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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

CMS cut 1 of the 6 hospitals in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 16.7%, against 24.9% nationally.

This metro area reaches into GA, SC; this page shows all of its hospitals.

A share of a handful of hospitals moves a long way with one hospital; read it with its counts.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

1

Of 6 with a payment decision

2Share cut

16.7%

−8.2 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Median score

−0.1723

Nation: −0.0453

4Scored on all 6

4

Of 6 scored (67%; nation 66%)

5Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

6Estimated dollars

$1.0M estimate
0.3% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $814K–$1.1M

7Per traditional Medicare stay

$76

The nation: $47

17% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 1 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 1 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC: 1 cut of 6 with a payment decision.
Piedmont Augusta Hospital, Augusta: −0.0794 · not cutWellstar MCG Health, Affiliated With Med Col, Augusta: 1.1447 · cutUniversity McDuffie County Regional Medical Center, Thomson: −0.7876 · not cutBurke Medical Center, Waynesboro: −0.1507 · not cutDoctors Hospital, Augusta: −0.6243 · not cutAiken Regional Medical Center, Aiken: −0.1938 · not cut Piedmont Augusta Hospital, Augusta: −0.0794 · not cutWellstar MCG Health, Affiliated With Med Col, Augusta: 1.1447 · cutUniversity McDuffie County Regional Medical Center, Thomson: −0.7876 · not cutBurke Medical Center, Waynesboro: −0.1507 · not cutDoctors Hospital, Augusta: −0.6243 · not cutAiken Regional Medical Center, Aiken: −0.1938 · not cut
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
Aiken Regional Medical CenterAiken−0.1938No
Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro−0.1507No
Doctors HospitalAugusta−0.6243No
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta−0.0794No
University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson−0.7876No
Wellstar MCG Health, Affiliated With Med ColAugusta1.1447Yes

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 16.7% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is −0.1723, and nationally −0.0453.
0%10%20%30%40%50% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 33% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 50% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 17% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%10%20%30%40%50% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 33% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 50% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 17% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4040
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.80126
−0.8−0.62204
−0.6−0.40290
−0.4−0.20357
−0.20.03407
0.00.20343
0.20.40333
0.40.60237
0.60.80173
0.81.00116
1.01.2191
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4024

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on PSI 90 (83% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CDI (0%).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 90683%
CLABSI450%
CAUTI425%
SSI450%
CDI50%
MRSA450%

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, year by year

Every hospital in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC with a payment decision in any year, one sliver each, one row per fiscal year; red where CMS cut it. At the right of each row: the share of Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 4. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC’s share cut was above the nation’s in 6 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 4 of its 6 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 50.0% · 21.9%33.3% · 23.4%33.3% · 24.0%50.0% · 23.6%66.7% · 25.0%50.0% · 25.0%16.7% · 24.9%16.7% · 25.0%16.7% · 24.9%16.7% · 24.8%16.7% · 24.9% Ever cut: 4 Never cut: 2 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 50.0% · 21.9%33.3% · 23.4%33.3% · 24.0%50.0% · 23.6%66.7% · 25.0%50.0% · 25.0%16.7% · 24.9%16.7% · 25.0%16.7% · 24.9%16.7% · 24.8%16.7% · 24.9% Ever cut: 4 Never cut: 2

Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

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Fiscal yearHospitals with a decisionCutShare cutNation
FY20156350.0%21.9%
FY20166233.3%23.4%
FY20176233.3%24.0%
FY20186350.0%23.6%
FY20196466.7%25.0%
FY20206350.0%25.0%
FY20216116.7%24.9%
FY20226116.7%25.0%
FY202300
FY20246116.7%24.9%
FY20256116.7%24.8%
FY20266116.7%24.9%

Every hospital in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Back to the national picture

A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/12260/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.