care
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Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta Acute care	Marietta	Acute care
Wellstar Paulding HospitalDallas Acute care	Dallas	Acute care
Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville Acute care	Cartersville	Acute care
Cobb Memorial HospitalRoyston Acute care	Royston	Acute care
Coffee Regional Medical CenterDouglas Acute care	Douglas	Acute care
Coliseum Medical CenterMacon Acute care	Macon	Acute care
CommonSpirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold Acute care	Ringgold	Acute care
Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical CenterDecatur VA	Decatur	VA
Doctors HospitalAugusta Acute care	Augusta	Acute care
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro Acute care	Statesboro	Acute care
Gordon HospitalCalhoun Acute care	Calhoun	Acute care
Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville Acute care	Lawrenceville	Acute care
Habersham County Medical CenterDemorest Acute care	Demorest	Acute care
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton Acute care	Dalton	Acute care
Newton Medical CenterCovington Acute care	Covington	Acute care
Northeast Georgia Medical CenterGainesville Acute care	Gainesville	Acute care
Northside HospitalAtlanta Acute care	Atlanta	Acute care
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville Acute care	Fayetteville	Acute care
Rockdale Medical CenterConyers Acute care	Conyers	Acute care
Saint Joseph's Hospital of AtlantaAtlanta Acute care	Atlanta	Acute care
Satilla Regional Medical CenterWaycross Acute care	Waycross	Acute care
St Francis HospitalColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
Sumter Regional HospitalAmericus Acute care	Americus	Acute care
Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica Acute care	Villa Rica	Acute care
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton Acute care	Tifton	Acute care
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Union General HospitalBlairsville Acute care	Blairsville	Acute care
Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup Acute care	Jesup	Acute care
Wellstar Cobb HospitalAustell Acute care	Austell	Acute care
Wellstar Douglas HospitalDouglasville Acute care	Douglasville	Acute care
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon Acute care	Macon	Acute care
Candler HospitalSavannah Acute care	Savannah	Acute care
Crisp Regional HospitalCordele Acute care	Cordele	Acute care
Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur Acute care	Decatur	Acute care
Emory Eastside Medical CenterSnellville Acute care	Snellville	Acute care
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta Acute care	Atlanta	Acute care
Floyd Medical CenterRome Acute care	Rome	Acute care
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta Acute care	Atlanta	Acute care
Henry Medical CenterStockbridge Acute care	Stockbridge	Acute care
Houston Medical CenterWarner Robins Acute care	Warner Robins	Acute care
John D Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville Acute care	Thomasville	Acute care
Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville Acute care	Milledgeville	Acute care
North Fulton Regional HospitalRoswell Acute care	Roswell	Acute care
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany Acute care	Albany	Acute care
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta Acute care	Augusta	Acute care
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
Sgmc HealthValdosta Acute care	Valdosta	Acute care
Southeast Georgia Regional Medical CenterBrunswick Acute care	Brunswick	Acute care
Spalding Regional Medical CenterGriffin Acute care	Griffin	Acute care
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah Acute care	Savannah	Acute care
Stephens County HospitalToccoa Acute care	Toccoa	Acute care
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Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton Acute care	Carrollton	Acute care
Dekalb Medical Center at HillandaleLithonia Acute care	Lithonia	Acute care
Memorial Health University Med CenSavannah Acute care	Savannah	Acute care
Memorial Hospital and ManorBainbridge Acute care	Bainbridge	Acute care
Peach Regional Medical CenterFort Valley Critical Access	Fort Valley	Critical Access
Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale Acute care	Riverdale	Acute care
St Mary's HospitalAthens Acute care	Athens	Acute care
Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston Acute care	Thomaston	Acute care
Wellstar MCG Health Medical CenterAugusta Acute care	Augusta	Acute care

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How Georgia compares with its neighbors

Rank	State	Avg stars	Rated 4–5 ★	5 ★ / 1 ★
#12	South Carolina	3.43	49%	7 / 0
#18	North Carolina	3.30	44%	12 / 4
#37	Tennessee	3.08	36%	6 / 6
#38	Florida	3.06	36%	19 / 16
#41	Georgia	2.94	32%	6 / 8
#48	Alabama	2.74	19%	0 / 4

Questions about Georgia hospital ratings

What are the best-rated hospitals in Georgia?

6 Georgia hospitals have the top 5-star CMS rating: City of Hope Atlanta (Newnan), Meadows Regional Medical Center (Vidalia), Murray Medical Center (Chatsworth), Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin (Dahlonega), Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside (Columbus), West Georgia Medical Center (Lagrange).

How does Georgia rank for hospital quality?

Georgia ranks #41 of 50 states. Its 84 rated hospitals average 2.94 stars, against a U.S. average of 3.21. 32% are rated 4 or 5 stars and 36% are rated 1 or 2 stars.

How many Georgia hospitals have a 1-star rating?

8 of 84 rated Georgia hospitals have the lowest 1-star rating, and 22 have 2 stars.

Why isn't my hospital on this list?

Only hospitals with a CMS overall star rating are listed. 80 other Georgia hospitals in our directory have no rating, usually because they report too few measures. That is common for small rural, critical access and specialty hospitals. Every hospital still has its own page in the Georgia hospital directory.

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Source: CMS Care Compare, Hospital General Information, published October 2026. Each facility is counted once by its CMS Certification Number. Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data.

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