Wellstar MCG Health, Affiliated With Med Col

Hospital in Augusta, GA, Medicare certification number 110034. CMS publishes 64 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 110034The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Nov 14, 2025
Beds: 632
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Jul 1, 2000 (1 total)
Address: 1120 15TH Street
Augusta, GA 30912
(706) 721-6569

NPI records for this facility 1

Au Medical Center, Inc
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Augusta, GA
- NPI 1437135902
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.3 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.46 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.94 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.2 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.27 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.77 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.6 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.15 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.43
- State average 1.07 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,237 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Worse1.32
- State average 1.07 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Worse than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Worse217.13
- State average 175.6 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Worse than the national rate
- 162 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.2
- State average 2.58 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 74 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected12.1
- State average 8.69 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 57 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.1
- State average 12.11 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 84 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected12.4
- State average 10.84 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 188 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected15.6
- State average 15.21 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 197 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected11.8
- State average 12.45 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 523 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.9
- State average 4.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 2,695 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 5,608 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.22
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 5,964 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.44
- State average 3.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,732 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected2.79
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 669 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected3.13
- State average 2.36 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,641 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected11.36
- State average 10.26 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 579 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate Worse10.24
- State average 5.77 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- Worse than the national rate
- 692 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.57
- State average 1.74 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 356 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.61
- State average 0.68 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,683 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.42
- State average 0.39
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0.56
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.35
- State average 0.26
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia Worse1.89
- State average 0.69
- National average 1
- Worse than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected1.19
- State average 1.41
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.09
- State average 1
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 9.2
- State average 5.62 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 5
- State average 6.41 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.04
- State average 0.97
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 65
- State average 69.4 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 118 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 88
- State average 92.46 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 385 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 61
- State average 63
- National average 65
- 152 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 267
- State average 169
- National average 168
- 357 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 251
- State average 162
- National average 162
- 333 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 590
- State average 308
- National average 257
- 24 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 94
- State average 96.72 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 481 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 82
- State average 89
- National average 93
- 96 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 84
- State average 76
- National average 78
- 5,667 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 4
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 78,421 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 13
- State average 15
- National average 15
- 3,526 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 69
- State average 73
- National average 73
- 59 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 91
- State average 84
- National average 87
- 34 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 77
- State average 80
- National average 81
- 152 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 73 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 7
Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 12

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.4
- State average 14.35 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 174 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.8
- State average 21.19 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 464 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -6.8
- State average 5.31 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 107 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 17
- State average 12.52 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 233 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 23.5
- State average 12.69 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 218 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.8
- State average 17.41 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 422 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected6.2
- State average 5.23 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 358 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.6
- State average 10.62 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 358 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected12.7
- State average 11.83 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 105 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.2
- State average 19.84 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 155 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.3
- State average 12.97 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 604 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 612 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1

Sources for this page

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