Piedmont, Emory Midtown, 9 more Atlanta hospitals get ‘C’ for safety, analysis says

• Atlanta Medical Center (Atlanta): See the score; Atlanta Medical Center South Campus (East Point): See the score

Hospital response: "We have identified areas where we have fallen short of our high standards, and through hospital-based initiatives, we are actively reviewing key indicators of care and implementing action plans to drive improvements."

• DeKalb Medical Center (Decatur): See the score

• Emory Healthcare: Emory Johns Creek Hospital (Johns Creek) See the score; Emory University Hospital Midtown (Atlanta) See the score; St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta (Atlanta) See the score.

Hospital response: "While the evidence is clear that these ranking systems are not yet meaningfully useful for comparing and ranking individual hospitals, we carefully review such data internally to ensure that we are always focusing our efforts on the most fruitful areas to maintain the highest levels of quality and safety for our patients."

• Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta): See the score

• Gwinnett Medical Center Duluth (Duluth): See the score; Gwinnett Medical Center Lawrenceville (Lawrenceville): See the score

• Piedmont Hospital (Atlanta): See the score

• Rockdale Medical Center (Conyers): See the score

Methodology of the scores