Where to Give Birth in Georgia (2026): Hospitals Compared with CMS Data
Data as of 2026-08-13 (CMS hospital data); 09/30/2025 (patient-experience survey end date). Hospital quality & Birthing-Friendly data: CMS Care Compare, released 2026-08-13. Patient-experience data (HCAHPS): CMS, survey period 10/01/2024–09/30/2025. This page does not update automatically — see “How we built this page” below for the refresh cadence.
Medical disclaimer. This page compares publicly reported federal data. It is not medical advice and is not a recommendation of any hospital, provider, or birth plan. CMS does not currently publish a hospital-level cesarean-delivery rate or severe-maternal-complication rate, so this page cannot show either — no other source on this page fills that gap. Talk to your OB, midwife, or family doctor about which hospital is right for a specific pregnancy, especially a high-risk one, and ask directly about the hospital’s neonatal/NICU level of care.
Georgia has 80 hospitals that provide labor and delivery care, spread across 70 cities. This page compares those hospitals using CMS’s Birthing-Friendly designation and overall hospital star rating. Georgia’s CMS data also includes 47 hospitals that were excluded from this comparison because CMS’s current data marks them as not providing inpatient labor and delivery care.
80
Hospitals providing labor & delivery
61
Birthing-Friendly designated (76.2%)
66
Have a published CMS star rating (82.5%)
14
Not rated by CMS
47 hospitals on Georgia’s general acute-care/critical-access hospital list were excluded because CMS’s current data marks them as not providing inpatient labor & delivery care.
Every hospital in Georgia that provides labor & delivery care
| Hospital | Location | CMS Overall Rating | Birthing-Friendly | Maternal safety bundle adopted | Patient experience (HCAHPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | Vidalia, Toombs County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | No | No | 5/5 stars · 77% would definitely recommend |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, Troup County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 77% would definitely recommend |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | Moultrie, Colquitt County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 78% would definitely recommend |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | Johns Creek, Gwinnett County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 70% would definitely recommend |
| Fairview Park Hospital | Dublin, Laurens County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 72% would definitely recommend |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | Canton, Cherokee County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 5/5 stars · 86% would definitely recommend |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | Duluth, Gwinnett County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 72% would definitely recommend |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | Cumming, Forsyth County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 80% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | Athens, Clarke County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 78% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | Atlanta, Fulton County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 73% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc | Jasper, Pickens County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc | Newnan, Coweta County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | Monroe, Walton County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Southeast Georgia Health System — Camden Campus | Saint Marys, Camden County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | No | No | 3/5 stars · 62% would definitely recommend |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | Greensboro, Greene County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | No | Not reported | 5/5 stars · 86% would definitely recommend |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | Marietta, Cobb County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Adventhealth Gordon | Calhoun, Gordon County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 76% would definitely recommend |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc | Douglas, Atkinson County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 62% would definitely recommend |
| Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba | Macon, Bibb County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Doctors Hospital | Augusta, Richmond County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 74% would definitely recommend |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | Statesboro, Bulloch County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Hamilton Medical Center | Dalton, Whitfield County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Memorial Satilla Health | Waycross, Ware County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | No | No | 4/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | Demorest, Habersham County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | Gainesville, Hall County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 70% would definitely recommend |
| Northside Hospital | Atlanta, Fulton County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | Americus, Sumter County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | Cartersville, Bartow County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Fayetteville, Fayette County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 73% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | Covington, Newton County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 60% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | Conyers, Rockdale County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 57% would definitely recommend |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | Columbus, Muscogee County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | Villa Rica, Carroll County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 74% would definitely recommend |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton, Tift County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, Llc | Lavonia, Franklin County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Union General Hospital | Blairsville, Union County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Jesup, Wayne County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center | Austell, Cobb County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Wellstar Douglas Medical Center | Douglasville, Douglas County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 72% would definitely recommend |
| Archbold Memorial Hospital | Thomasville, Thomas County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | Rome, Floyd County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 72% would definitely recommend |
| Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center | Macon, Bibb County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 59% would definitely recommend |
| Candler Hospital | Savannah, Chatham County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | Cordele, Crisp County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 59% would definitely recommend |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | Decatur, De Kalb County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 63% would definitely recommend |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | Warner Robins, Houston County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 58% would definitely recommend |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta, Fulton County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Atlanta, Fulton County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | Milledgeville, Baldwin County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 59% would definitely recommend |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | Albany, Dougherty County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 57% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | Augusta, Richmond County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus, Muscogee County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | Snellville, Gwinnett County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 57% would definitely recommend |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | Stockbridge, Henry County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 58% would definitely recommend |
| Sgmc Health | Valdosta, Lowndes County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | Brunswick, Glynn County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | No | No | 3/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Tanner Medical Center – Carrollton | Carrollton, Carroll County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center | Roswell, Fulton County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | Griffin, Spalding County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 56% would definitely recommend |
| Memorial Hospital And Manor | Bainbridge, Decatur County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 58% would definitely recommend |
| Savannah Health Services Llc Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | Savannah, Chatham County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | Riverdale, Clayton County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | No | No | 2/5 stars · 51% would definitely recommend |
| St Mary’S Hospital | Athens, Clarke County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 72% would definitely recommend |
| Upson Regional Medical Center | Thomaston, Upson County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 74% would definitely recommend |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col | Augusta, Richmond County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Bacon County Hospital | Alma, Bacon County | Not rated | No | No | 3/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | Blue Ridge, Fannin County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | Homerville, Clinch County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · 77% would definitely recommend |
| Donalsonville Hospital Inc | Donalsonville, Seminole County | Not rated | No | No | Not reported · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Effingham Health System | Springfield, Effingham County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Elbert Memorial Hospital | Elberton, Elbert County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · 70% would definitely recommend |
| Grady General Hospital | Cairo, Grady County | Not rated | Yes | Yes | Not reported · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Jenkins County Medical Center | Millen, Jenkins County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | Hinesville, Liberty County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | Clayton, Rabun County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
| Optim Medical Center – Tattnall | Reidsville, Tattnall County | Not rated | No | No | 4/5 stars · 86% would definitely recommend |
| South Georgia Specialty Hospital | Albany, Dougherty County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | Hawkinsville, Pulaski County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
| Warm Springs Medical Center | Warm Springs, Meriwether County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
What CMS does not tell you
CMS has not published a hospital-level cesarean-delivery rate or severe-maternal-complication rate in its current data release, and that is true nationwide, not specific to Georgia, so this page cannot show either number for any hospital listed. A state-level NICU or perinatal level-of-care listing is also left off this page because it could not be verified against a current, authoritative source for Georgia.
How we built this page
This list was built by filtering CMS Hospital Type to Acute Care Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, then excluding any hospital whose CMS Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure (SM_7) is marked “Not Applicable (does not provide inpatient labor/delivery care).”
Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information and Maternal Health – Hospital datasets, data.cms.gov. File released 2026-08-13. Maternal-health measurement period: calendar year 2024.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) patient-experience survey, data.cms.gov. Measurement period 10/01/2024–09/30/2025.
