SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

About this hospital

SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL is a 24-bed proprietary hospital in Albany, GA.

CCN

110253

Teaching

No Medicare-funded residents

Medicare contractor

Jurisdiction J, Palmetto GBA (10001)

Insurance Accepted

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

More about this hospital

• Quality

  Not rated by CMS

  • No Medicare readmissions penalty
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• Doctors and services

  No Medicare-funded residents

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• Finances

  $1M net patient revenue

  • Operating margin on patient care -213.7%
  • -$2.2M net income
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Location

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

• No penalty

  Readmissions penalty

  Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

• 0.00% 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 SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, beside the US median and the average of GA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

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.

Size and patient volume

What SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Dec 18, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

• 25

  Inpatient discharges

  Medicare 52%, Medicaid n/a

• 815

  Inpatient days

  12% of available bed days used

• 11

  Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 832691). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

Beds and days by unit

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 832691, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL reported to Medicare for Dec 18, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Gross revenue by payer

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 832691, 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 SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL's latest cost report, which covers 287 days; income and expense figures are scaled to a year.

• -213.7%

  Operating margin

  Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue

• -213.3%

  Total margin

  Net income / net patient revenue plus other income

• -144.8%

  EBITDAR margin

  Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue

• 82% of expenses

  Personnel costs

  Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses

• $65.89

  Average hourly wage

  Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)

• -245.8%

  Return on assets

  Net income for a year / total assets

• 0.54

  Current ratio

  Current assets / current liabilities

• 0.50

  Quick ratio

  Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities

• 7 days

  Days cash on hand

  Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation

• 220 days

  Days in patient receivables

  Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue

• 183 days

  Average payment period

  Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation

• 1.15

  Asset turnover

  Total revenue for a year / total assets

• 0.7 years

  Average age of plant

  Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 832691, settled without audit. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Sep 2025), across all fund types: $1.1M in total assets and a -$1.7M fund balance.

Departments

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

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays SOUTH GEORGIA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL for an inpatient stay.

• 2.33

  Case mix index

  Higher than 91% 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).

• 0.0%

  Low-income patient share

  Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).

• 13

  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).

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