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Top 25 hospitals in Georgia by net patient revenue
More than 10 million people call Georgia “home,” making it one of the most populated states in the U.S. Across the state, 192 hospitals help provide critical medical care to the people of Georgia. Below, we rank the top 25 hospitals in Georgia by net patient revenue (NPR) according to the most recent 12-month interval tracked in our database.
| Rank | Hospital name | Hospital type | City | Definitive ID | Net patient revenue | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northside Hospital Atlanta | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Atlanta | 1000 | $2,794,552,358 | Explore |
| 2 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville (AKA NGMC Gainesville) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Gainesville | 1010 | $1,549,033,315 | Explore |
| 3 | Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Marietta | 967 | $1,499,522,327 | Explore |
| 4 | Emory University Hospital Midtown (FKA Emory Crawford Long Hospital) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Atlanta | 995 | $1,369,626,969 | Explore |
| 5 | Piedmont Atlanta Hospital (AKA Piedmont Hospital) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Atlanta | 998 | $1,322,705,163 | Explore |
| 6 | Grady Health System (AKA Grady Memorial Hospital) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Atlanta | 996 | $1,185,936,329 | Explore |
| 7 | Northside Hospital Gwinnett (FKA Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Lawrenceville | 1007 | $1,070,507,353 | Explore |
| 8 | Childrens Egleston Hospital (FKA Childrens Healthcare Egleston) | Childrens Hospital | Atlanta | 5185 | $941,893,625 | Explore |
| 9 | Childrens Scottish Rite Hospital (FKA Childrens Healthcare Scottish Rite) | Childrens Hospital | Atlanta | 6343 | $905,568,616 | Explore |
| 10 | Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Austell | 965 | $897,025,441 | Explore |
| 11 | Augusta University Medical Center (FKA Georgia Regents Medical Center) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Augusta | 1051 | $789,405,944 | Explore |
| 12 | Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center (FKA Medical Center of Central Georgia) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Macon | 943 | $767,253,216 | Explore |
| 13 | Memorial Health University Medical Center (AKA Memorial Health) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Savannah | 957 | $708,414,367 | Explore |
| 14 | Northside Hospital Forsyth | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Cumming | 993 | $690,062,255 | Explore |
| 15 | Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Albany | 982 | $665,532,303 | Explore |
| 16 | Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center (FKA Athens Regional Medical Center) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Athens | 962 | $629,812,869 | Explore |
| 17 | Northside Hospital Cherokee | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Canton | 960 | $623,511,538 | Explore |
| 18 | Emory Saint Josephs Hospital (AKA St Josephs Hospital of Atlanta) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Atlanta | 997 | $550,855,844 | Explore |
| 19 | Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Fayetteville | 990 | $515,954,389 | Explore |
| 20 | Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Rome | 992 | $481,720,992 | Explore |
| 21 | Doctors Hospital of Augusta | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Augusta | 1048 | $471,492,749 | Explore |
| 22 | Piedmont Henry (FKA Henry Medical Center) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Stockbridge | 1013 | $445,647,528 | Explore |
| 23 | Piedmont Augusta (FKA University Hospital) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Augusta | 1050 | $445,128,888 | Explore |
| 24 | Candler Hospital | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Savannah | 956 | $440,844,768 | Explore |
| 25 | Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Columbus | 1035 | $434,999,359 | Explore |
Fig. 1 Data from our HospitalView product. Data is sourced from the January 2024 Medicare Cost Report release.
Which hospitals in Georgia rank highest by NPR?
Northside Hospital Atlanta comes in first on our list with a significant lead. This hospital has a net patient revenue of nearly $2.8 billion, making it one of the top 50 hospitals in the U.S. by NPR. Interestingly, Northside Hospital Atlanta is also the largest hospital in Georgia by number of beds. The more beds a hospital has, the more patients it can care for, and the more revenue it can generate.
In second place for top Georgia hospitals by NPR is Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, with more than $1.5 billion in net patient revenue. Following in third place is Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, with $1.49 billion. Together, the top 25 hospitals in Georgia account for an astounding $22 billion in net patient revenue.
Notably, many of the hospitals on this list also rank as some of the best hospitals in Georgia according to US News & World Report.
Several of the top-earning hospitals on this list—including Memorial Healthcare University Medical Center (13th place) and Doctors Hospital of Augusta (21st place)—are owned by HCA Healthcare, one of the largest integrated delivery networks in the country.
What is net patient revenue?
Net patient revenue is the total money that a healthcare organization generates from patient services. Money is collected from payors, including private insurance and Medicare and Medicaid.
The net patient revenue calculation is as follows:
Net patient revenue = total patient revenues - patient discounts.
Net revenue vs gross revenue
While net revenue is the total amount of money earned through providing patient services, minus expenses, gross revenue is just the total amount of money earned by providing patient services.
What is the average net patient revenue for a hospital in Georgia?
Net patient revenue varies widely from hospital to hospital based on daily patient population, payor mix, procedures performed, and other factors.
In Georgia, the average NPR is around $217 million, ranging from just over $5.10 million at Roosevelt Warm Springs Long Term Acute Hospital to Northside Hospital Atlanta’s whopping $2.79 billion.
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