SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER

SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in VALDOSTA, GA. Its type of ownership is Government - Hospital District or Authority. The facility's Medicare ID is 110122. It does provide emergency services. There are 376 medical professionals and 151 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $25,021. This is lower than the state average of $25,162. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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Survey Analysis
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Infection Rates
Hospital Comparison
Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
List of Associated Doctors

Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	77 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	7 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	16 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	84 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	11 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	7 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	19 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	72 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	7 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	21 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	77 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	18 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	84 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	18 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	72 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	60 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	28 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	58 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	29 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	62 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	26 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	57 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	24 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	19 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	72 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	10 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	18 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	42 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	39 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	19 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	16 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	84 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	19 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	81 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	87 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	48 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	45 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	54 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	38 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	51 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	43 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	42 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	53 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	61 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	17 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	22 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	69 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	6 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	25 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	12 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	24 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	64 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	7 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	61 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	32 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$22
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$1
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$35
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$357
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$13
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$10
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$532
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$11,351
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$26
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,354
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$920
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$362
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,408
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,227
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,138
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$126
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,140
Total (Complete Episode)	$25,021

Infection Rates at SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.32 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.45 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	8,871.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	9.54 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	7.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.73 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.03 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.53 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	9,904.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	12.41 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	2.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.16 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.01 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	0.87 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	203.00 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	5.70 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	1.00 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.18 / Better
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.39 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	4.21 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	237.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	1.94 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	3.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	1.55 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.10 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.12 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	74,724.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	7.31 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	3.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.41 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.56 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	1.16 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	69,901.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	36.58 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	30.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.82 / Same

How SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for heart attack patients	15%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	3.1%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	8.9%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	15%	Worse
Death rate for pneumonia patients	20.6%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	19.2%	Worse
Pressure ulcer rate	0.23%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	159.34%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.29%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.08%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	3.09%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.81%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	11.52%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.22%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.67%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.63%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.58%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.01%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Suwannee Valley Nursing Center	4:
Pruitthealth - Crestwood, LLC	3:
Pruitthealth - Holly Hill, LLC	3:
Presbyterian Home, Quitman, In	2:
Pruitthealth - Valdosta, LLC	2:
Southwell Health and Rehabilitation	2:
Pruitthealth - Lakehaven, LLC	1:
Sgmc Health Villa	1:
Berrien Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER

There are 376 doctors and 151 medical groups that are affiliated with SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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