Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA
Also known as Doctors Hospital of Augusta, Humana Hospital-Augusta
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About Doctors Hospital
Doctors Hospital is an acute care hospital in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 354 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center - Uptown Division, about 4.0 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.99
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.06
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.11
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.15
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.92
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.00
77% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend74%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys621
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.48273, -82.09276
Nearby hospitals
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center - Uptown Division1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GAVA medical center4.0 mi
- Augusta VA Medical Center1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomVA medical center4.0 mi
- Doctors Hospital Evans Emergency464 North Belair Road, Evans, GAHospital4.1 mi
- Dwight Eisenhower AMC (FT Gordon)300 East Hospital Rd, Fort Gordon, GA · Emergency roomMilitary hospital4.2 mi
- Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center5000 Gateway Boulevard, Grovetown, GA · Emergency roomHospital5.4 mi
- Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital5.9 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc1537 Walton Way, Augusta, GALong-term care hospital5.9 mi
- Augusta University Medical Center1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomHospital6.0 mi
- Children's Hospital of Georgia1446 Harper Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital6.1 mi
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center -Downtown Division950 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomVA medical center6.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Doctors Hospital located?
Doctors Hospital is at 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909 in Richmond County.
Does Doctors Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Doctors Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 174 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Doctors Hospital?
Doctors Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Doctors Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Georgia EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Doctors Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (706) 651-6008.
Would patients recommend Doctors Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (621 completed surveys), 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 71% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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