Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Other

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce

Piedmont Healthcare · Athens, GA

1199 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606(706) 475-7000

4 of 5

CMS star rating

407

Beds

25,460

Inpatient discharges a year

$920.5M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce is a 407-bed voluntary non-profit - other hospital in Athens, GA, affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 37 in-network payers and 491 disclosed rate categories.

Rural referral center
Reclassified as rural
Disproportionate share hospital

CCN: 110074
NPI: 1437186111
Website: piedmont.org
Health system: Piedmont Healthcare
Teaching: Teaching hospital
County: Clarke County
Metro area: Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction J, Palmetto GBA (10001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2025

Prices for common services

The 24 services Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce most likely performs, ranked by likely volume and what it is paid. Each service names one insurer. * marks hidden insurer names; A, B and C rank the remaining rates from low to high and reset for each service.

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Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$10,238 - $15,503

from 4 insurers · median $10,688

Cigna$10,249

Insurer A*$10,238

Insurer B*$11,127

Insurer C*$15,503

CMS lists this service as CPT 59400, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$14,012 - $19,355

from 4 insurers · median $15,353

Cigna$14,575

Insurer A*$14,012

Insurer B*$16,131

Insurer C*$19,355

CMS lists this service as CPT 59510, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 788, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC

MS-DRG 460

$44,307 - $84,534

from 4 insurers · median $62,816

Aetna$50,014

Insurer A*$44,307

Insurer B*$75,618

Insurer C*$84,534

Medicare $25,716Nearby hospitals $65,925In line with nearby hospitals

33 Medicare discharges for this DRG in CMS hospital data

Gynecology

Laparoscopic hysterectomy with tube or ovary removal, uterus up to 250 g

CPT 58571

$10,993 - $13,726

from 3 insurers · median $12,651

Aetna$12,651

Insurer A*$10,993

Insurer B*$13,726

Medicare $10,028Nearby hospitals $9,07939% above nearby hospitals

135 Medicare claims in Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services (CMS 2024)

How the insurers pay at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce

Median rate as a percent of Medicare across the outpatient services above, and how many services sit above or below the same insurer's median at nearby hospitals. * marks hidden insurer names. These table labels track the same insurers across services; the labels on each service card reset.

Insurer	Services	Median % of Medicare	Above nearby	Below nearby
Insurer A*	20	338%	9	7
Insurer B*	24	325%	16	2
Insurer C*	24	248%	13	3
Insurer D*	5	50%	0	2

How we chose these services: 8 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 13 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 3 are typical for the service lines it reports to CMS. Rates come from insurer and hospital price transparency files as of October 2026. Rates under a quarter of Medicare or over 20 times Medicare are left out as likely physician-fee rows or file errors. Book a demo to see all 300 CMS shoppable services for Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

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More about this hospital

Quality
4 of 5 stars
- 183 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.31%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by DNV
- Teaching hospital
- 25 services
- 876 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$920.5M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 6.1%
- $56.9M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $122.5M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Piedmont Healthcare Inc
- Other
- James Burnett, chief executive
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce 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
58-2179986Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center INC	60Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Alliant Health Plans, Allied Benefit Systems and 55 more	1437186111 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc.1053306191 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc.1003801184 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc.and 5 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

1199 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606

(706) 475-7000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce 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
No different on 8 measures
0 better, 8 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 3 of 7 measures
3 better, 4 no different, 0 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
78%
Higher than 72% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
1.02
Higher than 68% 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
183 min
Higher than 72% 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
53%
Lower than 76% 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	No different on 8 measures
Safety	Better on 3 of 7 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	78%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	1.02	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	183 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	53%	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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.31% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+0.32% 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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce, 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	This hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available		4.655
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 6,090 cases	4.1	3.9	4.079		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 285 cases	11.8	11.8	12.11		Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 136 cases	1.9	2.3	2.575		Better than 73% of US hospitals
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 189 cases	6.7	8.5	8.691		Better than 92% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 767 cases	10	11	10.84		Better than 69% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 632 cases	17.1	15.2	15.21		Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 427 cases	14.2	11.6	12.45		Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 7,968 cases	0.23	0.51	0.6821	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 88% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 113 cases	157	173	176	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 78% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 9,975 cases	0.22	0.2	0.2173	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 10,044 cases	0.29	0.27	0.2798	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,069 cases	2.23	2.29	2.356	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 61% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 840 cases	1.73	1.63	1.796	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 849 cases	8.18	8.88	10.26	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 67% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,265 cases	4.72	3.4	3.811	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 802 cases	8.45	5.105	5.77	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 450 cases	1.84	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 · 1,762 cases	0.71	1.02	1.073	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 97% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 309 cases	0.7	4.2	5.306		Better than 56% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 914 cases	-10.6	1.25	12.52		Better than 67% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 675 cases	5.3	3.85	12.69		Worse than 52% 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 · 684 cases	12.5	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 75% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 38 cases	10.6	10.7	10.62	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 50% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 38 cases	5.1	5.3	5.229	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 928 cases	1	1	0.9723	No Different than expected	Worse than 32% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 521 cases	15.1	14.4	14.35		Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 179 cases	10.9	10.9	11.83		Better than 49% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 427 cases	20.5	19.8	19.84		Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 1,550 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	Not Available		5.927
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 1,068 cases	16.5	17.2	17.41		Better than 80% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	This 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	0.004	0.172	0.2721	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.427	1.504	1.762	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	10,850	1,370	5,571	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	11.55	0.9835	5.825	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	3.568	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.087	0.484	0.619	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 79% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.17	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	1.031	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	8,545	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	10.75	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	5	0	2.317	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.465	0.399	0.3748	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.941	0.2345	0.4352	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.951	2.135	2.519	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	254	61	136	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6.912	1.591	3.769	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	12	1	3.756	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.736	0.7155	0.9605	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.45	0.211	0.4781	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.814	3.068	3.862	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	184	38	143	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.696	0.328	1.256	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	1.77	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.769	0.812	1.373	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.296	0.193	0.2796	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.521	1.855	1.919	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	130,409	14,451	48,840	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8.204	0.567	3.385	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6	0	2.336	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.731	0.597	0.6352	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.194	0.127	0.1286	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.434	0.747	1.104	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	119,221	13,646	44,552	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	80.96	5.683	23.39	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	24	2	6.1	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.296	0.279	0.2745	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 52% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	60	73	72.27	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	16	8	9.85	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	24	18	17.88
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	80	87	85.97	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	2	4	3.301	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	81	80	78.79	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	92	91	90.82	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	3	4	4.903	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	4	3	3.204	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	16	16	16.31
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	80	79	79.46	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	92	91	90.77	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	4	5	5.717	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	4	3	3.075	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	16	16	14.82
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	60	61	60.14	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	77	77	75.68	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	20	19	21.5	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	3	3	2.462	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	20	19	18.36
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	85	86	84.09	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	14	13	14.95	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	3	3	2.935	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 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 · 1,463 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 · 1,463 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 · 1,463 cases	74	74	74.33	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	6	7	7.087	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	20	19	18.58
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	79	77	77.43	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	4	6	6.146	Better than 70% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	17	17	16.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	87	85	85.2	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	3	3	3.728	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	10	11	11.07
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 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 · 1,463 cases	18	20	20
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	76	72	71.31	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	90	88	87.94	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	4	3	3.269	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	76	74	73.43	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	9	9	10.45	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	15	16	16.13
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	76	75	74.03	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	4	5	6.592	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	20	20	19.38
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	79	77	75.78	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	3	4	5.34	Better than 64% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	18	19	18.88
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	88	86	84.54	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 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 · 1,463 cases	10	11	12.02
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	63	59	63.8	Better than 62% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	7	9	8.469	Better than 61% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	30	31	27.73
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	85	82	83.87	Better than 71% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 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 · 1,463 cases	3	5	6.124	Better than 70% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	78	71	70.88	Better than 72% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	92	87	87.15	Better than 83% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	19	23	22.99
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 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 · 1,463 cases	45	47	46.49	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	31	30	32.79	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	24	22	20.73
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 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 · 1,463 cases	13	12	13.65	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,463 cases	87	88	86.35	Worse than 52% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	This 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 · 16,134 cases	1	0	0.08	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 4,030 cases	53	79	71.13	Worse than 84% 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 · 421 cases	186	154	175	Worse than 70% 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 · 398 cases	183	148	169	Worse than 72% 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 · 17 cases	310	247	348	Worse than 71% 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 · 84,649 cases	2	1	1.759	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 23 cases	70	74	71.14	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 88 cases	90	97	90.05	Worse than 78% 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 · 8,505 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 · 108 cases	53	65	58.96	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 28 cases	50	73	70.15	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		83.53
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 109 cases	70	82	77.15	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 41 cases	95	94	90.02	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 349 cases	99	98	96.72	Better than 70% 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	Not Available		92.46
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 · 3,408 cases	99	97	95.53	Better than 67% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	10.4	5	5.623		Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	7.8	6.6	6.411		Worse than 64% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

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

Measure	This 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	0.95	0.99	0.9648		Better than 68% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	52	20	20.96	Better than 91% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	13	5	5.347	Better than 91% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	20	10	26.92	Better than 57% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	5	2.5	7.03	Better than 57% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	39	34	36.51	Better than 59% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	9.75	8.75	9.439	Better than 58% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	23.33	40	38.57	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	5.833	10	9.691	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	33.58	29.5	31.07	Better than 65% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	52	53.33	50	28	24	52
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	13	13.33	12.5	7	6	13
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	20	Not Available	30	30	10	20
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	5	Not Available	7.5	7.5	2.5	5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	22	Not Available	Not Available	18	24	39
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	5.5	Not Available	Not Available	4.5	6	9.75
VBP safety domain score	46	Not Available	Not Available	34	30	23.33
VBP safety weighted domain score	11.5	Not Available	Not Available	8.5	7.5	5.833
VBP total performance score	35	Not Available	Not Available	27.5	22	33.58

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 281 cases	1.07	0.9995	1.003	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 145 cases	1.005	1	1.027	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 218 cases	1.016	0.9969	1.012	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 942 cases	1.019	0.9983	1.011	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.024
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 614 cases	0.9925	0.9955	1.009	Better than 53% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	0.953	0.9236	0.8978	0.9989	1.032	1.07
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	0.9436	0.9586	0.8734	1.055	1.027	1.005
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9531	0.9987	1.045	1.001	1.007	1.016
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.9174	0.9787	0.9898	0.9873	1.015	1.019
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.054	0.8867	0.9096	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1.037	1.017	0.9572	0.9308	0.9972	0.9925

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.712	0.489	0.6612	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.269	0.346	0.3286	Better than 62% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.398	0.559	0.6574	Better than 66% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.329	0.6405	0.8117	Better than 77% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.016	0.9628	1.068	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.469	0.7945	1.054	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.0044	-0.0453	0.04361	Worse than 52% 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	No	No
Total HAC score	-0.1998	-0.601	0	-0.549	-0.4241	-0.0044

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

DNV (since 2025)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Other
Ownership type
315
Medicare-certified beds
220
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

25 services at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce

Emergency and trauma: Emergency 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
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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

25,460
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 22%, Medicaid 5%
119,720
Inpatient days
81% of available bed days used
2,656
Employees (full-time equivalent)
73
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 835023). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	25,330	7,141	87,249	119,720
Discharges	5,671	1,316	18,473	25,460
Average length of stay	4.5 days	5.4 days	4.7 days	4.7 days
Average daily census	69.4	19.6	239.0	328.0

38,904
Medicare Advantage days
7,895 discharges
11,678
Medicaid managed care days
2,026 discharges
10,765
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	341	94,373	22,318	77%
Intensive care unit	32	10,068	2,284	86%
Coronary care unit	12	3,378	728	77%
Other special care	22	5,809		75%
Nursery		6,092

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835023, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 4,539 Medicare discharges in 118 published DRGs; 20% surgical; 73% 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	690	$72,256	$13,951	$11,706	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	378	$48,261	$9,442	$7,818	1.28
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	152	$41,398	$7,290	$6,706	1.03
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with CCMS-DRG 309, medical	88	$29,427	$5,277	$4,767	0.74
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	88	$41,706	$7,134	$6,756	0.98
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	86	$179,638	$33,520	$29,101	5.00
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	84	$49,470	$9,409	$8,014	1.33
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with CCMS-DRG 481, surgical	83	$111,353	$14,907	$18,039	2.07
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	81	$32,113	$5,497	$5,202	0.79
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	80	$52,082	$11,309	$8,437	1.70
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with MCCMS-DRG 308, medical	72	$41,224	$8,906	$6,678	1.20
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	63	$41,522	$6,607	$6,727	0.86
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	62	$43,945	$8,511	$7,119	1.17
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	61	$60,683	$11,576	$9,831	1.65
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	60	$51,300	$8,574	$8,311	1.23
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	59	$51,738	$9,705	$8,382	1.32
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	58	$44,561	$7,184	$7,219	1.02
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	57	$28,855	$6,009	$4,675	0.81
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	55	$66,859	$13,146	$10,831	2.00
Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without MCCMS-DRG 274, surgical	55	$164,697	$22,747	$26,681	3.24

See all 118 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce

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) Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce billed Medicare for most in 2024: 3,744 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	582	558	$21,993	$1,880	$2,090
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	285	270	$14,806	$1,109	$1,220
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	266	264	$27,765	$2,067	$2,208
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	162	148	$15,242	$1,299	$1,445
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	151	142	$22,302	$2,212	$2,405
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	145	144	$48,313	$3,856	$4,358
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491	136	91	$30,919	$1,601	$1,752
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	135	132	$60,183	$4,930	$5,339
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5362	135	135	$74,186	$7,285	$8,164
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	128	124	$109,058	$10,224	$10,772

See all 42 Medicare outpatient services at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce

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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce 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 10,173 in 2020 to 13,760 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
30606	1,349	10%	6,035	$110.7M	71%	64%
30605	768	6%	3,537	$60.1M	65%	62%
30635	633	5%	2,918	$52.6M	67%	59%
30549	601	4%	2,749	$49.9M	47%	43%
30677	596	4%	2,661	$54M	70%	66%
30601	574	4%	2,805	$46M	74%	70%
30680	495	4%	2,072	$41.9M	23%	19%
30633	450	3%	2,076	$37.1M	74%	66%
30529	431	3%	1,810	$30.7M	63%	57%
30607	392	3%	1,905	$36.6M	77%	74%
30650	375	3%	1,936	$38.2M	57%	55%
30646	368	3%	1,686	$30.8M	80%	70%
30655	355	3%	1,552	$34.5M	22%	23%
30666	329	2%	1,547	$30.7M	57%	58%
30622	328	2%	1,462	$28.5M	73%	69%
30643	315	2%	1,631	$31M	28%	21%
30628	308	2%	1,361	$23.3M	79%	75%
30530	295	2%	1,445	$24.8M	73%	63%
30662	287	2%	1,388	$27.3M	62%	47%
30683	278	2%	1,291	$23.2M	73%	68%
30642	268	2%	1,281	$28.4M	30%	26%
30565	267	2%	1,171	$19.7M	80%	74%
30656	232	2%	1,116	$26.4M	24%	20%
31024	213	2%	1,097	$25.8M	20%	19%
30629	206	1%	851	$19.1M	75%	74%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 13,760 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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2025). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

20
Psychiatric unit beds

220
Registered nurses
89
Licensed practical nurses
1
Physicians
1
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
13
Pharmacists
7
Respiratory therapists
8
Physical therapists
6
Occupational therapists
4
Speech pathologists and audiologists
1
Radiology technicians
1
Nuclear medicine technicians
1
Laboratory technicians
1
Medical technologists
10
Dietitians
5
Social workers
1,041
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

876 clinicians who bill Medicare list Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce 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 121
Family Medicine Physician 84
Physician Assistant 61
Family Nurse Practitioner 50
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 41
Hospitalist Physician 37
Nurse Practitioner 34
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 27
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 23
Surgery Physician 20

William Chafin, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1225122716
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Brent Flickinger, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1902914872
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Marta Bognar, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1336102425
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Vasileios Assikis, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1730147596
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Jeffrey Thomas, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1811935778
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Stephen Elmore, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1467891564
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Cynthia Shepherd, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1730236688
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Petros Nikolinakos, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1306041900
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James Splichal, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1588619142
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Frederick Flynt, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1235356247
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Joy Chastain, M.D.
Dermatology Physician
NPI 1396749925
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William Jonas, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1962443051
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Tzu-Chuan Huang, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1962604066
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Kuang Chang, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1952567505
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Charles Bodine, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1740669928
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Brian Mitchell, M.D.
Neurology Physician
NPI 1548212475
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Jon Poling, M.D.
Neurology Physician
NPI 1457303638
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Nicolas Chronos, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1427057165
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John Blankenship
Specialist
NPI 1730160177
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William Ashford, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1588078109
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Mohan Iyer, M.D.
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1730173352
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Mitchel Leavitt, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1528204823
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Amanda Hathaway, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1225322431
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Larry Shuman, PA-C
Physician Assistant
NPI 1700869955
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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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$4.5B	487.2%
Inpatient	$2.1B	223.3%
Outpatient	$2.4B	263.8%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$3.6B	-387.2%
Net patient revenue	$920.5M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$864.7M	-93.9%
Operating income from patient care	$55.7M	6.1%
Other income	$66.8M	7.3%
Contributions and donations	$526,559	0.1%
Investment income	$58	0.0%
Government appropriations	$40.7M	4.4%
Other	$25.5M	2.8%
Net income	$122.5M	13.3%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$754.8M	17.5%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$319.1M	7.4%
Other payers and self-pay	$3.2B	75.2%
Total charges	$4.3B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835023, 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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's latest cost report.

6.1%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
12.4%
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
34% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$42.68
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
21.1%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
54.8%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.81
Long-term debt to fund balance
Mortgages, notes and loans / fund balance
0.80
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.61
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
2 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
41 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
76 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.70
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
27.5 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835023, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $580.9M in total assets and a $223.3M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$4.7M	0.8%
Patient receivables, net	$103.4M	17.8%
Inventory	$19.3M	3.3%
Total current assets	$142.8M	24.6%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$430M	74.0%
Investments and other assets	$8.1M	1.4%
Total assets	$580.9M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$177.6M	30.6%
Long-term debt	$180M	31.0%
Total liabilities	$357.6M	61.6%
Fund balance (net assets)	$223.3M	38.4%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835023, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$50.5M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$44.6M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$2.2M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$1,723
CHIP shortfall
Cost of stand-alone CHIP patients minus CHIP payments
$56.9M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
6.6% 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 835023, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$437.6M	$546.7M	$615.9M	$629.8M	$811.6M	$920.5M
Operating expenses	$475.6M	$523M	$593.9M	$645.4M	$752.9M	$864.7M
Operating margin	-8.7%	4.3%	3.6%	-2.5%	7.2%	6.1%
Net income	-$109,626	$38.4M	$82.9M	$73M	$67.6M	$122.5M
Total assets	$420.3M	$481.9M	$698.6M	$638.9M	$582.8M	$580.9M
Discharges	20,050	21,305	21,463	21,852	24,361	25,460
Inpatient days	92,364	101,620	103,274	108,838	115,220	119,720
Medicare Advantage days	20,555	25,331	27,076	32,648	36,630	38,904
Beds	359	359	375	391	395	407
Employees (FTE)	2,221	2,229	2,233	2,332	2,520	2,656

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835023, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce 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
Operating room	$19.4M	$69.3M	$641.9M	0.11	116,078
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$59.1M	$296.6M	0.20
Drugs charged to patients	$7.3M	$55.3M	$342.5M	0.16	14,292
Laboratory	$10.1M	$42M	$516.9M	0.08	24,026
Medical supplies charged to patient		$40.7M	$236.4M	0.17
Emergency	$14M	$30.7M	$365.8M	0.08	48,029
Radiology-diagnostic	$9.1M	$29.5M	$242.3M	0.12	29,137
Physical therapy	$8.2M	$13.8M	$69M	0.20	4,914
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$12.7M	$25.4M	0.50
Heart cath lab	$4.9M	$11.9M	$161.5M	0.07	12,877
Respiratory therapy	$6.2M	$11.1M	$135.5M	0.08	4,597
Delivery room & labor room	$4.2M	$9.9M	$67.6M	0.15	17,832
Home health agency	$4.7M	$8.7M	$7.1M	1.24
Electrocardiology	$3M	$6.6M	$166.4M	0.04	8,708
Ct scan	$1.7M	$6.5M	$318.2M	0.02	2,149
Endoscopy	$1.5M	$6.2M	$39.8M	0.16	22,595
Special procedures	$1.6M	$4.6M	$41M	0.11	2,133
Mri	$1.3M	$4.5M	$101.7M	0.04	4,419
Radiology-therapeutic	$1M	$4M	$26.5M	0.15	13,342
Anesthesiology	$558,107	$3.5M	$74.7M	0.05	2,762
Clinic	$1.4M	$3.4M	$1M	3.26
Wound care	$1.2M	$3.2M	$23.4M	0.14	6,734
Renal dialysis	$1M	$2.5M	$29.1M	0.09	4,091
Ambulatory treatment	$750,299	$2M	$13.2M	0.15	4,359
Sleep lab	$535,729	$1.3M	$8.2M	0.15	3,229
Coumadin clinic	$544,705	$1M	$1M	1.03	2,610
Electroencephalography	$299,613	$998,478	$10.9M	0.09	3,525
Diabetes	$382,940	$912,947	$255,408	3.57	4,360
Rheumatology clinic	$195,661	$481,187	$1.7M	0.29

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$57.5M	$123.7M	$232.8M	0.53	222,601
Intensive care unit	$9.8M	$22.8M	$65.4M	0.35	25,966
Coronary care unit	$4.1M	$9.5M	$23.2M	0.41	14,820
Neonatal intensive care unit	$4.5M	$8.6M	$24.9M	0.35	8,855
Nursery	$2,127	$4.5M	$11.7M	0.39	11,133

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$19.2M	$117.3M	340,299	$54.28	73,414
Employee benefits department	$1.4M	$72.1M	541	$22.93	2,800
Operation of plant	$4.3M	$24M	143,610	$29.69	485,015
Housekeeping	$3.4M	$8.4M	148,997	$22.72	9,090
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$7.1M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$6.1M			1,352,089
Nursing administration	$5.2M	$5.9M	125,509	$44.45	5,457
Central services & supply	$1.4M	$5.8M	58,482	$23.63	16,228
Dietary	$3.2M	$5.6M	142,626	$22.60	14,217
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv	$10.9M	$4.5M			3,102
Medical records & library	$90,389	$3.5M	2,086	$43.33	124
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv		$1.9M
Laundry & linen service		$715,530			3,960
Pharmacy resident	$101,616	$226,545			247
Cafeteria		-$1.5M			10,363

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835023, 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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce for an inpatient stay.

1.96
Case mix index
Higher than 75% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.18 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
22.2%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
5,756
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	1.75	1.75	1.97	1.96	1.86	1.90	1.96
Wage index	0.917	0.926	0.919	0.954	0.957	0.939	0.968
Readmissions adjustment	-0.40%	-0.27%	-0.14%	-0.06%	-0.14%	-0.29%	-0.31%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.09%	+0.25%	+0.25%	+0.21%	+0.61%	-0.03%	+0.32%
Medicare inpatient stays	6,709	6,709	5,583	5,343	5,246	5,459	5,756

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

Ownership

Organizations Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control. 2 individuals also hold ownership interests; they are not listed here.

Piedmont Healthcare Inc
Operational/managerial control, 100%, since 2016

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Elizabeth Leddy Officer, Secretary, since 2016
James Burnett Officer, Chief Executive Officer, since 2019
Justin Webb Roberts Officer, Chief Financial Officer, since 2023
Cheryl K Legette Director, Director, since 2016
David M Sailors Director, Director, since 2016
Kevin L Brown Director, Director, since 2016
Warren A Reddish Director, Director, since 2017
Elizabeth H Ripps Director, Director, since 2019
Tony D Townley Director, Director, since 2019
Carolann A Eisenhart Director, Director, since 2019
Michael J Mandl Director, Director, since 2020
Roswell Lawrence Director, Director, since 2021
Phillip E Bettendorf Director, Director, since 2021
Samuel K Thomason Director, Director, since 2022
Robert C Cross Managing employee, Vp-government Reimbursement, since 2012
Jason Smith Managing employee, Chief Operating Officer, since 2018
Thomas Arnold Operational or managerial control, Administrative CFO Piedmont Heal, since 2016

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 17 of 19 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce alone.

Name	Title
Mr Thomas Arnold	Treasurer/cfo Phc
Ms Elizabeth Leddy	Secretary/clo Phc
Mr J Michael Burnett	CEO
Mr Jason G Smith	COO
Mr Justin Roberts	CFO
Ms Cheryl Legette	Board Member/chair

Board members: Mr Kevin Brown, Mr Michael Mandl, Dr Kelly Grow, Dr David Sailors, Dr Carolann Eisenhart, Dr Chris Bostdorff, Dr Karl Barnett, Dr Robert Sinyard, Dr Samuel K Thomason, Mr Lenzy Reid, Mr Neil Stevens, Mr Peter Shedd, Mr Philip Bettendorf, Mr Roswell Lawrence Jr, Mr Tony Townley, Ms Helen Mills, Ms Jonelle Simpson.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc (EIN 58-2179986), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Not participating
340B ID RRC110074-00, registered as a rural referral center. Authorizing official: Justin Roberts, CFO.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Piedmont home health
CCN 117125, certified 1998, Medicare prospective payment

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce range from $916 to $985 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $916. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $989. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce range from $916 to $928 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $916. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $854. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce range from $3,663 to $4,717 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $4,717. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $4,144. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce range from $10,238 to $15,503 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $10,249. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce range from $227 to $276 across 3 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $227. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $203. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's CMS star rating?

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce 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 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.18 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce for fiscal year 2027, so it is a teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.31% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (690 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (378 discharges), septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc (152 discharges).

What is Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's case mix index?

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Ce's Medicare case mix index is 1.96 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 75% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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