The federal government this week released its first "star" ratings for the nation's hospitals.
Many hospitals, including some of those that scored well, questioned the validity of the ratings. Here is an explanation of some of the limitations of the ratings.
Here's how 15 metro Atlanta hospitals fared:
5 STARS
None
4 STARS
- Emory University Hospital
- Gwinnett Medical Center
3 STARS
- Emory University Hospital Midtown
- Piedmont Hospital
- Northside Hospital
- Emory St. Joseph's Hospital
- WellStar Kennestone Hospital
- WellStar Douglas Hospital
2 STARS
- DeKalb Medical Center
- Southern Regional Medical Center
- DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale
- WellStar Cobb Hospital
1 STAR
- Grady Memorial Hospital
- WellStar Atlanta Medical Center
- Piedmont Henry Hospital
