Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc in Gainesville, GA
Also known as Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville
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About Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc is an acute care hospital in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). 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 691 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 Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institue, LLC, about 2.0 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 infectionsWorse than national · SIR 1.59
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.23
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.33
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.32
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.97
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.12
43% 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 recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys3,413
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.30237, -83.81820
Nearby hospitals
- Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institue, LLC2500 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville, GARehabilitation hospital2.0 mi
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton1400 River Place, Braselton, GAHospital13 mi
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega, GAHospital14 mi
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin227 Mountain Drive, Dahlonega, GA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Ofcumming1165 Sanders Road, Cumming, GARehabilitation hospital20 mi
- Northside Hospital Forsyth1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow316 North Broad Street, Winder, GA · Emergency roomHospital21 mi
- Ngmc Barrow, LLC316 North Broad Street, Winder, GA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc located?
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc is at 743 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 in Hall County.
Does Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc have an emergency room?
Yes. Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 232 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc?
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc 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 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc 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 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (770) 535-3553.
Would patients recommend Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (3,413 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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