How your hospital performed in new government rankings

By Mark Davis

July 28, 2016

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

To explore how metro-Atlanta and North Georgia hospitals compare on a variety of factors like infections, hip and knee surgery, labor and delivery and ER wait times go to: http://hospitals.myajc.com/

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