17 GA Hospitals Among Nation’s Best: U.S. News Ranking

GEORGIA — Seventeen hospitals in Georgia are among the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Hospitals ranking released Tuesday.

For its 35th annual report, U.S. News evaluated more than 5,000 hospitals based on their performance across 30 medical and surgical services.

The top-ranked hospitals in Georgia are:

• No. 1: Emory University Hospital, Atlanta
• No. 2: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta
• No. 2: Emory St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta
• No. 4: Northside Hospital Atlanta, Atlanta
• No. 5: Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville
• No. 6: WellStar Kennestone Hospital, Marietta
• No. 7: Northside Hospital Forsyth, Cumming
• No. 8: Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Johns Creek
• No. 9: Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta
• No. 9: Northside Hospital Cherokee, Canton
• No. 11: Piedmont Fayette Hospital, Fayetteville
• No. 12: Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens
• No. 12: Piedmont Augusta Hospital, Augusta
• No. 12: Northside Hospital Gwinnett, Lawrenceville
• No. 12: Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center, Macon
• No. 16: AdventHealth Redmond, Rome
• No. 17: Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta

These hospitals are among the top 466 Best Regional Hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News.

For the first time this year, U.S. News also identified 98 hospitals across the country for their success in caring for patients from historically underserved communities. In Georgia, the following hospitals were recognized:

• Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta

Here are the top five hospitals by specialty:

Cancer

1. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City
3. Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
4. Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston
5. City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California

Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery

1. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio
2. NYU Langone Hospitals, New York City
3. Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
4. Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City
5. New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell, New York City

Neurology & Neurosurgery

1. NYU Langone Hospitals, New York City
2. Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
3. UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco
4. New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell, New York City
5. Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD)

Orthopedics

1. Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City
2. Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
3. NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York City
4. New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell, New York City
5. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

To calculate the 2024-2025 Best Hospitals for the Honor Roll, specialty and region, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance using a variety of measures. Data came from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, professional organizations, and medical specialists. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective patient care measures.