Short Term Acute Care HospitalGovernment - Hospital District Or Authority

Tift Regional Medical Center

Tift Regional Health System · Tifton, GA

901 East 18th Street, Tifton, GA 31794(229) 382-7120

3 of 5

CMS star rating

181

Beds

9,841

Inpatient discharges a year

$445.6M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Tift Regional Medical Center is a 181-bed government - hospital district or authority hospital in Tifton, GA, affiliated with Tift Regional Health System. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 35 in-network payers and 248 disclosed rate categories.

Rural referral center
Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant

CCN: 110095
NPI: 1962462226
Website: mysouthwell.com
Health system: Tift Regional Health System
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Tift County
Metro area: Tifton, GA MicroSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction J, Palmetto GBA (10001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2024

Prices for common services

The 24 services Tift Regional 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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CT imaging

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

CPT 74177

$2,513 - $5,913

from 4 insurers · median $5,480

Aetna$5,488

Insurer A*$2,513

Insurer B*$5,472

Insurer C*$5,913

Medicare $316Nearby hospitals $599815% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$4,910 - $8,154

from 2 insurers · median $6,532

UnitedHealthcare$8,154

Insurer A*$4,910

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

$10,048 - $10,048

from 2 insurers · median $10,048

UnitedHealthcare$10,048

Insurer A*$10,048

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 head or brain without contrast

CPT 70450

$748 - $1,761

from 4 insurers · median $1,373

Aetna$1,154

Insurer A*$748

Insurer B*$1,592

Insurer C*$1,761

Medicare $95Nearby hospitals $440212% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

How the insurers pay at Tift Regional 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*	13	1246%	4	2
Insurer B*	24	522%	15	6
Insurer C*	24	522%	15	6
Insurer D*	21	483%	17	3

How we chose these services: 3 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 17 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 4 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 Tift Regional 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.

AmbetterAmeri HealthAspirus Health PlanAvera Health PlansBanner HealthCareSource (incl Common Ground Health Coop)

More about this hospital

Quality
3 of 5 stars
- 255 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.33%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- No Medicare-funded residents
- 22 services
- 383 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$445.6M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -7.2%
- $20.6M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $56.1M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Tift Regional Health System Inc
- Hospital district or authority
- 340B drug pricing program participant
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Tift Regional 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
45-3072990Tift Regional Health System INC	51Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 46 more	1962462226 Tift Regional Health System Inc.1568410264 Tift Regional Health System Inc.1902909427 Tift Regional Health System Inc.and 27 more

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

Location

901 East 18th Street, Tifton, GA 31794

(229) 382-7120

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Tift Regional 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 2 of 9 measures
0 better, 7 no different, 2 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
3 of 5
Lower than 40% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
65%
Lower than 73% 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)
1.26
Higher than 92% 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
255 min
Higher than 96% 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
64%
Lower than 52% 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 2 of 9 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	3 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	65%	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)	1.26	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	255 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	64%	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 Tift Regional Medical Center's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.33% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+0.51% 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 Tift Regional 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	Tift Regional Medical Center	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 39 cases	4.2	4.1	4.655		Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 2,257 cases	4.6	3.9	4.079		Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 82 cases	12.4	11.8	12.11		Worse than 70% 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 · 80 cases	7.7	8.5	8.691		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 195 cases	9.5	11	10.84		Better than 78% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 252 cases	17.9	15.2	15.21		Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 191 cases	12.9	11.6	12.45		Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,706 cases	0.58	0.51	0.6821	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 31 cases	150	173	176	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,399 cases	0.18	0.2	0.2173	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 76% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,403 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 · 448 cases	2.13	2.29	2.356	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 75% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 139 cases	1.57	1.63	1.796	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 140 cases	17.5	8.88	10.26	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 485 cases	4.56	3.4	3.811	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 123 cases	5.67	5.105	5.77	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 142 cases	1.7	1.72	1.743	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 427 cases	1.47	1.02	1.073	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 95% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

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

Measure	Tift Regional Medical Center	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 75 cases	7.3	4.2	5.306		Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 219 cases	30.2	1.25	12.52		Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 239 cases	11	3.85	12.69		Worse than 61% 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 · 714 cases	14.3	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 99 cases	10.5	10.7	10.62	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 54% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 99 cases	4.6	5.3	5.229	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 89% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 395 cases	0.8	1	0.9723	No Different than expected	Better than 92% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 140 cases	15	14.4	14.35		Worse than 78% 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 · 260 cases	20.7	19.8	19.84		Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 540 cases	23.6	21.3	21.19		Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 42 cases	5.7	5.8	5.927		Better than 52% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 494 cases	18.6	17.2	17.41		Worse than 88% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

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

Measure	Tift Regional 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	0.472	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	5.046	1.504	1.762	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2,321	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	1.618	0.9835	5.825	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	3.568	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.854	0.484	0.619	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.213	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	2.28	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	5,045	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	3.581	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	3	0	2.317	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.838	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	Not Available		0.4352	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.298	2.135	2.519	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	80	61	136	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.308	1.591	3.769	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	1	3.756	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.7155	0.9605	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 19% 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	12	38	143
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.103	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	1.334	1.855	1.919	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	46,657	14,451	48,840	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.246	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	0.134	0.127	0.1286	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.689	0.747	1.104	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	43,639	13,646	44,552	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	18.12	5.683	23.39	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6	2	6.1	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.331	0.279	0.2745	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 57% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

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

Measure	Tift Regional Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	63	73	72.27	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	14	8	9.85	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	23	18	17.88
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	81	87	85.97	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	2	4	3.301	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	77	80	78.79	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	90	91	90.82	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	6	4	4.903	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	3	3	3.204	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	17	16	16.31
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	76	79	79.46	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	89	91	90.77	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	7	5	5.717	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	2	3	3.075	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	17	16	14.82
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	57	61	60.14	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	74	77	75.68	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	22	19	21.5	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	2	3	2.462	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	21	19	18.36
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	81	86	84.09	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	19	13	14.95	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	2	3	2.935	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	81	87	85.05	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	22	14	17.13	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	78	86	82.87	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	72	74	74.33	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	9	7	7.087	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	19	19	18.58
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	74	77	77.43	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	8	6	6.146	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	18	17	16.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	82	85	85.2	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	5	3	3.728	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	13	11	11.07
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	11	8	8.69	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	22	20	20
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	67	72	71.31	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	86	88	87.94	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	3	3	3.269	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	70	74	73.43	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	11	9	10.45	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	19	16	16.13
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	71	75	74.03	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	8	5	6.592	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	21	20	19.38
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	75	77	75.78	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	6	4	5.34	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	19	19	18.88
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	84	86	84.54	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	4	3	3.437	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	12	11	12.02
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	66	59	63.8	Better than 72% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	7	9	8.469	Better than 61% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	27	31	27.73
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	86	82	83.87	Better than 79% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 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 · 765 cases	7	5	6.124	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	65	71	70.88	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	85	87	87.15	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	28	23	22.99
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	3	4	3.602	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	44	47	46.49	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	34	30	32.79	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	22	22	20.73
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	3	3	3.151	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	16	12	13.65	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 765 cases	84	88	86.35	Worse than 81% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

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

Measure	Tift Regional 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	Not Available		1.71
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.08
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 2,189 cases	73	79	71.13	Worse than 60% 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 · 481 cases	260	154	175	Worse than 95% 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 · 455 cases	255	148	169	Worse than 96% 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 · 18 cases	502	247	348	Worse than 95% 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 · 44,312 cases	2	1	1.759	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 18 cases	61	74	71.14	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 96 cases	99	97	90.05	Better than 63% 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 · 2,539 cases	18	15	16.89	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 503 cases	64	65	58.96	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 175 cases	68	73	70.15	Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 80 cases	76	88	83.53	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 508 cases	83	82	77.15	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 251 cases	93	94	90.02	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 158 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 · 143 cases	92	94	92.46	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 5,765 cases	86	90	83.63	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		95.53

Outpatient imaging2 measures

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

Measure	Tift Regional Medical Center	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	2.1	5	5.623		Better than 84% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	4.9	6.6	6.411		Better than 72% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

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

Measure	Tift Regional 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	0.93	0.99	0.9648		Better than 78% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

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

Measure	Tift Regional Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	12.5	20	20.96	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	3.125	5	5.347	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	50	10	26.92	Better than 84% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	12.5	2.5	7.03	Better than 83% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	30	34	36.51	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.5	8.75	9.439	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	53.33	40	38.57	Better than 72% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	13.33	10	9.691	Better than 71% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	36.46	29.5	31.07	Better than 72% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	38	46	30	24	15	12.5
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	9.5	11.5	7.5	6	3.75	3.125
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	20	Not Available	30	40	60	50
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	5	Not Available	7.5	10	15	12.5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	17	Not Available	Not Available	11	16	30
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	4.25	Not Available	Not Available	2.75	4	7.5
VBP safety domain score	50	Not Available	Not Available	26	64	53.33
VBP safety weighted domain score	12.5	Not Available	Not Available	6.5	16	13.33
VBP total performance score	31.25	Not Available	Not Available	25.25	38.75	36.46

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

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

Measure	Tift Regional Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9777	0.9995	1.003	Better than 65% 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 · 109 cases	1.006	0.9969	1.012	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 214 cases	1.025	0.9983	1.011	Worse than 67% 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 · 219 cases	1.058	0.9955	1.009	Worse than 82% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.1	1.05	1.023	0.9384	0.9595	0.9777
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9637	1.032	1	1.019	1.015	1.006
READM-30-HF-HRRP	0.9187	0.9685	1.03	1.059	1.048	1.025
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.074	1.096	1.073	1.015	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9775	1.12	1.089	1.047	1.055	1.058

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

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

Measure	Tift Regional Medical Center	US median	GA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.414	0.489	0.6612	Better than 58% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.483	0.346	0.3286	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.527	0.559	0.6574	Better than 53% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0	0.6405	0.8117	The best result, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.258	0.9628	1.068	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0	0.7945	1.054	The best result, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.1884	-0.0453	0.04361	Better than 60% 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	0.0831	-0.0105	0	-0.0922	-0.1013	-0.1884

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

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2024)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Hospital district or authority
Ownership type
176
Medicare-certified beds
143
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

22 services at Tift Regional Medical Center

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Department
Intensive care: Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Outpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: Diagnostic RadiologyNuclear Medicine
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dental CareDietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

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

Size and patient volume

What Tift Regional Medical Center reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

9,841
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 16%, Medicaid 7%
42,244
Inpatient days
64% of available bed days used
1,649
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 830551). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

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

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	7,588	2,451	32,205	42,244
Discharges	1,621	652	7,568	9,841
Average length of stay	4.7 days	3.8 days	4.3 days	4.3 days
Average daily census	20.8	6.7	88.2	115.7

15,535
Medicare Advantage days
3,543 discharges
5,793
Medicaid managed care days
2,054 discharges
4,207
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	161	36,056	6,964	61%
Intensive care unit	20	3,188	624	44%
Nursery		3,000

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830551, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Tift Regional Medical Center treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 991 Medicare discharges in 38 published DRGs; 7% surgical; 69% 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	130	$59,853	$13,360	$19,572	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	89	$29,589	$9,515	$9,676	1.28
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	45	$60,989	$12,544	$19,943	1.70
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	40	$37,087	$8,931	$12,128	1.17
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	39	$37,829	$9,477	$12,370	1.33
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	36	$39,890	$8,349	$13,044	1.03
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	35	$26,825	$6,601	$8,772	0.81
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	35	$39,886	$12,413	$13,043	1.65
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	33	$25,762	$6,099	$8,424	0.79
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	30	$35,449	$9,187	$11,592	1.23
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	27	$27,712	$7,307	$9,062	0.86
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	24	$50,880	$11,408	$16,638	1.59
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	23	$25,422	$7,618	$8,313	0.98
Cellulitis without MCCMS-DRG 603, medical	23	$28,421	$6,854	$9,294	0.88
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without MCCMS-DRG 641, medical	23	$24,985	$6,747	$8,170	0.78
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with MCCMS-DRG 308, medical	22	$36,270	$9,226	$11,860	1.20
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	22	$36,535	$9,737	$11,947	1.32
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with CCMS-DRG 309, medical	20	$25,276	$6,348	$8,265	0.74
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	20	$19,983	$7,254	$6,534	0.90
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	19	$46,068	$11,152	$15,064	1.50

See all 38 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Tift Regional 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) Tift Regional Medical Center billed Medicare for most in 2024: 1,783 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	287	267	$14,215	$1,811	$2,090
Level 2 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5372	195	158	$4,663	$444	$502
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	130	130	$16,505	$1,991	$2,208
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	122	115	$60,303	$9,377	$10,772
Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373	118	103	$9,561	$1,341	$1,516
Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374	109	98	$18,504	$2,279	$2,629
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491	94	74	$11,873	$1,591	$1,752
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	80	77	$6,454	$1,282	$1,445
Level 2 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5182	75	58	$9,323	$1,088	$1,204
Level 1 Nerve ProceduresAPC 5431	72	64	$11,032	$1,263	$1,407

See all 28 Medicare outpatient services at Tift Regional 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 Tift Regional 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 3,366 in 2020 to 4,974 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
31794	1,386	28%	6,288	$72.8M	85%	83%
31793	472	9%	2,158	$24.7M	81%	96%
31750	382	8%	1,741	$20.9M	43%	31%
31714	330	7%	1,487	$17.4M	92%	84%
31774	284	6%	1,285	$15.6M	79%	74%
31620	277	6%	1,459	$16.7M	48%	44%
31639	236	5%	1,006	$12.5M	38%	40%
31749	137	3%	535	$7.2M	100%	100%
31791	133	3%	600	$7M	30%	23%
31637	130	3%	471	$5.8M	82%	70%
31795	130	3%	528	$6.4M	100%	82%
31647	103	2%	460	$5M	51%	64%
31733	88	2%	386	$4.2M	100%	100%
31622	86	2%	393	$4.2M	80%	100%
31775	72	1%	368	$4.1M	67%	83%
31790	64	1%	244	$3M	100%	100%
31789	57	1%	229	$2.7M	66%	54%
31783	48	1%	210	$3M	100%	100%
31705	40	1%	240	$3.4M	4%	3%
31771	39	1%	143	$1.7M	11%	13%
31533	35	1%	139	$2M	5%	3%
31001	33	1%	185	$2M	40%	20%
31079	33	1%	142	$1.4M	31%	15%
31650	32	1%	146	$2M	36%	23%
31632	30	1%	134	$1.6M	5%	6%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 4,974 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 Tift Regional Medical Center reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2024). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

15
Rehabilitation unit beds

143
Registered nurses
112
Licensed practical nurses
1
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
7
Pharmacists
12
Respiratory therapists
1
Laboratory technicians
1
Dietitians
5
Social workers
400
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

383 clinicians who bill Medicare list Tift Regional 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.

Family Nurse Practitioner 63
Internal Medicine Physician 43
Family Medicine Physician 27
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 22
Physician Assistant 22
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 17
Nurse Practitioner 15
Emergency Medicine Physician 14
Anesthesiology Physician 12
Gastroenterology Physician 10

William Tidmore, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1073695292
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Shanon Smith, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1174664163
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Anderson Webb, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1285139550
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William Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1730269473
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David Banks, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1497740906
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Christopher Pate, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1740736263
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Edward Hellman, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1548340284
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Landis Gordon, PA-C
Physician Assistant
NPI 1457329641
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Michael Kizziah, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1124108923
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Brent Jordan, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1194107839
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Kyle Fleck, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1184914319
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John Arnett, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1225021678
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Appavuchetty Soundappan, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1912951500
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Charles Brown, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1437417359
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Vamsi Kanagala, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1952712788
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Ales Ridley, PAC
Physician Assistant
NPI 1538299888
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Burton Goodwin, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1235423047
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Jennifer Lawrence, M.D.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
NPI 1396827457
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William Hancock, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1265423339
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Gary Dent, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1841255759
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Clinton Cawley, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1982050639
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James Mossell, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1720195837
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Royce Cannington, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1639268956
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Thomas Fausett, MD
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1366513210
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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 Tift Regional Medical Center reported to Medicare for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$1.7B	373.6%
Inpatient	$514.7M	115.5%
Outpatient	$1.1B	258.1%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.2B	-273.6%
Net patient revenue	$445.6M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$477.9M	-107.2%
Operating income from patient care	-$32.3M	-7.2%
Other income	$88.5M	19.9%
Contributions and donations	$2.5M	0.6%
Investment income	$45.9M	10.3%
COVID-19 relief funding	$10.5M	2.3%
Other	$29.7M	6.7%
Other expenses	-$185,741	-0.0%
Net income	$56.1M	12.6%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$221.4M	15.0%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$128.8M	8.7%
Other payers and self-pay	$1.1B	76.2%
Total charges	$1.5B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830551, 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 Tift Regional Medical Center's latest cost report.

-7.2%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
10.5%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
16.4%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
49% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$47.82
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
6.3%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
8.8%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.28
Long-term debt to fund balance
Mortgages, notes and loans / fund balance
1.53
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.14
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
15 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
51 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
58 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.60
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
18.5 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830551, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Tift Regional Medical Center owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Sep 2025), across all fund types: $887M in total assets and a $636M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$18.9M	2.1%
Patient receivables, net	$62.2M	7.0%
Inventory	$4.5M	0.5%
Total current assets	$109.1M	12.3%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$253.8M	28.6%
Investments and other assets	$524.1M	59.1%
Total assets	$887M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$71.3M	8.0%
Long-term debt	$179.4M	20.2%
Total liabilities	$251M	28.3%
Fund balance (net assets)	$636M	71.7%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830551, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

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

$14.1M
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
$4.4M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$84,292
CHIP shortfall
Cost of stand-alone CHIP patients minus CHIP payments
$20.6M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
4.3% 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 830551, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Tift Regional 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	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Net patient revenue	$355.8M	$363.4M	$372.8M	$389.2M	$423.6M	$445.6M
Operating expenses	$394.2M	$388.9M	$413.4M	$426.1M	$438.9M	$477.9M
Operating margin	-10.8%	-7.0%	-10.9%	-9.5%	-3.6%	-7.2%
Net income	$34.2M	$47M	-$76.3M	$10.6M	$86.4M	$56.1M
Total assets	$886.9M	$902.8M	$770.6M	$772.7M	$848.8M	$887M
Discharges	7,985	8,457	9,047	10,422	10,441	9,841
Inpatient days	41,359	49,139	51,550	50,085	45,949	42,244
Medicare Advantage days	8,654	11,502	17,080	17,010	17,754	15,535
Beds	181	181	181	181	181	181
Employees (FTE)	1,641	1,709	1,639	1,595	1,573	1,649

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830551, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Tift Regional 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		$46.1M	$379M	0.12
Laboratory	$6.3M	$24.5M	$207.5M	0.12	17,113
Operating room	$8.8M	$22.9M	$133.9M	0.17	36,529
Emergency	$7M	$21.4M	$59.2M	0.36	35,051
Medical supplies charged to patient	$299,944	$20.1M	$35.1M	0.57
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$17.3M	$42M	0.41
Clinic	$7.1M	$14.9M	$16.5M	0.90	5,973
Radiology-diagnostic	$3.5M	$12.4M	$78.2M	0.16	25,651
Electrocardiology	$3.7M	$9.9M	$70.1M	0.14	23,346
Radiology-therapeutic	$6M	$7.9M	$14.2M	0.56	2,452
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$7M	$30.9M	0.23
Respiratory therapy	$3M	$6.3M	$31M	0.20	4,114
Renal dialysis	$2.1M	$5.3M	$45.6M	0.12	731
Delivery room & labor room		$5M	$11M	0.45	16,368
Physical therapy	$2.5M	$4.5M	$13.7M	0.33	62
Anesthesiology	$7.4M	$3.8M	$42M	0.09	481
Recovery room	$1.5M	$3M	$31.9M	0.09	3,438
Electroencephalography	$959,655	$2.6M	$16.3M	0.16	5,093
Home program dialysis	$317,188	$2.3M	$20.7M	0.11
Ct scan	$950,823	$2.1M	$108.6M	0.02	2,548
Mri	$449,689	$1.5M	$17.7M	0.08	3,951

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$35.7M	$66.7M	$51.1M	1.31	107,762
Intensive care unit	$5.9M	$11.1M	$8.7M	1.28	14,586
Nursery	$698,608	$1.5M	$3.2M	0.48	1,488

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Employee benefits department		$62.6M
Administrative & general	$25.4M	$62.2M	586,309	$43.32	48,946
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$17.5M			1,039,628
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$14.5M
Operation of plant	$2.6M	$11.7M	83,717	$31.22	568,231
Medical records & library	$3.8M	$5.3M	121,046	$31.78	5,596
Pharmacy	$3.7M	$4.3M	63,180	$58.23	4,810
Housekeeping	$2M	$3M	114,296	$17.41	3,237
Central services & supply	$1.6M	$2.6M	56,179	$29.23	10,731
Dietary	$2M	$2.4M	94,655	$21.24	7,416
Nursing administration	$1.6M	$1.7M	41,665	$37.82
Laundry & linen service		$1.4M			2,488

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830551, 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 Tift Regional Medical Center for an inpatient stay.

1.60
Case mix index
Higher than 39% 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).
31.7%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
1,607
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Rural
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	1.58	1.58	1.72	1.59	1.52	1.52	1.60
Wage index	0.818	0.835	0.831	0.857	0.853	0.811	0.819
Readmissions adjustment	-0.16%	-0.48%	-0.99%	-0.23%	-0.34%	-0.35%	-0.33%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.27%	+0.01%	+0.01%	-0.36%	+0.40%	+1.47%	+0.51%
Medicare inpatient stays	2,725	2,725	1,995	2,062	1,840	1,646	1,607

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

Ownership

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

Tift Regional Health System Inc
Operational/managerial control, since 2019

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

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

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

George Hunt Director, since 2007
John Brownlee Director, since 2007
James W Scott Director, since 2019
Jessica W Beier Director, since 2019
Lenton C Daughtrey Director, since 2019
Scott Fulp Director, since 2019
Troy Brooks Director, Svp/cfo, since 2022
Kristy Gladden Managing employee, since 2002

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 8 of 9 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Tift Regional Health System Inc (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

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

Name	Title
Christopher Dorman	CEO & Presid
Forte Mceachin MD	Exec. Medica
Rubal Patel MD	Secretary/ph
Karen D Summerlin	SVP General
Cameron Nixon MD	Chief Transf
Troy Brooks	CFO
Claire Byrnes	SVP Ambulato
Tonia Garrett	CNO
James Pennington	VP Cip
Shay A Miller	VP Rev Cycle
Tamara Branch	VP Legal Cou
Jay Carmichael	VP COO
George M D Hunt IV	Chairman
William Bowen Jr	Vice Chairma

Board members: Jessica Beier MD, James Scott MD, Scott Fulp DMD, Chase Daughtrey, Lawton Bassett III.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Tift Regional Health System Inc (EIN 45-3072990), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2004
340B ID DSH110095, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 21 registered outpatient sites; 51 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Troy Buren Brooks, Svp/cfo.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Hospice of tift area
CCN 111520, certified 1989
Tift regional dialysis
CCN 112315, certified 1985

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

Frequently asked questions

About Tift Regional Medical Center's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Tift Regional Medical Center?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Tift Regional Medical Center range from $1,888 to $4,442 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $4,442. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $743. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Tift Regional Medical Center?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Tift Regional Medical Center range from $2,513 to $5,913 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $5,488. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $599. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Tift Regional Medical Center?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Tift Regional Medical Center range from $1,582 to $4,862 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $1,582. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $3,241. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Tift Regional Medical Center?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Tift Regional Medical Center range from $4,910 to $8,154 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $8,154. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Tift Regional Medical Center?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Tift Regional Medical Center range from $206 to $425 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $405. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $188. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Tift Regional Medical Center's CMS star rating?

Tift Regional 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 Tift Regional Medical Center a teaching hospital?

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

Does Medicare penalize Tift Regional Medical Center for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Tift Regional Medical Center's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.33% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Tift Regional Medical Center?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (130 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (89 discharges), respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc (45 discharges).

What is Tift Regional Medical Center's case mix index?

Tift Regional Medical Center's Medicare case mix index is 1.60 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 39% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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