What are the best hospitals in Georgia? The latest rankings are released
A new report ranking Georgia’s best hospitals is here, with some medical centers earning national recognition.
For the ninth year in a row, Emory University Hospital in Atlanta took the top spot on the latest U.S. News & World Report list ranking the best facilities in the state.
The hospital, which serves as a teaching facility for the Emory University School of Medicine, also ranked nationally for specialty care in several categories including cancer, cardiology, neurology and others, the report shows.
Other high-ranking hospitals in the state include:
- No. 2: Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta
- No. 3: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
- No. 4: Northside Hospital-Atlanta
- No. 5: Emory University Hospital Midtown
- No. 6: Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville
- No. 7: WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta
- No. 8: Northside Hospital-Forsyth in Cumming
- No. 9 (tied): Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville
- No. 9 (tied): University Hospital-Augusta
Nationally, Northside Hospital-Atlanta snagged the No. 18 spot for gynecology while Emory University Hospital Midtown ranked at No. 38 for ear, nose and throat specialty, according to U.S. News & World Report.
“In what has been a challenging year as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Georgia and metro Atlanta, we are honored to receive this recognition in hospital rankings from U.S. News & World Report,” Emory Healthcare president and CEO Dr. Jonathan S. Lewin said in a statement posted online.
“We thank our dedicated health care teams for the exceptional care they provide to our patients, with a mission of improving lives and providing hope,” Lewin added.
For the 2020 rankings, U.S News & World Report evaluated over 4,500 hospitals and ranked them across “16 specialties of care” based on how well they performed in certain procedures and conditions, according to the report’s methodology. This year, more than 1,400 facilities were rated as “high performing” in at least one condition or procedure.
The report notes that the rankings were calculated prior to the coronavirus crisis “and were not affected by the pandemic’s impact on hospitals.”
U.S. News & World Report, which touts itself as “the global authority in hospital rankings,” releases the ratings each year to help patients find top level medical care.
This story was originally published July 28, 2020 at 3:16 PM.