Short Term Acute Care HospitalProprietary

Rockdale Medical Center

Piedmont Healthcare · Conyers, GA

1412 Milstead Avenue Ne, Conyers, GA 30012(770) 918-3000

3 of 5

CMS star rating

181

Beds

10,938

Inpatient discharges a year

$265.4M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Rockdale Medical Center is a 181-bed proprietary hospital in Conyers, GA, affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 34 in-network payers and 379 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant
Helipad

CCN: 110091
NPI: 1306355680
Website: piedmont.org
Health system: Piedmont Healthcare
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Rockdale County
Metro area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction J, Palmetto GBA (10001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2026

Prices for common services

The 24 services Rockdale Medical Center 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

$9,829 - $11,547

from 4 insurers · median $10,480

Cigna$10,249

Insurer A*$9,829

Insurer B*$10,711

Insurer C*$11,547

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

$13,328 - $14,575

from 4 insurers · median $13,736

Cigna$14,575

Insurer A*$13,328

Insurer B*$13,461

Insurer C*$14,011

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

CT imaging

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

CPT 74177

$916 - $1,433

from 2 insurers · median $1,175

UnitedHealthcare$916

Insurer A*$1,433

Medicare $342Nearby hospitals $78849% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

Digestive procedures

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

CPT 43239

$3,287 - $4,711

from 3 insurers · median $3,590

Blue Cross$3,287

Insurer A*$3,590

Insurer B*$4,711

Medicare $890Nearby hospitals $5,06529% below nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

How the insurers pay at Rockdale Medical Center

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*	24	427%	13	5
Insurer B*	18	335%	7	6
Insurer C*	24	256%	2	14
Insurer D*	5	50%	1	1

How we chose these services: 4 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 15 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 5 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 Rockdale Medical Center, 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
3 of 5 stars
- 222 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.31%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by DNV
- No Medicare-funded residents
- 20 services
- 434 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$265.4M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 7.4%
- $27M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $22.5M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Piedmont Healthcare Inc
- Private (not for profit)
- 340B drug pricing program participant
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Rockdale Medical Center 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
30-0999841Piedmont Rockdale Hospital INC	50Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Alliant Health Plans, Allied Benefit Systems and 45 more	1306355680 Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Inc.1275788762 Rockdale Hospital LLC1285663856 Rockdale Medical Center Inc.

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

1412 Milstead Avenue Ne, Conyers, GA 30012

(770) 918-3000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Rockdale Medical Center compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
3 of 5
Lower than 42% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
No different on 7 measures
0 better, 7 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 1 of 6 measures
1 better, 5 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 1 of 9 measures
0 better, 8 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
2 of 5
Lower than 81% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
57%
Lower than 91% 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)
0.9
Lower than 73% 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
222 min
Higher than 89% 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
45%
Lower than 87% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	3 of 5
Death rates	No different on 7 measures
Safety	Better on 1 of 6 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 1 of 9 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	2 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	57%	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)	0.9	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	222 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	45%	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 Rockdale Medical Center'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.
+0.27% 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 Rockdale Medical Center, 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	Rockdale Medical Center	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 27 cases	6	4.1	4.655		Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 2,238 cases	3.4	3.9	4.079		Better than 79% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 70 cases	11.5	11.8	12.11		Better than 60% 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 · 48 cases	8	8.5	8.691		Better than 62% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 206 cases	9.4	11	10.84		Better than 80% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 215 cases	14	15.2	15.21		Better than 68% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 225 cases	10.4	11.6	12.45		Better than 72% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,367 cases	0.25	0.51	0.6821	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 29 cases	151	173	176	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 85% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,985 cases	0.25	0.2	0.2173	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,047 cases	0.25	0.27	0.2798	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 71% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 312 cases	2.15	2.29	2.356	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 73% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 56 cases	1.65	1.63	1.796	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 59 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 · 333 cases	3.92	3.4	3.811	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 58 cases	5.79	5.105	5.77	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 102 cases	1.71	1.72	1.743	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 509 cases	1.22	1.02	1.073	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 83% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	Rockdale Medical Center	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 65 cases	33.2	4.2	5.306		Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 251 cases	8.4	1.25	12.52		Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 230 cases	31.5	3.85	12.69		Worse than 83% 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 · 245 cases	13.2	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 36 cases	10.7	10.7	10.62	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 36 cases	4.8	5.3	5.229	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 80% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 151 cases	1.1	1	0.9723	No Different than expected	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 170 cases	14.9	14.4	14.35		Worse than 74% 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 · 173 cases	19.8	19.8	19.84		Better than 47% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 639 cases	21.8	21.3	21.19		Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 30 cases	5.8	5.8	5.927		Worse than 48% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 528 cases	17.2	17.2	17.41		Better than 50% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Rockdale Medical Center	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	0.367	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	2.223	1.504	1.762	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6,276	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	4.986	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	5	0	3.568	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.003	0.484	0.619	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.141	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	2.781	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	3,488	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	2.376	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	2	0	2.317	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.842	0.399	0.3748	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.025	0.2345	0.4352	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.482	2.135	2.519	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	75	61	136	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.987	1.591	3.769	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	1	3.756	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.503	0.7155	0.9605	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 64% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.4781
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.862
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	42	38	143
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.382	0.328	1.256
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	1.77
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.373
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2796	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.348	1.855	1.919	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	50,642	14,451	48,840	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.222	0.567	3.385	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	2.336	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.597	0.6352	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 18% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.013	0.127	0.1286	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.249	0.747	1.104	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	46,424	13,646	44,552	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	26.51	5.683	23.39	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	2	6.1	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.075	0.279	0.2745	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 77% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	Rockdale Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	68	73	72.27	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	11	8	9.85	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	21	18	17.88
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	85	87	85.97	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	3	4	3.301	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	72	80	78.79	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	87	91	90.82	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	9	4	4.903	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	2	3	3.204	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	19	16	16.31
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	77	79	79.46	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	89	91	90.77	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	7	5	5.717	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	2	3	3.075	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	16	16	14.82
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	56	61	60.14	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	71	77	75.68	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	27	19	21.5	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	2	3	2.462	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	17	19	18.36
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	78	86	84.09	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	22	13	14.95	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	2	3	2.935	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	78	87	85.05	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	25	14	17.13	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	75	86	82.87	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	73	74	74.33	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 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 · 483 cases	19	19	18.58
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	74	77	77.43	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	8	6	6.146	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	18	17	16.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 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 · 483 cases	6	3	3.728	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	11	11	11.07
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	15	8	8.69	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	23	20	20
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	62	72	71.31	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	84	88	87.94	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	2	3	3.269	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	71	74	73.43	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	13	9	10.45	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	16	16	16.13
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	70	75	74.03	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	9	5	6.592	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	21	20	19.38
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	68	77	75.78	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	10	4	5.34	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	22	19	18.88
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	78	86	84.54	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	8	3	3.437	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	14	11	12.02
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	61	59	63.8	Better than 54% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	10	9	8.469	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	29	31	27.73
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	83	82	83.87	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 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 · 483 cases	11	5	6.124	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	57	71	70.88	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	81	87	87.15	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	32	23	22.99
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	2	4	3.602	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	42	47	46.49	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	41	30	32.79	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	17	22	20.73
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	2	3	3.151	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	18	12	13.65	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 483 cases	82	88	86.35	Worse than 90% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Rockdale Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	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 · 3,179 cases	2	1	1.71	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 6,544 cases	0	0	0.08	The best result, shared by 84% of US hospitals
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 1,722 cases	50	79	71.13	Worse than 86% 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 · 405 cases	231	154	175	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 384 cases	222	148	169	Worse than 89% 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 · 13 cases	1,038	247	348	Worse than 99% 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 · 51,569 cases	1	1	1.759	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 19 cases	79	74	71.14	Better than 60% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 57 cases	89	97	90.05	Worse than 80% 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 · 2,429 cases	14	15	16.89	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 110 cases	45	65	58.96	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 15 cases	33	73	70.15	Worse than 98% 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 · 110 cases	65	82	77.15	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 42 cases	79	94	90.02	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 228 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	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	Not Available		95.53

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Rockdale Medical Center	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	5.5	5	5.623		Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	9.8	6.6	6.411		Worse than 81% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

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

Measure	Rockdale Medical Center	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	Rockdale Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	37.5	20	20.96	Better than 79% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	9.375	5	5.347	Better than 79% 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	34	34	36.51	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	8.5	8.75	9.439	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	40	40	38.57	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	10	10	9.691	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	32.88	29.5	31.07	Better than 63% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	32	34	33.33	25	45	37.5
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	8	8.5	8.333	6.25	11.25	9.375
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	10	Not Available	40	40	50	20
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	2.5	Not Available	10	10	12.5	5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	13	Not Available	Not Available	1	13	34
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	3.25	Not Available	Not Available	0.25	3.25	8.5
VBP safety domain score	32	Not Available	Not Available	30	30	40
VBP safety weighted domain score	8	Not Available	Not Available	7.5	7.5	10
VBP total performance score	21.75	Not Available	Not Available	24	34.5	32.88

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	Rockdale Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9931	0.9995	1.003	Better than 55% 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	1.005	0.9969	1.012	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 249 cases	1.067	0.9983	1.011	Worse than 85% 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 · 220 cases	0.9812	0.9955	1.009	Better than 60% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.032	1.009	0.9915	0.9587	0.9833	0.9931
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9715	0.9829	0.9761	1.027	1.05	1.005
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.9453	0.9988	0.9336	0.9916	0.9762	1.067
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.02	0.9812	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9619	0.9666	1.003	1.063	1.093	0.9812

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	Rockdale Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.466	0.489	0.6612	Better than 53% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.136	0.346	0.3286	Better than 82% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.574	0.559	0.6574	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.423	0.6405	0.8117	Better than 70% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.8995	0.9628	1.068	Better than 73% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.418	0.7945	1.054	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	0.1479	-0.0453	0.04361	Worse than 61% 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	0.1429	0.1633	0	0.199	0.2554	0.1479

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 2026)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
161
Medicare-certified beds
258
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

20 services at Rockdale Medical Center

Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Outpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: Diagnostic RadiologyNuclear Medicine
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryPediatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: CARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)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 Rockdale Medical Center reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

10,938
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 15%, Medicaid 6%
50,605
Inpatient days
77% of available bed days used
959
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 841248). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Rockdale Medical Center reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	8,251	3,060	39,294	50,605
Discharges	1,653	607	8,678	10,938
Average length of stay	5.0 days	5.0 days	4.5 days	4.6 days
Average daily census	22.6	8.4	107.7	138.6

16,605
Medicare Advantage days
3,340 discharges
9,541
Medicaid managed care days
1,919 discharges
4,092
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	143	39,577	7,468	76%
Intensive care unit	18	4,040	783	61%
Nursery		2,871

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 841248, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Rockdale Medical Center treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 1,129 Medicare discharges in 36 published DRGs; 4% surgical; 78% 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	296	$83,713	$14,205	$15,236	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	119	$52,767	$9,916	$9,604	1.28
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	63	$43,123	$8,047	$7,848	1.03
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	43	$72,076	$12,515	$13,118	1.59
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	37	$48,375	$9,700	$8,804	1.32
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	36	$209,276	$33,257	$38,088	5.00
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	32	$53,197	$9,534	$9,682	1.33
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	28	$48,944	$6,994	$8,908	1.02
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without MCCMS-DRG 641, medical	26	$33,552	$6,267	$6,107	0.78
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	26	$58,881	$12,315	$10,716	1.65
Transient ischemia without thrombolyticMS-DRG 069, medical	24	$40,402	$5,961	$7,353	0.80
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	23	$37,498	$6,527	$6,825	0.79
Hypertension without MCCMS-DRG 305, medical	22	$30,517	$5,617	$5,554	0.75
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with CCMS-DRG 281, medical	21	$39,366	$7,080	$7,165	0.91
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	20	$63,335	$13,752	$11,527	2.00
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	20	$67,719	$11,716	$12,325	1.70
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	20	$43,736	$6,456	$7,960	0.86
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	20	$38,093	$7,087	$6,933	0.90
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	19	$59,160	$7,974	$10,767	0.98
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with MCCMS-DRG 377, medical	18	$75,111	$13,766	$13,670	1.79

See all 36 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Rockdale Medical Center

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) Rockdale Medical Center billed Medicare for most in 2024: 728 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491	111	66	$31,101	$1,722	$1,752
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	98	95	$23,314	$2,024	$2,090
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	61	54	$17,386	$1,386	$1,445
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	60	60	$27,890	$2,060	$2,208
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	55	55	$15,740	$1,195	$1,220
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	43	43	$40,566	$3,823	$3,918
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	40	38	$28,751	$2,298	$2,405
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5073	31	29	$28,424	$2,101	$2,141
Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374	31	28	$34,024	$2,574	$2,629
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	26	26	$52,071	$4,102	$4,358

See all 20 Medicare outpatient services at Rockdale Medical Center

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 Rockdale Medical Center 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 3,220 in 2020 to 4,651 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
30094	1,045	22%	4,790	$72.3M	61%	60%
30012	972	21%	4,796	$67.9M	64%	66%
30013	776	17%	3,532	$54.5M	56%	60%
30016	579	12%	2,825	$44.8M	24%	23%
30014	267	6%	1,314	$21.2M	13%	13%
30058	169	4%	845	$12.7M	8%	6%
30038	130	3%	605	$8.3M	10%	7%
30054	123	3%	562	$8.8M	19%	19%
30281	93	2%	411	$5.9M	4%	3%
30052	63	1%	283	$4.5M	2%	2%
30252	59	1%	276	$4.7M	4%	2%
30025	39	1%	203	$4M	7%	6%
30655	37	1%	183	$3.6M	2%	1%
30233	34	1%	154	$2.7M	3%	1%
30015	29	1%	164	$2.7M	40%	33%
30032	29	1%	122	$1.4M	1%	1%
31064	27	1%	114	$2.1M	6%	13%
30034	26	1%	205	$2M	1%	1%
30039	23	0%	91	$1.7M	2%	2%
30035	21	0%	153	$1.8M	2%	2%
30083	20	0%	126	$1.7M	1%
30088	18	0%	87	$909,578	2%	2%
30253	18	0%	93	$1.5M	1%
30056	16	0%	80	$1.4M	13%	16%
30087	15	0%	56	$1M	1%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 4,651 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 Rockdale Medical Center reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2026). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

8
Operating rooms
3
Endoscopy rooms
2
Cardiac catheterization rooms
1
Off-site locations

258
Registered nurses
13
Licensed practical nurses
1
Physicians
11
Pharmacists
23
Respiratory therapists
9
Physical therapists
3
Occupational therapists
3
Speech pathologists and audiologists
6
Radiology technicians
2
Nuclear medicine technicians
2
Laboratory technicians
13
Medical technologists
7
Social workers

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

434 clinicians who bill Medicare list Rockdale Medical Center 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 58
Family Medicine Physician 41
Nephrology Physician 21
Anesthesiologist Assistant 20
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 19
Physician Assistant 19
Emergency Medicine Physician 16
Anesthesiology Physician 14
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 14
Hematology & Oncology Physician 13

Rattandeep Singh, MD
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1174536478
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Neil Grey, MD
Nuclear Radiology Physician
NPI 1932559630
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Aloice Aluoch, M.D., PH.D
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1245541259
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Vamsi Kanagala, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1952712788
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Michael Hanowell, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician
NPI 1316124894
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Michelle Plaster, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1073762720
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Bobby Smith, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
NPI 1013924828
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Qiao Zhou, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1265795223
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Benjamin Abraham, DO
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1538156542
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Riddhi Merchant, MD
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1588827513
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Stephanie Gordon, M.D.
Gynecology Physician
NPI 1407849722
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Marc Greenstein, DO
Urology Physician
NPI 1154383743
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Matt Mathew, M.D.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1295199073
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Nabil Keith, MD
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1306032198
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Mark Hanson, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1265483663
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Priya Shah, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1154716405
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Eliezer Soto, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
NPI 1598950990
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John Black, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1548247729
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Mobin Shah, MD
Hospitalist Physician
NPI 1932319613
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Roderic Woodson, M.D.
Nephrology Physician
NPI 1558547943
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Samuel Key
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1770901530
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Shannon Barton
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1295738722
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Vincent Galan, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
NPI 1831180983
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David Neckman
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
NPI 1801138615
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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 Rockdale Medical Center reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$1.5B	577.5%
Inpatient	$718.3M	270.7%
Outpatient	$814.3M	306.8%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.3B	-477.5%
Net patient revenue	$265.4M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$245.7M	-92.6%
Operating income from patient care	$19.7M	7.4%
Other income	$2.8M	1.1%
Contributions and donations	$28,396	0.0%
Other	$2.8M	1.1%
Net income	$22.5M	8.5%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$180.2M	11.8%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$185.6M	12.1%
Other payers and self-pay	$1.2B	76.1%
Total charges	$1.5B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 841248, settled without audit. 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 Rockdale Medical Center's latest cost report.

7.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
8.4%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
9.8%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
46% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$42.69
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
18.9%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
94.6%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
2.91
Long-term debt to fund balance
Mortgages, notes and loans / fund balance
1.53
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.28
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
0 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
46 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
40 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
2.25
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
12.0 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 841248, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Rockdale Medical Center owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $119.5M in total assets and a $23.8M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$25,883	0.0%
Patient receivables, net	$33.6M	28.1%
Inventory	$5M	4.2%
Total current assets	$40.2M	33.7%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$51.7M	43.3%
Investments and other assets	$27.6M	23.1%
Total assets	$119.5M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$26.3M	22.0%
Long-term debt	$69.4M	58.1%
Total liabilities	$95.6M	80.1%
Fund balance (net assets)	$23.8M	19.9%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 841248, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Rockdale Medical Center provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$22.7M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$29.2M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$3.7M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$1,571
CHIP shortfall
Cost of stand-alone CHIP patients minus CHIP payments
$27M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
11.0% 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 841248, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Rockdale Medical Center'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	$159.6M	$183.4M	$200.9M	$217.4M	$238.2M	$265.4M
Operating expenses	$179.3M	$184.5M	$217.3M	$226.3M	$229.4M	$245.7M
Operating margin	-12.4%	-0.6%	-8.2%	-4.1%	3.7%	7.4%
Net income	-$5.1M	$6.5M	-$13.2M	-$8M	$10.4M	$22.5M
Total assets	$101.6M	$106M	$153.9M	$135.2M	$123.2M	$119.5M
Discharges	8,603	9,065	9,829	9,964	10,648	10,938
Inpatient days	39,099	47,456	53,460	51,339	51,445	50,605
Medicare Advantage days	8,151	11,451	14,897	14,686	15,909	16,605
Beds	141	141	141	141	181	181
Employees (FTE)	776	964	825	875	932	959

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 841248, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Rockdale Medical Center 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	$3.3M	$24.9M	$193.8M	0.13	6,564
Operating room	$5M	$17.6M	$167.1M	0.11	42,182
Laboratory	$3.9M	$16.4M	$229.4M	0.07	10,532
Emergency	$7M	$15.9M	$153.5M	0.10	17,994
Medical supplies charged to patient		$14.7M	$49.5M	0.30
Radiology-diagnostic	$4.3M	$12.2M	$97.1M	0.13	24,089
Electrocardiology	$3.1M	$8.2M	$110.1M	0.07	10,793
Physical therapy	$3M	$5.9M	$20.3M	0.29	10,352
Respiratory therapy	$3M	$5.8M	$30.2M	0.19	3,272
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$5.3M	$8.7M	0.60
Delivery room & labor room	$3.4M	$5M	$37.6M	0.13	17,046
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$4.2M	$31M	0.13
Clinic	$1.3M	$3.4M	$16.4M	0.21	11,189
Ct scan	$959,417	$3.2M	$174.9M	0.02	3,316
Renal dialysis		$1.6M	$13.2M	0.12	1,997
Mri	$441,644	$1.5M	$30.6M	0.05	2,744
Anesthesiology		$391,007	$17.6M	0.02	1,128

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$24.5M	$56.1M	$102.9M	0.55	89,333
Intensive care unit	$5.1M	$10.8M	$25.6M	0.42	14,042
Neonatal intensive care unit	$3.7M	$8.5M	$19.3M	0.44	5,276
Nursery		$1.8M	$3.7M	0.50	1,482

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$6.9M	$41.7M	158,981	$44.06	29,512
Employee benefits department	$772,535	$24.6M			4,499
Operation of plant	$2.2M	$9M	68,254	$32.18	141,695
Dietary	$1.3M	$3.7M	67,979	$19.05	8,603
Housekeeping	$1.6M	$2.2M	83,756	$18.89	5,014
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$2.2M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$1.6M			481,382
Nursing administration	$801,234	$1.4M	17,399	$59.14	913
Medical records & library		$1.1M			4,746
Laundry & linen service		$598,030			2,483
Cafeteria		-$807,552

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 841248, settled without audit. 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 Rockdale Medical Center for an inpatient stay.

1.65
Case mix index
Higher than 46% 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).
31.6%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
1,622
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	1.55	1.56	1.70	1.66	1.61	1.66	1.65
Wage index	0.931	0.939	0.936	0.983	0.992	0.970	0.997
Readmissions adjustment	-0.30%	-0.09%	-0.05%	0.00%	-0.31%	-0.48%	-0.31%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	-0.47%	-0.60%	-0.60%	-0.03%	+0.28%	+1.09%	+0.27%
Medicare inpatient stays	1,955	1,955	1,668	1,650	1,552	1,572	1,622

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

Ownership

Organizations Rockdale Medical Center reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Piedmont Healthcare Inc
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2017

Changes of ownership

2017-10-01: Sold to Piedmont Rockdale Hospital, Inc. (Change of ownership)
2017-10-01: Acquired Rockdale Hospital LLC (Change of ownership)

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners, CMS Hospital Change of Ownership.

Leadership

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

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Elizabeth Leddy Officer, Board Member, since 2017
Robert C Cross Officer, VP Government Reimbursement, since 2017
Thomas Arnold Officer, VP Financial Operations, since 2017
Michael J Mandl Officer, since 2022
Marvin Wynn Managing employee, CFO, since 2017
Blakely D Watts Managing employee, CEO, since 2021

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment.

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

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

Name	Title
Mr Thomas Arnold	Treasurer/cfo Phc
Ms Elizabeth Leddy	Secretary/clo Phc
Dr Monica Hum	CEO & Board Member
Mr Stewart Witherell	CFO
Mr Rick Simons	Board Member/chair

Board members: Mr J Michael Burnett, Dr Michael P Cecil, Dr Benetta Duhart, Dr Neil Edgerton, Mr Roger Cannon, Mr Vince Evans, Mr Willie Washington, Ms Ethel R Boyle, Ms Pam Dickerson.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Inc (EIN 30-0999841), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2019
340B ID DSH110091, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 3 registered outpatient sites; 61 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Stewart Witherell, CFO.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Helipad
Rockdale Hospital
FAA location ID 3GE5, a medical-use heliport at the hospital.
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource data, cycle 2026-10-01.

Frequently asked questions

About Rockdale Medical Center's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Rockdale Medical Center?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Rockdale Medical Center range from $916 to $1,611 across 2 insurers. Aetna's rate is $1,611. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $974. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Rockdale Medical Center?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Rockdale Medical Center range from $916 to $1,433 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $916. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $788. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Rockdale Medical Center?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Rockdale Medical Center range from $3,590 to $4,711 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $4,294. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $4,832. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Rockdale Medical Center?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Rockdale Medical Center range from $9,829 to $11,547 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 Rockdale Medical Center?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Rockdale Medical Center range from $227 to $296 across 3 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $227. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $146. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Rockdale Medical Center's CMS star rating?

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

Is Rockdale Medical Center a teaching hospital?

CMS reports no Medicare-funded interns or residents at Rockdale Medical Center for fiscal year 2027.

Does Medicare penalize Rockdale Medical Center for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Rockdale Medical Center'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 Rockdale Medical Center?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (296 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (119 discharges), septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc (63 discharges).

What is Rockdale Medical Center's case mix index?

Rockdale Medical Center's Medicare case mix index is 1.65 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 46% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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