Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Northside Hospital

Northside Hospital · Atlanta, GA

1000 Johnson Ferry Road Ne, Atlanta, GA 30342(404) 851-8000

3 of 5

CMS star rating

695

Beds

32,957

Inpatient discharges a year

$3.5B

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Northside Hospital is a 695-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Atlanta, GA, affiliated with Northside Hospital. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 29 in-network payers and 532 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant

CCN: 110161
NPI: 1457396079
Website: northside.com
Health system: Northside Hospital
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Fulton County
Metro area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction J, Palmetto GBA (10001)
In Medicare since: 1970
Last CMS survey: 2023

Negotiated Rates

The data below comes from CMS-mandated price transparency data. Learn more.

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Anesthesia Range: 00100 - 01999	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category II Codes Range: 0001F - 9007F	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Negotiated	Very High
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very High
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Negotiated	Very High
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Range: 0001U - 0401U	Percentage of Bill Charged	-

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Insurance Accepted

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More about this hospital

Quality
3 of 5 stars
- 228 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.34%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- No Medicare-funded residents
- 27 services, including trauma care
- 2,841 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$3.5B net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -10.4%
- $171.8M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $517M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Private (not for profit)
- Robert T Quattrocchi, chief executive
- 340B drug pricing program participant
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Northside Hospital in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
58-1954432Northside Hospital	63Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 58 more	1215098405 Northside Hospital Inc.1457396079 Northside Hospital Inc.1376574277 Northside Hospital Inc.and 27 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

1000 Johnson Ferry Road Ne, Atlanta, GA 30342

(404) 851-8000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Northside Hospital compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
3 of 5
Lower than 42% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
No different on 7 measures
0 better, 7 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Worse on 2 of 8 measures
1 better, 5 no different, 2 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 4 of 10 measures
0 better, 6 no different, 4 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
3 of 5
Lower than 40% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
75%
Higher than 62% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Penalized
Among the worst-performing 25% of US hospitals
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
1.06
Higher than 76% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
228 min
Higher than 91% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
70%
Higher than 60% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	3 of 5
Death rates	No different on 7 measures
Safety	Worse on 2 of 8 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 4 of 10 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	3 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	75%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	1.06	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better	228 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	70%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts Northside Hospital's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.34% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
-0.52% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Northside Hospital, beside the US median and the average of GA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 175 cases	2.9	4.1	4.655		Better than 95% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 3,093 cases	2.9	3.9	4.079		Better than 94% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 77 cases	12.5	11.8	12.11		Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		2.575
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 84 cases	9.6	8.5	8.691		Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 264 cases	10.2	11	10.84		Better than 65% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 411 cases	13.2	15.2	15.21		Better than 79% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 147 cases	9.9	11.6	12.45		Better than 82% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 5,818 cases	0.92	0.51	0.6821	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 79 cases	183	173	176	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 6,668 cases	0.25	0.2	0.2173	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 7,239 cases	0.27	0.27	0.2798	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 46% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,998 cases	2.37	2.29	2.356	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,355 cases	1.59	1.63	1.796	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 65% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,211 cases	6.7	8.88	10.26	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 87% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,153 cases	3.09	3.4	3.811	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 76% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,330 cases	7.43	5.105	5.77	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 644 cases	1.53	1.72	1.743	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 94% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,776 cases	0.99	1.02	1.073	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 61% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 62 cases	11.2	4.2	5.306		Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 308 cases	28.7	1.25	12.52		Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 428 cases	23.1	3.85	12.69		Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,772 cases	12.3	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 83% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 2,433 cases	12.6	10.7	10.62	Worse Than the National Rate	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 2,433 cases	4.2	5.3	5.229	Better Than the National Rate	Better than 96% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,275 cases	0.8	1	0.9723	Better than expected	Better than 92% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 82 cases	14.2	14.4	14.35		Better than 55% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		11.83
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 134 cases	18.8	19.8	19.84		Better than 89% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 389 cases	21.3	21.3	21.19		Better than 49% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 172 cases	5.2	5.8	5.927		Better than 82% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 498 cases	19.1	17.2	17.41		Worse than 94% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.707	0.172	0.2721	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.843	1.504	1.762	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	12,425	1,370	5,571	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	14.47	0.9835	5.825	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	17	0	3.568	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.175	0.484	0.619	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.137	0.138	0.1792	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.044	1.392	1.515	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7,413	1,799	4,621	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	9.245	1.377	6.01	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4	0	2.317	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.433	0.399	0.3748	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.892	0.2345	0.4352	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.325	2.135	2.519	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	442	61	136	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	11.47	1.591	3.769	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	17	1	3.756	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.482	0.7155	0.9605	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.146	0.211	0.4781	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.561	3.068	3.862	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1,702	38	143	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	13.73	0.328	1.256	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	24	0	1.77	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.748	0.812	1.373	Worse than the National Benchmark	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.211	0.193	0.2796	Better than the National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.954	1.855	1.919	Better than the National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	235,901	14,451	48,840	Better than the National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	14.51	0.567	3.385	Better than the National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7	0	2.336	Better than the National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.482	0.597	0.6352	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 61% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.16	0.127	0.1286	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.364	0.747	1.104	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	166,775	13,646	44,552	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	93.21	5.683	23.39	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	23	2	6.1	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.247	0.279	0.2745	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 55% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	78	73	72.27	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	6	8	9.85	Better than 65% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	16	18	17.88
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	90	87	85.97	Better than 74% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	4	4	3.301	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	76	80	78.79	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	90	91	90.82	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	5	4	4.903	Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	3	3	3.204	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	19	16	16.31
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	77	79	79.46	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	90	91	90.77	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	6	5	5.717	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	3	3	3.075	Worse than 37% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	17	16	14.82
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	58	61	60.14	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	75	77	75.68	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	22	19	21.5	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	2	3	2.462	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	20	19	18.36
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	86	86	84.09	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	14	13	14.95	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	3	3	2.935	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	86	87	85.05	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	16	14	17.13	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	84	86	82.87	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	72	74	74.33	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	8	7	7.087	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	20	19	18.58
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	75	77	77.43	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	7	6	6.146	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	18	17	16.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	83	85	85.2	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	4	3	3.728	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	13	11	11.07
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	9	8	8.69	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	19	20	20
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	72	72	71.31	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	89	88	87.94	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	4	3	3.269	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	73	74	73.43	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	10	9	10.45	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	17	16	16.13
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	72	75	74.03	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	7	5	6.592	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	21	20	19.38
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	73	77	75.78	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	5	4	5.34	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	22	19	18.88
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	83	86	84.54	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	3	3	3.437	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	14	11	12.02
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	59	59	63.8	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	10	9	8.469	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	31	31	27.73
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	82	82	83.87	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	3	3	3.774	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	5	5	6.124	Better than 45% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	75	71	70.88	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	89	87	87.15	Better than 60% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	20	23	22.99
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	4	4	3.602	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	43	47	46.49	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	34	30	32.79	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	23	22	20.73
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	3	3	3.151	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	12	12	13.65	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 5,124 cases	88	88	86.35	Better than 48% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		6.667
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.71
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.08
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 17,936 cases	80	79	71.13	Better than 50% of US hospitals
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 973 cases	232	154	175	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 920 cases	228	148	169	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 49 cases	331	247	348	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		334
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 69,257 cases	1	1	1.759	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 12 cases	67	74	71.14	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 72 cases	96	97	90.05	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		100
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		63.25
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 9,809 cases	7	15	16.89	Better than 93% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 157 cases	70	65	58.96	Better than 60% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 57 cases	77	73	70.15	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 33 cases	94	88	83.53	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 157 cases	86	82	77.15	Better than 65% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 94 cases	90	94	90.02	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 119 cases	100	98	96.72	The best result, shared by 14% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		69.4
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 158 cases	95	94	92.46	Better than 54% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 11,609 cases	90	90	83.63	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		95.53

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	3.4	5	5.623		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	8.2	6.6	6.411		Worse than 69% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.93	0.99	0.9648		Better than 78% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	10	20	20.96	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	2.5	5	5.347	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	30	10	26.92	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.5	2.5	7.03	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	36	34	36.51	Better than 52% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	9	8.75	9.439	Better than 52% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	10	40	38.57	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	2.5	10	9.691	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	21.5	29.5	31.07	Worse than 78% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	78	62	40	28	16	10
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	19.5	15.5	10	7	4	2.5
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	20	Not Available	20	10	30	30
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	5	Not Available	5	2.5	7.5	7.5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	45	Not Available	Not Available	17	21	36
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	11.25	Not Available	Not Available	4.25	5.25	9
VBP safety domain score	46	Not Available	Not Available	14	0	10
VBP safety weighted domain score	11.5	Not Available	Not Available	3.5	0	2.5
VBP total performance score	47.25	Not Available	Not Available	17.25	16.75	21.5

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 60 cases	1.05	0.9995	1.003	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.027
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 75 cases	1.085	0.9969	1.012	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 333 cases	0.9829	0.9983	1.011	Better than 61% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9816	0.9916	1.024	Better than 53% of US hospitals
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 413 cases	1.086	0.9955	1.009	Worse than 89% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	0.9896	0.9982	1.07	1.07	1.05	1.05
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	1.034	1.049	1.048	1.085	1.133	1.085
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.044	1.031	1.031	0.9542	0.9908	0.9829
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	0.9937	1.059	1.054	1.027	0.9536	0.9816
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.975	0.9882	0.9549	0.9537	1.031	1.086

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	Northside Hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.092	0.489	0.6612	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.48	0.346	0.3286	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.371	0.559	0.6574	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	Yes
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.002	0.6405	0.8117	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.063	0.9628	1.068	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.681	0.7945	1.054	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	1.011	-0.0453	0.04361	Worse than 94% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	No	No	N/A	No	Yes	Yes
Total HAC score	-0.0968	-0.2259	0	-0.2685	0.4393	1.011

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2023)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
444
Medicare-certified beds
2,414
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1970
In Medicare since

28 services at Northside Hospital

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency Department
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Outpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: Diagnostic RadiologyNuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug Service
Rehabilitation and therapy: OT (Occupational Therapy)PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Northside Hospital reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

32,957
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 11%, Medicaid 22%
227,354
Inpatient days
90% of available bed days used
11,507
Employees (full-time equivalent)
8
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 830330). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Northside Hospital reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	23,600	34,330	169,424	227,354
Discharges	3,737	7,377	21,843	32,957
Average length of stay	6.3 days	4.7 days	7.8 days	6.9 days
Average daily census	64.7	94.1	464.2	622.9

23,709
Medicare Advantage days
3,144 discharges
31,371
Medicaid managed care days
7,979 discharges
9,993
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	458	138,948	20,310	83%
Intensive care unit	103	21,030	3,290	56%
Other special care	134	32,055		66%
Nursery		35,321

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830330, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Northside Hospital treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 2,379 Medicare discharges in 85 published DRGs; 22% surgical; 67% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	247	$115,478	$19,176	$23,788	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	99	$82,920	$14,712	$17,081	1.28
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	79	$103,422	$17,496	$21,305	1.70
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	58	$67,172	$12,909	$13,837	1.33
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	56	$45,558	$9,016	$9,385	0.79
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCCMS-DRG 470, surgical	55	$122,056	$16,797	$25,144	1.88
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	53	$57,593	$10,691	$11,864	0.98
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	51	$77,054	$12,662	$15,873	1.23
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	50	$74,727	$14,367	$15,394	1.50
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	50	$48,811	$9,141	$10,055	0.81
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	49	$65,103	$11,672	$13,411	1.17
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	45	$57,910	$9,678	$11,930	0.86
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	43	$86,241	$15,363	$17,766	1.65
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	43	$54,720	$10,994	$11,272	1.03
Spinal fusion except cervical without MCCMS-DRG 460, surgical	42	$250,741	$31,697	$51,653	3.66
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	39	$87,271	$14,637	$17,978	1.32
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	39	$345,850	$51,726	$71,245	5.00
Red blood cell disorders without MCCMS-DRG 812, medical	37	$53,104	$10,322	$10,939	0.90
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	36	$51,991	$10,309	$10,710	0.90
Major chest procedures with CCMS-DRG 164, surgical	33	$165,857	$21,700	$34,167	2.55

See all 85 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Northside Hospital

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Northside Hospital billed Medicare for most in 2024: 6,066 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491	902	549	$17,366	$1,706	$1,752
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	400	375	$12,072	$1,154	$1,220
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	338	318	$15,594	$1,406	$1,445
Level 2 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5492	293	269	$24,200	$2,991	$3,116
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	239	237	$44,707	$4,188	$4,358
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	234	225	$91,732	$10,474	$10,772
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5362	234	233	$78,486	$7,706	$8,164
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5073	218	198	$36,998	$2,017	$2,141
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	217	190	$43,771	$3,260	$3,918
Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373	196	178	$16,112	$1,446	$1,516

See all 50 Medicare outpatient services at Northside Hospital

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Northside Hospital in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 4,495 in 2020 to 6,059 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
30328	435	7%	2,610	$40.7M	36%	35%
30338	311	5%	1,842	$29.6M	29%	29%
30319	292	5%	2,005	$30.1M	24%	26%
30350	263	4%	1,850	$28.2M	29%	28%
30075	197	3%	1,115	$23M	11%	11%
30068	173	3%	1,044	$17M	15%	15%
30342	170	3%	1,060	$17.2M	28%	31%
30062	169	3%	1,188	$20.5M	9%	9%
30341	147	2%	1,021	$17.1M	26%	23%
30067	116	2%	654	$11.1M	11%	16%
30327	103	2%	592	$10.3M	13%	11%
30340	103	2%	882	$12.6M	22%	29%
30022	96	2%	629	$14M	7%	7%
30076	92	2%	483	$9.5M	7%	12%
30084	89	1%	620	$10.8M	8%	7%
30305	89	1%	522	$7.6M	9%	10%
30092	88	1%	573	$11.5M	10%	14%
30339	73	1%	400	$6.6M	12%	12%
30360	72	1%	573	$12.4M	27%	29%
30083	62	1%	454	$7.1M	4%	2%
30331	62	1%	630	$9.6M	2%	1%
30188	59	1%	273	$7.2M	2%	2%
30066	58	1%	372	$7.2M	3%	4%
30004	56	1%	449	$9.6M	4%	5%
30087	56	1%	373	$6.9M	4%	2%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 6,059 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Northside Hospital reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2023). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

25
Psychiatric unit beds
3
Off-site locations

2,414
Registered nurses
135
Licensed practical nurses
140
Physicians
18
Resident physicians
51
Nurse practitioners
1
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
148
Pharmacists
103
Respiratory therapists
35
Physical therapists
22
Occupational therapists
9
Speech pathologists and audiologists
89
Radiology technicians
20
Nuclear medicine technicians
27
Laboratory technicians
94
Medical technologists
24
Dietitians
36
Social workers
1
Psychologists
5,219
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

2,841 clinicians who bill Medicare list Northside Hospital as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Internal Medicine Physician 323
Family Medicine Physician 205
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 148
Anesthesiologist Assistant 120
Hospitalist Physician 102
Physician Assistant 101
Hematology & Oncology Physician 96
Anesthesiology Physician 94
Urology Physician 89
Gastroenterology Physician 88

Madhavi Rayapudi, MD
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1215971668
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Rabiul Alam, MD
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1841266996
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Frank Puhalovich, M.D.
Neurology Physician
NPI 1548253941
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Linda Hendricks, M.D.
Specialist
NPI 1881639821
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Manuel Castro-Borobio, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1164788022
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Paul Sutej, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1053353052
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Paula Tanasa, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1386650828
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Minesh Patel, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1699094300
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Sreekanth Reddy, MD
Medical Oncology Physician
NPI 1437199965
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Stephanie Vanderveldt, MD
Ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1538109160
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Jagindra Mangru, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1922028034
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Trevor Feinstein, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1457545709
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Jatin Patel, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1043517683
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Jefrey Lieberman, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1366525057
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Peter Futrell, M.D.
Neurology Physician
NPI 1912990391
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Sri Krishna Mukkamala, MD
Hospitalist Physician
NPI 1710184148
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Gregory Lee, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1609162155
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Robert Stoltz, MD
Specialist
NPI 1275584047
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David Wiley, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1437376381
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Hyung Cho, MD
Ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1265737415
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James Libby, MD
Urology Physician
NPI 1326146507
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Sean Koh, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1588667620
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Rahul Komati, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1164840906
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David Chin Yee, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1740424563
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Northside Hospital reported to Medicare for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$15B	427.3%
Inpatient	$3.2B	92.5%
Outpatient	$11.7B	334.8%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$11.5B	-327.3%
Net patient revenue	$3.5B	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$3.9B	-110.4%
Operating income from patient care	-$365.4M	-10.4%
Other income	$882.4M	25.2%
Investment income	$359.1M	10.3%
Other	$523.3M	15.0%
Other expenses	-$3	-0.0%
Net income	$517M	14.8%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$1.8B	13.2%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$636.3M	4.6%
Other payers and self-pay	$11.3B	82.2%
Total charges	$13.7B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830330, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Northside Hospital's latest cost report.

-10.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
11.8%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
13.7%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
40% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$49.82
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
9.4%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
12.5%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
4.91
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.46
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
64 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
38 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
68 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.80
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
16.3 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830330, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Northside Hospital owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Sep 2025), across all fund types: $5.5B in total assets and a $4.1B fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$660.5M	12.0%
Patient receivables, net	$365M	6.6%
Inventory	$60.9M	1.1%
Total current assets	$3.4B	62.6%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$752.9M	13.7%
Investments and other assets	$1.3B	23.8%
Total assets	$5.5B	100.0%
Current liabilities	$701.1M	12.7%
Total liabilities	$1.4B	24.7%
Fund balance (net assets)	$4.1B	75.3%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830330, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Northside Hospital provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$157.2M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$77.4M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$28M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$171.8M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
4.4% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830330, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Northside Hospital's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Net patient revenue	$2.2B	$2.5B	$2.6B	$2.8B	$3.3B	$3.5B
Operating expenses	$2.4B	$2.6B	$2.8B	$3B	$3.5B	$3.9B
Operating margin	-5.9%	-4.7%	-7.9%	-8.9%	-5.4%	-10.4%
Net income	$238.5M	$636.6M	$233.8M	$307M	$492.5M	$517M
Total assets	$3.2B	$3.6B	$3.6B	$4B	$4.8B	$5.5B
Discharges	29,924	31,718	32,478	34,079	33,633	32,957
Inpatient days	196,020	205,359	219,253	227,906	229,703	227,354
Medicare Advantage days	12,426	16,882	20,744	21,174	24,023	23,709
Beds	677	721	719	673	685	695
Employees (FTE)	8,769	8,242	9,020	9,886	11,072	11,507

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830330, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Northside Hospital reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients		$767M	$6.3B	0.12
Cancer center	$99.9M	$323.8M	$847.8M	0.38	292,716
Radiology-diagnostic	$60.2M	$177M	$607.1M	0.29	142,113
Operating room	$57.7M	$166M	$987.3M	0.17	161,221
Medical supplies charged to patient		$147.4M	$211.9M	0.70
Laboratory	$21.4M	$118M	$1B	0.12	73,437
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$113.7M	$403.7M	0.28
Delivery room & labor room	$44.7M	$95.8M	$238.6M	0.40	87,829
Radiology-therapeutic	$15.7M	$44.9M	$368M	0.12	56,844
Emergency	$15.6M	$33.4M	$251.5M	0.13	23,796
Asc (non-distinct part)	$9.6M	$25.9M	$169M	0.15	21,206
Respiratory therapy	$12.7M	$24.1M	$69.8M	0.35	5,992
Recovery room	$9.3M	$20.8M	$88.7M	0.23	30,455
Physical therapy	$8.8M	$16.6M	$56.2M	0.30	9,222
Mri	$1.6M	$15.3M	$255.9M	0.06	96,131
Radioisotope	$432,175	$14.7M	$90.1M	0.16	5,960
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$13.7M	$29.5M	0.47
Ct scan	$1.5M	$13.1M	$465M	0.03	56,013
Mental health op clinic	$4.3M	$11.3M	$4.5M	2.54	16,249
Cardiac catheterization	$4.3M	$10.7M	$92.7M	0.11	10,188
Electrocardiology	$3.9M	$9M	$74.6M	0.12	9,591
Occupational therapy	$3M	$5M	$22.6M	0.22	216
Other ancillary services	$1M	$4.1M	$6.5M	0.63	15,823
Anesthesiology	$1.1M	$3.4M	$214.4M	0.02	2,466
Allogeneic hsct acquisition	$3.8M	$2.6M	$7.9M	0.33	13,854
Renal dialysis	$235,090	$2.6M	$10.7M	0.24	1,985
Clinic	$1M	$2.5M	$593,458	4.20	2,975
Speech pathology	$1.1M	$2.3M	$12.9M	0.18	4,002
Electroencephalography	$525,663	$1.4M	$4.4M	0.32

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$75.5M	$204.8M	$307M	0.67	297,444
Nursery	$40.3M	$79.1M	$112M	0.71
Intensive care unit	$27.5M	$68.1M	$168.6M	0.40	25,821
Neonatal intensive care unit	$29.4M	$58.9M	$207.4M	0.28	42,558

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$207.1M	$373.6M	3,729,152	$55.52	374,184
Employee benefits department	$31.4M	$190M	575,298	$54.51
Nursing administration	$48.3M	$63.5M	1,018,300	$47.47	22,293
Operation of plant	$18M	$55.5M	490,324	$36.75	112,919
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$52.6M
Pharmacy	$32.3M	$46M	554,084	$58.29	22,364
Medical records & library	$12.6M	$33.1M	305,059	$41.41	9,181
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$32.6M			2,104,076
Housekeeping	$11.2M	$20.2M	517,249	$21.62	10,942
Paramed ed prgm-cna	$8.1M	$13.4M
Social service	$9.5M	$11.5M	194,237	$48.75	5,047
Cafeteria		$10.4M	198,662	$23.60	20,724
Central services & supply	$4.6M	$8.7M	138,406	$32.99
Dietary	$6.9M	$6.4M	106,546	$21.02	3,775
Laundry & linen service	$324,429	$911,187	13,110	$24.75	1,642
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv	$642,694	$873,627
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv	$89,820	$348,593

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830330, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Northside Hospital for an inpatient stay.

2.09
Case mix index
Higher than 83% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
No Medicare-funded residents
Teaching status
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
33.4%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
3,737
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	1.88	1.87	2.04	2.02	1.99	2.03	2.09
Wage index	0.931	0.939	0.936	0.983	0.992	0.990	0.998
Readmissions adjustment	-0.52%	-0.16%	-0.39%	-0.35%	-0.18%	-0.19%	-0.34%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.42%	+1.03%	+1.03%	-0.20%	-0.36%	-0.50%	-0.52%
Medicare inpatient stays	3,844	3,844	3,878	3,626	3,803	3,639	3,737

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Leadership

The officers and board members on Northside Hospital's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Shannon Banna Officer, CFO, since 2018
Amy E Fouts Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, since 2026
Nicholas P Gubbins Officer, Dir., Process Improvement & Complia, since 2026
Anthony Salvatore Director, Board Member, since 2007
Dale M Bearman Director, Board Member, since 2007
Mark J Sweeney Director, Board Member, since 2007
Robert T. Quattrocchi Director, Director, since 2007
Barbara A Pare Director, Board Member, since 2009
Genevieve L Fairbrother Director, Board Member, since 2013
Iqbal Garcha Director, Board Member, since 2016
Wayne Lee Ambroze Director, Board Member, since 2016
Thurbert Baker Director, Board Member, since 2019
Alan K Carnes Director, Board Member, since 2019
John Levengood Director, Board Member, since 2019
Keith Buchanan Director, Board Member, since 2019
Terri Jondahl Director, Board Member, since 2019
Wayne Sikes Director, Board Member, since 2019
Josef G Venable Director, Board Member, since 2021
Deidre Dixon Director, Vice President, since 2023

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 19 of 24 are shown.

Officers and key employees (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Name	Title
Robert T Quattrocchi	President & CEO Nsh, Inc.
Deborah Mitcham Bilbro	President/ceo, Nsh-gwinnett
Jorge J Hernandez	Vice President/asst. Secretary
Shannon Banna	Vp/cfo Nsh, Inc./asst. Treasurer
William Hayes	CEO, Nsh-cherokee
Deidre Dixon	CEO, Nsh-atlanta
Janis Dubow	Vice President Of Patient Care/cno
Lynn Jackson	CEO, Nsh-forsyth

Board members: Iqbal Garcha MD, Wayne L Ambroze Jr MD, Alan Keith Carnes MD, Dale M Bearman MD, Mark J Sweeney, Anthony J Salvatore, Thurbert E Baker, Carlton Buchanan MD, Genevieve Fairbrother MD, Terri Jondahl, J Michael Levengood, Barbara Pare', Wayne Sikes, Josef Venable MD.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Northside Hospital Inc (EIN 58-1954432), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2013
340B ID DSH110161, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 106 registered outpatient sites. Authorizing official: Scott Wade, VP Finance.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Frequently asked questions

About Northside Hospital's rates and hospital price transparency.

What is Northside Hospital's CMS star rating?

Northside Hospital has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 3 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is lower than 42% of US hospitals.

Is Northside Hospital a teaching hospital?

CMS reports no Medicare-funded interns or residents at Northside Hospital for fiscal year 2027.

Does Medicare penalize Northside Hospital for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Northside Hospital's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.34% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Northside Hospital?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (247 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (99 discharges), respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc (79 discharges).

What is Northside Hospital's case mix index?

Northside Hospital's Medicare case mix index is 2.09 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 83% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

How many patients does Northside Hospital admit?

Northside Hospital reported 32,957 inpatient discharges and 227,354 inpatient days from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

How many employees does Northside Hospital have?

Northside Hospital reported 11,507 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

How much revenue does Northside Hospital make?

Northside Hospital reported $3.5B in net patient revenue on $15B of gross charges for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, an operating margin of -10.4%, and net income of $517M.

How much charity and uncompensated care does Northside Hospital provide?

Northside Hospital reported $171.8M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, including $157.2M of charity care at cost.

Who is the CEO of Northside Hospital?

Northside Hospital's 2024 IRS Form 990 lists Robert T Quattrocchi as President & CEO Nsh, Inc..

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