Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col in Augusta, GA
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About Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col is an acute care hospital in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 632 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Augusta University Medical Center is on the same campus or next door.
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 infectionsWorse than national · SIR 1.89
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.42
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.35
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.56
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.19
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.09
61% 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 recommend66%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1064%
- Completed surveys820
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.47098, -81.99157
Nearby hospitals
- Augusta University Medical Center1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomHospitalSame campus
- Children's Hospital of Georgia1446 Harper Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital0.2 mi
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center -Downtown Division950 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomVA medical center0.3 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc1537 Walton Way, Augusta, GALong-term care hospital0.3 mi
- Piedmont Augusta Hospital1350 Walton Way, Augusta, GA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.5 mi
- Rehabiliation Hospital of Augusta1355 Independence Drive, Augusta, GARehabilitation hospital0.7 mi
- Augusta VA Medical Center1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomVA medical center2.0 mi
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center - Uptown Division1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GAVA medical center2.1 mi
- East Central Regional Hospital3405 Mike Padgett Hwy, Augusta, GAPsychiatric hospital5.1 mi
- Doctors Hospital3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital5.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col located?
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col is at 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 in Richmond County.
Does Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col have an emergency room?
Yes. Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 251 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col?
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col 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 Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (706) 721-6569.
Would patients recommend Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (820 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 64% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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