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Northeast Georgia Medical Center

743 SPRING STREET, GAINESVILLE, GA, 30501 · (770) 535-3553 · Website
Acute Care HospitalsGovernment - LocalEmergency services★ 3/5 CMS overall ratingData current as of 2026-04-01

What this hospital charges

Every figure below is from this hospital's own published price file, compared against hospitals within 50 miles. Nothing here is a bill or a quote.

18 of 24 Typical rank on inpatient stays
15 of 32 Typical rank on outpatient services
16 Services with a published price
This hospital Local median Range across nearby hospitals

Inpatient stays negotiated rate, median across all plans · the bundled hospital charge for a whole admission

Knee or hip replacement 24 hospitals nearby 3.3x Medicare
$11,812 $50,925
$41,632 18th cheapest of 24
Vaginal childbirth 20 hospitals nearby 3.2x Medicare
$2,649 $14,761
$14,069 18th cheapest of 20 · 1 tied
C-section delivery 24 hospitals nearby 3.2x Medicare
$4,537 $20,544
$19,982 21th cheapest of 24 · 1 tied
Spinal fusion 24 hospitals nearby 3.3x Medicare
$13,288 $64,453
$52,268 18th cheapest of 24
Pneumonia 24 hospitals nearby 3.5x Medicare
$6,203 $23,524
$18,106 19th cheapest of 24
Stomach or digestive illness 24 hospitals nearby 3.4x Medicare
$5,074 $22,757
$17,229 19th cheapest of 24
Kidney or urinary infection 24 hospitals nearby 3.4x Medicare
$4,697 $23,629
$17,721 18th cheapest of 24
Chest pain 25 hospitals nearby 3.4x Medicare
$5,651 $21,017
$15,750 18th cheapest of 25

Outpatient services cash price · what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service

MRI of the brain 32 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$374 $4,665
$1,150 6th cheapest of 32 · 3 tied
MRI of the lower back 32 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$374 $4,665
$886 4th cheapest of 32 · 3 tied
CT scan of the head 32 hospitals nearby + about $39 doctor's fee
$284 $2,992
$746 5th cheapest of 32 · 3 tied
Abdominal ultrasound 32 hospitals nearby + about $38 doctor's fee
$221 $2,352
$1,157 16th cheapest of 32 · 3 tied
Screening mammogram 28 hospitals nearby + about $35 doctor's fee
$68 $748
$412 20th cheapest of 28 · 3 tied
Cholesterol panel 32 hospitals nearby
$18 $457
$177 15th cheapest of 32 · 3 tied
A1c diabetes test 32 hospitals nearby
$18 $330
$85 15th cheapest of 32 · 3 tied
CBC blood test 32 hospitals nearby
$26 $345
$77 15th cheapest of 32 · 3 tied

There is no combined total here, on purpose. Inpatient rows are negotiated rates — what an insurer pays for a whole admission. Outpatient rows are cash prices — what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service. They are different kinds of number and adding them would produce a figure that is true of nobody. Both exclude physician fees: the surgeon, anesthesiologist and radiologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file. Inpatient figures use only rates published as a case rate or fee schedule, which cover the whole stay — per-diem rates price a single day and are excluded. What you personally owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance, and on any financial assistance you qualify for.

Quality & outcomes

Mortality & complications

Overall hospital mortality rate
4.1%
No Different Than the National Rate
Patient safety & adverse events (composite)
0.98 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different Than the National Value
Heart attack mortality rate
12.2%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure mortality rate
13.2%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia mortality rate
15.2%
No Different Than the National Rate
Stroke mortality rate
11.8%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement complication rate
3.6%
No Different Than the National Rate

Readmissions

Overall hospital readmission rate
14.7%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart attack readmission rate
12.3%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure readmission rate
19.3%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia readmission rate
15.2%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement readmission rate
5.1%
No Different Than the National Rate

Infections

Central line bloodstream infections
0.42 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
0.27 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (colon surgery)
1.07 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
1.88 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA bloodstream infections
1.60 (national avg = 1.00)
Worse than the National Benchmark
C. diff infections
0.37 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark

Emergency department

Average time spent in the ER
226 min
Patients who left before being seen
1.0%

Patient experience

Patient experience (summary star rating)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall hospital rating (patients)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Would recommend this hospital
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Patients who would definitely recommend
69.0%

Financial assistance

May offer charity care

This is a government-owned hospital. It isn't bound by the federal nonprofit rule (IRC 501(r)), but many public hospitals have their own charity-care obligations under state or local law.

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What to ask for
  1. Call the billing office and say: “I’d like to apply for your financial assistance policy.” Ask them to send you the application and their income limits.
  2. Apply before the bill goes to collections — hospitals commonly stop accepting applications around 240 days after your first bill.
  3. Ask whether your bill already reflects assistance. It often isn’t applied automatically, even for patients who would qualify.
  4. For care you haven’t had yet, if you’re uninsured or paying cash, ask for a Good Faith Estimate in writing before you schedule. Federal law entitles you to one, and if the final bill lands more than $400 above it you can dispute the difference — see how the No Surprises Act works.
  5. If you don’t qualify for a discount, ask about an interest-free payment plan — those are usually available regardless of income.

See how financial assistance works for the rules behind this and what the policies can cover.

Nearby free & low-cost clinics

MedLink Gainesville1.4 mi
520 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Gainesville, 30501-3779
770-287-0290
Website →
GHMS Dawsonville Family Health Center13.4 mi
5959 Highway 53 E, Suite 100, Dawsonville, 30534-6288
770-887-1668
GHMS Buford Family Health Center14.0 mi
3919 Carter Rd STE B, Buford, 30518-1628
770-887-1668

From HRSA's public Health Center directory -- federally supported primary care sites offering sliding-scale fees based on income, regardless of insurance status.

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