Hamilton Medical Center
Dalton, Georgia 30720
CCN: 110001 Acute Care Hospitals
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
54
DRG Categories
1,621
Total Discharges
$68,385
Avg Charges
$13,300
Avg Payment
$10,961
Avg Medicare
5.14x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported Georgia Average Rating
2.65 / 5 This hospital is below average
4 five-star hospitals of rated in Georgia
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Compared to Georgia Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 88 hospitals in Georgia
Average Charges
$68,385 -21%
State avg: $86,894
Average Payment
$13,300 -25%
State avg: $17,644
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
5.14x Above avg
State avg: 4.94x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 171 | $56,103 | $11,533 | 4.86x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 120 | $84,695 | $16,235 | 5.22x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 110 | $59,546 | $11,763 | 5.06x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 73 | $61,154 | $11,541 | 5.3x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 56 | $34,629 | $8,280 | 4.18x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 54 | $65,714 | $14,451 | 4.55x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 40 | $71,501 | $14,829 | 4.82x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 40 | $56,400 | $10,023 | 5.63x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $37,139 | $7,480 | 4.97x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 37 | $80,092 | $16,489 | 4.86x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 36 | $46,265 | $8,980 | 5.15x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 36 | $56,548 | $12,777 | 4.43x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 35 | $82,724 | $12,363 | 6.69x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 32 | $71,734 | $10,871 | 6.6x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 30 | $30,009 | $7,115 | 4.22x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 29 | $49,880 | $8,996 | 5.54x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 29 | $37,607 | $7,145 | 5.26x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $36,978 | $7,562 | 4.89x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $52,504 | $9,431 | 5.57x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 26 | $83,490 | $18,106 | 4.61x |
Showing top 20 of 54 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.