Piedmont Augusta Hospital in Augusta, GA
Also known as Piedmont Augusta
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About Piedmont Augusta Hospital
Piedmont Augusta Hospital is an acute care hospital in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (hospital district or authority). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 812 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Rehabiliation Hospital of Augusta, about 0.3 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 0.80
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.22
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.23
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.85
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.31
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.60
53% 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 recommend67%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1065%
- Completed surveys1,648
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.47102, -81.98244
Nearby hospitals
- Rehabiliation Hospital of Augusta1355 Independence Drive, Augusta, GARehabilitation hospital0.3 mi
- Children's Hospital of Georgia1446 Harper Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital0.3 mi
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center -Downtown Division950 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomVA medical center0.3 mi
- Augusta University Medical Center1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomHospital0.4 mi
- Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.5 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc1537 Walton Way, Augusta, GALong-term care hospital0.5 mi
- Augusta VA Medical Center1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomVA medical center2.5 mi
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center - Uptown Division1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GAVA medical center2.7 mi
- East Central Regional Hospital3405 Mike Padgett Hwy, Augusta, GAPsychiatric hospital5.2 mi
- Doctors Hospital3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital6.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Piedmont Augusta Hospital located?
Piedmont Augusta Hospital is at 1350 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30901 in Richmond County.
Does Piedmont Augusta Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Piedmont Augusta Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 204 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Piedmont Augusta Hospital?
Piedmont Augusta Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Piedmont Augusta Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Piedmont Augusta Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (706) 722-9011.
Would patients recommend Piedmont Augusta Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,648 completed surveys), 67% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 65% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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