CMS certification 110034
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col
1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. 66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 25 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 7. Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 11 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 820 completed surveys, 14% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | GA | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 333 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 4 h 11 min | 2 h 42 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 24 visits sampled | 9 h 50 min | 5 h 8 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 78,421 patients | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 152 patients | 61% | 63% | 65% |
How Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med ColThis hospital | 1/5 | 66% | 4 h 11 min | 2 better 7 worse |
| Doctors HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 74% | 2 h 54 min | 4 better |
| Augusta VA Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 73% | — | 2 better |
| Piedmont Augusta HospitalSame city | 2/5 | 67% | 3 h 24 min | 3 better 2 worse |
| Dwight Eisenhower AMC (FT Gordon)Same county · Fort Gordon | Not rated | 84% | 1 h 46 min | — |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Augusta.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 2,695 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 84 cases | Too few cases | 11.1% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 188 cases | Too few cases | 12.4% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 197 cases | Too few cases | 15.6% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 523 cases | Too few cases | 11.8% | 11.9% |
| COPD 57 cases | Too few cases | 12.1% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 74 cases | Too few cases | 2.2% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | Worse | 1.32 likely 1.02 – 1.62 | 1 |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 162 cases | Worse | 217.13 per 1,000 likely 176.54 per 1,000 – 257.72 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 4,683 cases | No different | 0.61 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.23 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 5,608 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.41 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 5,964 cases | No different | 0.22 per 1,000 likely 0.02 per 1,000 – 0.41 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,641 cases | No different | 3.13 per 1,000 likely 1.81 per 1,000 – 4.46 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 669 cases | No different | 2.79 per 1,000 likely 1.26 per 1,000 – 4.32 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 579 cases | No different | 11.36 per 1,000 likely 5.1 per 1,000 – 17.62 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,732 cases | No different | 4.44 per 1,000 likely 2.5 per 1,000 – 6.39 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 692 cases | Worse | 10.24 per 1,000 likely 6.84 per 1,000 – 13.64 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 356 cases | No different | 1.57 per 1,000 likely 0.12 per 1,000 – 3.02 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,237 cases | No different | 1.43 per 1,000 likely 0.49 per 1,000 – 2.37 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | Better | 0.56 likely 0.3 – 0.95 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.42 likely 0.21 – 0.74 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.09 likely 0.4 – 2.41 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 1.19 likely 0.2 – 3.95 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Worse | 1.89 likely 1.19 – 2.87 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.35 likely 0.22 – 0.52 | 1 |
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 174 cases | Too few cases | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 464 cases | Too few cases | 21.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 422 cases | Too few cases | 16.8% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 155 cases | Too few cases | 20.2% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 105 cases | Too few cases | 12.7% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 107 cases | Too few cases | -6.8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 233 cases | Too few cases | 17 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 218 cases | Too few cases | 23.5 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 604 cases | No different | 12.3 per 1,000 likely 9.3 per 1,000 – 16.4 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 358 cases | No different | 10.6 per 100 likely 8.3 per 100 – 13.3 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 358 cases | No different | 6.2 per 100 likely 4.7 per 100 – 8.3 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 612 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.2 | — |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
1,796 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 181 residents and trainees. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 193 |
| Anesthesiology | 115 |
| Emergency Medicine | 114 |
| Pediatrics | 108 |
| Family Medicine | 86 |
| Family | 55 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 51 |
| Physician Assistant | 49 |
| Neurology | 48 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 45 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 43 |
| Psychiatry | 42 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $289,210
- 2020 $396,013
- 2021 $191,520
- 2022 $205,277
- 2023 $89,027
- 2024 $73,408
- 2025 $38,183
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $30,968 | 7 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $6,500 | 6 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $550 | 2 |
| Food and beverage | $165 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $24,667 | 2 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $6,200 | 5 |
| Stryker Corporation | $5,662 | 2 |
| Pinnacle Biologics, Inc | $550 | 2 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $441 | 2 |
| Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C. | $300 | 1 |
| Teleflex LLC | $198 | 1 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $165 | 1 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col
Is Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col a good hospital?
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. Of the 25 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 7. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col?
66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 820 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 11 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 4% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $38,183 in payments to Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col for 2025, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.