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Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, GA

Also known as Tift General Hospital

Directions (229) 382-7120 mysouthwell.com

In a medical emergency, call 911. This page is for information only.

Overview

About Tift Regional Medical Center

Tift Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Tifton, Tift County, Georgia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (hospital district or authority). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 241 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 Irwin County Hospital, about 17 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
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
1 better · 5 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
7 no different · 2 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

255 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
2.0%
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 0.84
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.33
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.85
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00

64% 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 1067%
  • Completed surveys765

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

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Emergency care

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Within 25 miles

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tift Regional Medical Center located?

Tift Regional Medical Center is at 901 E 18th Street, Tifton, GA 31794 in Tift County.

Does Tift Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?

Tift Regional Medical Center does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Irwin County Hospital, about 17 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Tift Regional Medical Center?

Tift Regional 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.

What is the phone number of Tift Regional Medical Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (229) 382-7120.

Would patients recommend Tift Regional Medical Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (765 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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