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Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA

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Overview

About Hamilton Medical Center

Hamilton Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 255 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 Adventhealth Murray, about 11 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

3
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
7 no different · 1 worse
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
2 better · 4 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
9 no different · 1 worse
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

181 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
1.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
high
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.32
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.33
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.23
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.64

65% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend65%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
  • Completed surveys694

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Emergency care

Nearest hospitals with an emergency room

Within 25 miles

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hamilton Medical Center located?

Hamilton Medical Center is at 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 in Whitfield County.

Does Hamilton Medical Center have an emergency room?

Hamilton Medical Center does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia, about 15 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Hamilton Medical Center?

Hamilton Medical Center 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 Hamilton Medical Center a trauma center?

Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 Hamilton Medical Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (706) 272-6105.

Would patients recommend Hamilton Medical Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (694 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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