Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Northside Hospital Forsyth

Northside Hospital · Cumming, GA

1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041(770) 844-3200

4 of 5

CMS star rating

420

Beds

19,473

Inpatient discharges a year

$900.3M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Northside Hospital Forsyth is a 420-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Cumming, GA, affiliated with Northside Hospital. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 31 in-network payers and 515 disclosed rate categories.

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CCN: 110005
NPI: 1376574277
Website: northside.com
Health system: Northside Hospital
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Forsyth County
Metro area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction J, Palmetto GBA (10001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2024

Negotiated Rates

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
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	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Radiology Procedures Range: 70010 - 79999	Percentage of Bill Charged	-

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More about this hospital

Quality
4 of 5 stars
- 170 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.01%)
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- No Medicare-funded residents
- 16 services
- 1,530 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$900.3M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 1.0%
- $48.6M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $19M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Northside Hospital Inc
- Private (not for profit)
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Northside Hospital Forsyth 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	56Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 51 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

1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041

(770) 844-3200

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

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

Overall star rating
4 of 5
Higher than 58% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
Better on 1 of 7 measures
1 better, 6 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Mixed on 8 measures
1 better, 6 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Better on 2 of 10 measures
2 better, 8 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
4 of 5
Higher than 60% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
80%
Higher than 79% 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)
1.1
Higher than 80% 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
170 min
Higher than 64% 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	4 of 5
Death rates	Better on 1 of 7 measures
Safety	Mixed on 8 measures
Readmissions	Better on 2 of 10 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	4 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	80%	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)	1.1	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	170 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 Forsyth's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.01% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
-0.42% 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 Forsyth, 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 Forsyth	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 96 cases	4.4	4.1	4.655		Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 4,400 cases	2.6	3.9	4.079		Better than 98% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 174 cases	13.9	11.8	12.11		Worse than 95% 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 · 176 cases	8	8.5	8.691		Better than 62% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 613 cases	9.2	11	10.84		Better than 83% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 695 cases	13.8	15.2	15.21		Better than 71% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 290 cases	8.2	11.6	12.45		Better than 97% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 7,429 cases	0.62	0.51	0.6821	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 79 cases	192	173	176	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 8,690 cases	0.23	0.2	0.2173	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 8,862 cases	0.3	0.27	0.2798	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,044 cases	3.22	2.29	2.356	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 990 cases	2.17	1.63	1.796	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,022 cases	10.99	8.88	10.26	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,122 cases	3.61	3.4	3.811	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 943 cases	5.87	5.105	5.77	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 491 cases	1.86	1.72	1.743	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,891 cases	1.09	1.02	1.073	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 73% 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 Forsyth	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 148 cases	-18.8	4.2	5.306		Better than 86% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 674 cases	-5.1	1.25	12.52		Better than 59% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 713 cases	-24.4	3.85	12.69		Better than 85% 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 · 1,143 cases	13.1	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 71 cases	10	10.7	10.62	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 72% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 71 cases	4.7	5.3	5.229	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,124 cases	0.9	1	0.9723	No Different than expected	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 188 cases	13.6	14.4	14.35		Better than 83% 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 · 284 cases	18	19.8	19.84		Better than 99% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 810 cases	21.2	21.3	21.19		Better than 53% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 86 cases	6.2	5.8	5.927		Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 901 cases	15.7	17.2	17.41		Better than 96% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Northside Hospital Forsyth	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	0.099	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	1.056	1.504	1.762	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7,169	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	7.733	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	3	0	3.568	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.388	0.484	0.619	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.079	0.138	0.1792	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.848	1.392	1.515	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7,666	1,799	4,621	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	9.626	1.377	6.01	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	2.317	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.312	0.399	0.3748	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 58% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.868	0.2345	0.4352	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.601	2.135	2.519	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	329	61	136	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8.331	1.591	3.769	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	13	1	3.756	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.56	0.7155	0.9605	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.098	0.211	0.4781	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.934	3.068	3.862	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	421	38	143	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.416	0.328	1.256	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	1.77	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.585	0.812	1.373	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 67% of US hospitals
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.154	0.193	0.2796	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.166	1.855	1.919	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	131,541	14,451	48,840	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8.275	0.567	3.385	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4	0	2.336	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.483	0.597	0.6352	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 61% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.114	0.127	0.1286	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.359	0.747	1.104	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	116,317	13,646	44,552	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	56.87	5.683	23.39	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	12	2	6.1	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.211	0.279	0.2745	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 60% 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 Forsyth	US median	GA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	85	73	72.27	Better than 89% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	3	8	9.85	Better than 87% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	12	18	17.88
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	93	87	85.97	Better than 92% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	5	4	3.301	The top rating, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	77	80	78.79	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	91	91	90.82	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	4	4	4.903	Worse than 42% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	3	3	3.204	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	19	16	16.31
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	76	79	79.46	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	90	91	90.77	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	6	5	5.717	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	3	3	3.075	Worse than 37% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	18	16	14.82
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	58	61	60.14	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	76	77	75.68	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	21	19	21.5	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	2	3	2.462	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	21	19	18.36
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	87	86	84.09	Better than 55% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	12	13	14.95	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	4	3	2.935	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	88	87	85.05	Better than 58% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	14	14	17.13	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	86	86	82.87	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	70	74	74.33	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 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 · 3,554 cases	22	19	18.58
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	74	77	77.43	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	6	6	6.146	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	20	17	16.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 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 · 3,554 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 · 3,554 cases	13	11	11.07
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	6	8	8.69	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	17	20	20
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	77	72	71.31	Better than 70% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	91	88	87.94	Better than 77% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	4	3	3.269	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	73	74	73.43	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	10	9	10.45	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	17	16	16.13
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	73	75	74.03	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	6	5	6.592	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	21	20	19.38
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	74	77	75.78	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	4	4	5.34	Better than 45% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	22	19	18.88
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 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 · 3,554 cases	2	3	3.437	Better than 50% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	15	11	12.02
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	61	59	63.8	Better than 54% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	8	9	8.469	Better than 53% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	31	31	27.73
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	83	82	83.87	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	4	3	3.774	Better than 56% 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 · 3,554 cases	3	5	6.124	Better than 70% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	80	71	70.88	Better than 79% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	92	87	87.15	Better than 83% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	17	23	22.99
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	5	4	3.602	The top rating, shared by 24% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 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 · 3,554 cases	32	30	32.79	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	25	22	20.73
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	4	3	3.151	Better than 60% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	11	12	13.65	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 3,554 cases	89	88	86.35	Better than 59% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Northside Hospital Forsyth	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 · 6,704 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 · 1,001 cases	171	154	175	Worse than 61% 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 · 966 cases	170	148	169	Worse than 64% 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 · 28 cases	356	247	348	Worse than 81% 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 · 65,895 cases	1	1	1.759	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 22 cases	73	74	71.14	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 75 cases	97	97	90.05	Better than 46% 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 · 29 cases	66	53	63.25	Better than 76% of US hospitals
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 4,835 cases	16	15	16.89	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 155 cases	70	65	58.96	Better than 60% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 54 cases	74	73	70.15	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 33 cases	97	88	83.53	Better than 82% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 155 cases	80	82	77.15	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 85 cases	99	94	90.02	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 166 cases	98	98	96.72	Better than 49% 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 · 223 cases	95	94	92.46	Better than 54% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		83.63
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,193 cases	97	97	95.53	Better than 45% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Northside Hospital Forsyth	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	3.6	5	5.623		Better than 67% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	8.8	6.6	6.411		Worse than 73% 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 Forsyth	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.96	0.99	0.9648		Better than 63% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

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

Measure	Northside Hospital Forsyth	US median	GA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	8	20	20.96	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	2	5	5.347	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	10	10	26.92	Better than 43% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	2.5	2.5	7.03	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	42	34	36.51	Better than 64% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	10.5	8.75	9.439	Better than 63% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	31.67	40	38.57	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.917	10	9.691	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	22.92	29.5	31.07	Worse than 73% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	66	74	47.5	16	0	8
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	16.5	18.5	11.88	4	0	2
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	20	Not Available	0	0	10	10
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	5	Not Available	0	0	2.5	2.5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	40	Not Available	Not Available	20	26	42
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	10	Not Available	Not Available	5	6.5	10.5
VBP safety domain score	54	Not Available	Not Available	6	8	31.67
VBP safety weighted domain score	13.5	Not Available	Not Available	1.5	2	7.917
VBP total performance score	45	Not Available	Not Available	10.5	11	22.92

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	Northside Hospital Forsyth	US median	GA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.8578	0.9995	1.003	Better than 99% 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 · 171 cases	0.9413	0.9969	1.012	Better than 93% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 649 cases	0.9744	0.9983	1.011	Better than 67% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.008	0.9916	1.024	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 605 cases	0.9341	0.9955	1.009	Better than 87% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	0.9819	1.032	0.9919	0.9467	0.9106	0.8578
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.856	0.8437	0.8754	0.9038	0.9108	0.9413
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.8819	0.885	0.9392	0.9732	0.9663	0.9744
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	0.7091	0.7373	0.842	0.9089	0.8814	1.008
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9968	0.9474	1.005	0.9908	0.9891	0.9341

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 Forsyth	US median	GA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.9	0.489	0.6612	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.457	0.346	0.3286	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.665	0.559	0.6574	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	Yes
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.469	0.6405	0.8117	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.097	0.9628	1.068	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.495	0.7945	1.054	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	0.4465	-0.0453	0.04361	Worse than 78% 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	Yes	Yes	Yes
Total HAC score	-0.3303	-0.6614	0	0.393	0.3885	0.4465

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 2024)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
389
Medicare-certified beds
40
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

16 services at Northside Hospital Forsyth

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Department
Intensive care: Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Outpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: Diagnostic RadiologyNuclear Medicine
Women and children: Clinical Laboratory
Rehabilitation and therapy: PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory Care
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 Forsyth reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

19,473
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 25%, Medicaid 5%
127,062
Inpatient days
83% of available bed days used
3,741
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 830326). 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 Forsyth reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	32,916	7,022	87,124	127,062
Discharges	4,946	1,064	13,463	19,473
Average length of stay	6.7 days	6.6 days	6.5 days	6.5 days
Average daily census	90.2	19.2	238.7	348.1

28,646
Medicare Advantage days
3,888 discharges
4,610
Medicaid managed care days
1,395 discharges
7,804
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	371	105,603	30,969	78%
Intensive care unit	24	6,278	1,947	72%
Other special care	25	6,799		75%
Nursery		8,382

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830326, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Northside Hospital Forsyth treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 3,736 Medicare discharges in 115 published DRGs; 20% surgical; 71% 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	281	$114,884	$13,661	$23,666	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	202	$65,921	$8,625	$13,580	1.28
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	138	$87,511	$11,270	$18,027	1.70
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	129	$68,705	$8,932	$14,153	1.33
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	98	$74,925	$10,407	$15,435	1.50
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	90	$49,823	$5,878	$10,264	0.90
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	89	$61,141	$7,876	$12,595	1.17
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	87	$72,005	$8,444	$14,833	1.23
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	76	$43,023	$5,145	$8,863	0.81
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	67	$51,569	$5,078	$10,623	0.79
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	64	$95,249	$11,090	$19,621	1.65
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with CCMS-DRG 309, medical	58	$51,125	$4,826	$10,532	0.74
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	57	$60,843	$6,435	$12,534	1.03
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	55	$71,615	$6,327	$14,753	0.98
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	49	$114,575	$11,464	$23,602	1.59
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	48	$64,077	$8,778	$13,200	1.32
Cellulitis without MCCMS-DRG 603, medical	47	$46,482	$5,497	$9,575	0.88
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	46	$116,275	$13,368	$23,953	2.00
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	46	$60,599	$6,643	$12,483	1.02
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	45	$49,171	$5,370	$10,129	0.86

See all 115 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Northside Hospital Forsyth

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 Forsyth billed Medicare for most in 2024: 4,569 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491	585	374	$10,786	$1,716	$1,752
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	349	341	$89,998	$10,451	$10,772
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	296	283	$12,525	$1,166	$1,220
Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373	248	218	$16,840	$1,504	$1,516
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	239	237	$32,524	$2,155	$2,208
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	200	192	$47,712	$5,168	$5,339
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5073	198	190	$36,815	$2,047	$2,141
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	193	190	$31,660	$3,695	$3,918
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	182	179	$19,616	$2,318	$2,405
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	151	150	$40,516	$4,096	$4,358

See all 45 Medicare outpatient services at Northside Hospital Forsyth

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 Forsyth 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 6,059 in 2020 to 8,284 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
30040	1,708	21%	11,524	$170.3M	72%	72%
30041	1,495	18%	9,613	$145.8M	65%	66%
30534	852	10%	5,987	$88M	49%	50%
30028	685	8%	4,751	$72.2M	67%	71%
30518	580	7%	4,488	$60.7M	40%	33%
30004	405	5%	2,819	$41.4M	26%	29%
30506	338	4%	2,289	$33.3M	15%	14%
30024	319	4%	2,260	$31.4M	17%	20%
30533	219	3%	1,345	$21.3M	16%	13%
30005	163	2%	1,005	$15.6M	24%	21%
30022	157	2%	1,154	$17.5M	11%	11%
30076	152	2%	1,015	$15.8M	12%	8%
30009	148	2%	975	$13.6M	18%	19%
30075	102	1%	557	$9.1M	6%	7%
30107	87	1%	570	$9.1M	12%	10%
30519	86	1%	554	$8.4M	7%	9%
30115	73	1%	512	$7.3M	4%	5%
30542	68	1%	445	$9.2M	5%	3%
30097	55	1%	369	$5.2M	5%	7%
30528	49	1%	331	$5.7M	4%	3%
30504	44	1%	338	$5.3M	5%	4%
30096	43	1%	511	$5.4M	3%	2%
30143	42	1%	211	$4.2M	2%	5%
30188	37	0%	271	$4.4M	1%	2%
30564	26	0%	231	$2.6M	10%	7%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 8,284 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 Forsyth reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2024). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

40
Registered nurses
11
Licensed practical nurses
40
Nurse practitioners
1
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
3
Respiratory therapists
1
Physical therapists
55
Speech pathologists and audiologists
1
Radiology technicians
1
Nuclear medicine technicians
1
Dietitians
1
Social workers

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

1,530 clinicians who bill Medicare list Northside Hospital Forsyth 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 167
Family Medicine Physician 130
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 78
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 66
Anesthesiologist Assistant 65
Physician Assistant 58
Gastroenterology Physician 50
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 50
Family Nurse Practitioner 49
Anesthesiology Physician 48

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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Naseem Saadia, M.D
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1346512464
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Rana Adeel, MD
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1528435724
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Adam Pettigrew, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1902148539
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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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Sreekanth Reddy, MD
Medical Oncology Physician
NPI 1437199965
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Titu Das, MD
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1831188085
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Ayesha Faruqi
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1093046617
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Jagindra Mangru, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1922028034
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Peter Futrell, M.D.
Neurology Physician
NPI 1912990391
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James Libby, MD
Urology Physician
NPI 1326146507
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Nandini Setia, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1346583762
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Brent Sharpe, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1821041476
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Brandon Tolman, DO
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1992090500
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Omar Khan, DO
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1144480310
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Jose De Lima, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1760598924
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Kirk Paulk, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1639191828
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Allyson Baker, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1558872903
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Mehrin Jawaid, DO
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1417487356
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Serene Francis, M D
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1366608770
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Joshua Shea
Physician Assistant
NPI 1255384467
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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 Forsyth reported to Medicare for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$4.4B	492.7%
Inpatient	$1.8B	197.7%
Outpatient	$2.7B	295.0%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$3.5B	-392.7%
Net patient revenue	$900.3M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$891.1M	-99.0%
Operating income from patient care	$9.1M	1.0%
Other income	$32.1M	3.6%
Other expenses	-$22.2M	-2.5%
Net income	$19M	2.1%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$911.1M	22.6%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$145.2M	3.6%
Other payers and self-pay	$3B	73.8%
Total charges	$4B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830326, 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 Forsyth's latest cost report.

1.0%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
2.0%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
6.1%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
56% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$50.88
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
3.7%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
3.9%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
-1.37
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
-0.79
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
1 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
26 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
-35 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.83
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
13.6 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830326, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Northside Hospital Forsyth owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Sep 2025), across all fund types: $508.5M in total assets and a $492.8M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$2M	0.4%
Patient receivables, net	$63M	12.4%
Inventory	$14.9M	2.9%
Total current assets	$112.4M	22.1%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$369.1M	72.6%
Investments and other assets	$27M	5.3%
Total assets	$508.5M	100.0%
Current liabilities	-$81.9M	-16.1%
Total liabilities	$15.7M	3.1%
Fund balance (net assets)	$492.8M	96.9%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830326, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

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

$38.8M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$55.7M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$7.4M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$48.6M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
5.5% 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 830326, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Northside Hospital Forsyth'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	$592M	$679.9M	$690.1M	$722.9M	$806M	$900.3M
Operating expenses	$578.2M	$631.1M	$697.2M	$750.5M	$823.3M	$891.1M
Operating margin	2.3%	7.2%	-1.0%	-3.8%	-2.2%	1.0%
Net income	$55.5M	$75.7M	$15.4M	-$6.5M	-$6.6M	$19M
Total assets	$403.5M	$417.3M	$404.9M	$449.5M	$456.7M	$508.5M
Discharges	15,353	15,897	16,160	17,574	18,619	19,473
Inpatient days	92,682	98,694	105,697	116,957	121,758	127,062
Medicare Advantage days	15,690	17,543	21,161	25,988	27,641	28,646
Beds	336	335	388	376	382	420
Employees (FTE)	2,884	2,688	2,894	3,195	3,496	3,741

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830326, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Northside Hospital Forsyth 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		$85.1M	$553.5M	0.15	687
Medical supplies charged to patient		$70.6M	$135.5M	0.52	2,599
Operating room	$27.6M	$68.2M	$431.8M	0.16	69,638
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$59.7M	$290.4M	0.21	2,934
Radiology-diagnostic	$17M	$45.4M	$430.4M	0.11	34,766
Delivery room & labor room	$11.9M	$28.2M	$64.6M	0.44	56,745
Laboratory	$4.8M	$25.4M	$418.2M	0.06	10,441
Emergency	$12.6M	$24.5M	$242.1M	0.10	27,303
Respiratory therapy	$9.1M	$14.9M	$49.2M	0.30	2,155
Physical therapy	$7.8M	$13M	$68.3M	0.19	4,383
Radiology-therapeutic	$4.5M	$12.3M	$142.7M	0.09	32,955
Electrocardiology	$5.4M	$11.8M	$56.1M	0.21	22,940
Recovery room	$5.9M	$11M	$44.2M	0.25	14,576
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$9.4M	$18.6M	0.50
Cardiac catheterization	$4.2M	$8.5M	$150.6M	0.06	7,903
Ct scan	$1.8M	$7.6M	$221.9M	0.03	17,258
Mri	$1.1M	$5.2M	$68.2M	0.08	27,539
Asc (non-distinct part)	$2.7M	$5M	$50.3M	0.10
Radioisotope	$358,083	$4.9M	$44.8M	0.11	1,896
Other anc center	$2.5M	$4.6M	$16.4M	0.28	3,032
Occupational therapy	$2.3M	$3.7M	$19.6M	0.19
Renal dialysis	$190,063	$2.5M	$9.5M	0.26	963
Speech pathology	$1.1M	$1.8M	$11.7M	0.15
Mental health op clinic	$794,465	$1.6M	$403,982	3.97
Anesthesiology	$456,402	$1.4M	$94.4M	0.01	996
Electroencephalography	$380,810	$812,703	$3.4M	0.24
Clinic	$368,529	$578,682	$243,982	2.37

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$66.7M	$136.2M	$278.1M	0.49	171,146
Intensive care unit	$10.4M	$18.6M	$43.4M	0.43	19,730
Nursery	$9.8M	$15.8M	$26.5M	0.60
Neonatal intensive care unit	$7.5M	$13.7M	$44.1M	0.31	17,433

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$9.4M	$49.4M	231,206	$40.59	54,182
Employee benefits department	$1.1M	$37.4M	24,240	$44.99	22,247
Pharmacy	$17.9M	$25M	291,224	$61.53	9,404
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$23.7M			776,299
Operation of plant	$5.1M	$17.8M	144,807	$35.19	91,340
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$14M
Housekeeping	$5.6M	$10M	255,052	$21.85	2,562
Nursing administration	$7.4M	$9.8M	195,649	$37.68	627
Cafeteria		$9M	135,709	$25.30	13,356
Social service	$5M	$6.9M	110,508	$45.28	1,390
Medical records & library	$600,785	$3M	22,791	$26.36	2,345
Laundry & linen service	$260,260	$2.6M	13,143	$19.80
Dietary	$5.2M	$2.2M	84,426	$21.26	11,309
Central services & supply	$1.9M	-$684,104	72,553	$26.52	17,519

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830326, 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 Forsyth for an inpatient stay.

1.77
Case mix index
Higher than 59% 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).
11.8%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
4,936
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	1.64	1.64	1.83	1.78	1.74	1.72	1.77
Wage index	0.931	0.939	0.936	0.983	0.992	0.990	0.998
Readmissions adjustment	-0.23%	-0.03%	-0.06%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-0.01%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.43%	+0.89%	+0.89%	+0.02%	-1.00%	-1.02%	-0.42%
Medicare inpatient stays	5,271	5,271	4,242	4,362	4,663	4,777	4,936

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

Ownership

Organizations Northside Hospital Forsyth reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Northside Hospital Inc
5% or greater direct ownership interest, since 1991

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

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

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Robert T. Quattrocchi Officer, since 2004
Jorge J Hernandez Officer, VP Admin Services/cco, since 2018
Shannon Banna Officer, CFO, since 2018
Lynn A Jackson Officer, since 2023
Anthony Salvatore Director, since 2007
Dale M Bearman Director, since 2007
Mark J Sweeney Director, since 2007
Barbara A Pare Director, since 2009
William Hasty Director, since 2009
Genevieve L Fairbrother Director, since 2013
Iqbal Garcha Director, since 2016
Wayne Lee Ambroze Director, since 2016
Thurbert Baker Director, since 2019
Alan K Carnes Director, since 2019
Clyde N Davis Director, since 2019
John Levengood Director, since 2019
Keith Buchanan Director, since 2019
Terri Jondahl Director, since 2019
Wayne Sikes Director, since 2019
Josef G Venable Director, since 2021

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 20 of 25 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Northside Hospital Inc (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Northside Hospital Inc files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Northside Hospital Forsyth, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Northside Hospital Forsyth alone.

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

Helipad
Northside Hospital Forsyth
FAA location ID 2GA4, a medical-use heliport 0.1 mi from the hospital.
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource data, cycle 2026-10-01.

Frequently asked questions

About Northside Hospital Forsyth's rates and hospital price transparency.

What is Northside Hospital Forsyth's CMS star rating?

Northside Hospital Forsyth has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 4 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is higher than 58% of US hospitals.

Is Northside Hospital Forsyth a teaching hospital?

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

Does Medicare penalize Northside Hospital Forsyth for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Northside Hospital Forsyth's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.01% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

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

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (281 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (202 discharges), respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc (138 discharges).

What is Northside Hospital Forsyth's case mix index?

Northside Hospital Forsyth's Medicare case mix index is 1.77 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 59% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

How many patients does Northside Hospital Forsyth admit?

Northside Hospital Forsyth reported 19,473 inpatient discharges and 127,062 inpatient days from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

How many employees does Northside Hospital Forsyth have?

Northside Hospital Forsyth reported 3,741 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

How much revenue does Northside Hospital Forsyth make?

Northside Hospital Forsyth reported $900.3M in net patient revenue on $4.4B of gross charges for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, an operating margin of 1.0%, and net income of $19M.

How much charity and uncompensated care does Northside Hospital Forsyth provide?

Northside Hospital Forsyth reported $48.6M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, including $38.8M of charity care at cost.

What is Northside Hospital Forsyth's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Northside Hospital Forsyth under employer identification number 58-1954432 (Northside Hospital). 56 health plans and networks list 58-1954432 for it.

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