Wellstar Paulding Medical Center in Hiram, GA
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About Wellstar Paulding Medical Center
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Hiram, Paulding County, Georgia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 112 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Wellstar Cobb Medical Center, about 11 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 0.68
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.47
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.82
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.47
69% 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 recommend80%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1076%
- Completed surveys555
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
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Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Wellstar Douglas Medical Center8954 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, GA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica601 Dallas Highway, Villa Rica, GA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital13 mi
- Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center677 Church Street, Marietta, GA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Wellstar Cobb Medical Center3950 Austell Rd, Austell, GA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Wellstar Douglas Medical Center8954 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, GA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica601 Dallas Highway, Villa Rica, GA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital13 mi
- Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center677 Church Street, Marietta, GA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
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- Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital2540 Windy Hill Road, Marietta, GALong-term care hospital17 mi
- Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cartersville, GA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital21 mi
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- Piedmont Hospital, Inc1968 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GAAcute care hospital23 mi
- Shepherd Center2020 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GALong-term care hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Wellstar Paulding Medical Center located?
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center is at 2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, Hiram, GA 30141 in Paulding County.
Does Wellstar Paulding Medical Center have an emergency room?
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Wellstar Douglas Medical Center, about 12 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Wellstar Paulding Medical Center?
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 Paulding Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 Paulding Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (470) 644-7000.
Would patients recommend Wellstar Paulding Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (555 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 76% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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