GA's Best Hospitals For 2024: See Full List

GEORGIA — Throughout 2024, several data-based national rankings and safety grades helped Georgia residents navigate the labyrinth of health care, and make decisions about the best places to have a baby, surgery or take care of other medical issues.

Here’s a review of how Georgia stacked up in analyses and rankings from various publications, government agencies and a health care watchdog group:

U.S. News & World Report’s respected rankings included looks at the best maternity, children’s and overall hospitals in Georgia. Read more:

• 17 GA Hospitals Among Nation’s Best: U.S. News Ranking
• The 19 Best Hospitals In GA: New National Ranking
• 1 GA Medical Center Among Best Children’s Hospitals: U.S. News
• 10 GA Maternity Hospitals Among Best Places To Have A Baby: U.S. News

The publication also released reports to help guide older Georgia residents in their decisions about health care. Read more:

• 8 Nursing Homes In Metro Atlanta Among Nation’s Best: U.S. News

Other publications also took a look at Georgia residents’ access to top hospitals. Read more:

• 2 GA Health Care Facilities Among ‘Great Hospitals In America’
• 10 GA Hospitals Ranked Among Best In World: Newsweek

The watchdog Leapfrog Group’s twice-a-year safety grades use both data and patient surveys to measure Georgia hospitals’ records on patient safety, infection rates and other patient experiences. Read more:

• 17 GA Hospitals Get 'A' Rating On New Safety Grades: See Full List
• 21 GA Hospitals Get 'A' Rating On New Safety Grades: See Full List

Healthgrades, which maintains a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers, also released ratings on hospitals in Georgia and others. Read more:

• 6 GA Hospitals Among Best In US: New Ranking
• 13 GA Hospitals Named Among Best For Patient Safety, Experience