GA · 159 Counties

Georgia Rural Hospitals

180 active hospitals serving 159 counties. 56 counties have no hospital access.

180
Hospitals
32
Critical Access
57
Rural
28,380
Beds
56
Deserts
35%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

Georgia Receives $218.9M/year$1.1B total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), Georgia receives $218,862,170/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: Georgia Department of Community Health
Award ID: RHTCMS332046

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore Georgia's 159 counties and 180 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 180 active hospitals in Georgia. Search by name, city, or county.

Hospital ▲CityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Adventhealth GordonCalhounGordon69GovernmentRural
Adventhealth MurrayChatsworthMurray42Government
Adventhealth RedmondRomeFloyd201Not-for-Profit
Appling HealthcareBaxleyAppling49Not-for-ProfitRural
Archbold BrooksQuitmanBrooks25Not-for-ProfitCAH
Archbold GradyCairoGrady60GovernmentRural
Archbold MemorialThomasvilleThomas264GovernmentRural
Archbold MitchellCamillaMitchell25Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Arthur M Blank HospitalAtlantaDeKalb295Government
Arthur M Blank Hospital, IncAtlantaDeKalb0Government

180 hospitals shown

56 counties in Georgia have no hospital.

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Critical Access Gaps 25

Counties with no hospital, a primary care shortage designation, and high social vulnerability (SVI > 0.75) represent the most critical access gaps. These communities face a triple burden of absent infrastructure, workforce shortage, and socioeconomic disadvantage.

CountyPopulationSVI ScoreHPSA TypesNearest Hospital
Randolph6,4250.99Primary Care, Mental Health29.1 mi
Terrell9,1850.98Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health21.1 mi
Telfair12,4770.98Primary Care, Dental19.4 mi
Stewart5,3140.97Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health28.4 mi
Calhoun5,5730.97Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health21.4 mi
Turner9,0060.97Primary Care, Mental Health19.1 mi
Hancock8,7350.97Primary Care14.3 mi
Taylor7,8160.96Primary Care, Dental22.1 mi
Chattooga24,9650.95Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health16.1 mi
Treutlen6,4060.94Primary Care14.8 mi
Johnson9,1890.93Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health19.6 mi
Dooly11,2080.93Primary Care12.2 mi
Clay2,8480.91Primary Care, Mental Health17.2 mi
Marion7,4980.89Primary Care21.8 mi
Charlton12,5180.89Primary Care, Mental Health31.1 mi
Long16,1680.89Primary Care, Mental Health10.4 mi
Webster2,3480.84Primary Care, Dental16.7 mi
Atkinson8,2860.84Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health14.7 mi
Wilcox8,7660.82Primary Care20.2 mi
Quitman2,2350.82Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health33.9 mi
Warren5,2150.81Primary Care, Mental Health12.8 mi
Wilkinson8,8770.78Primary Care20.0 mi
Wheeler7,4710.77Primary Care, Dental18.6 mi
Hart25,8280.77Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health9.5 mi
Montgomery8,6100.75Primary Care, Dental8.2 mi

Source: CMS Provider of Services (hospital presence), HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA designations), CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 (SVI scores).

County Health Profiles

All 159 counties in Georgia. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

County ▲PopulationHospitalsStatus
Appling18,44411 Hospital
Atkinson8,2860Desert
Bacon11,14011 Hospital
Baker2,8760Desert
Baldwin43,79911 Hospital
Banks18,0350Desert
Barrow83,50511 Hospital
Bartow108,90111 Hospital
Ben Hill17,19411 Hospital
Berrien18,16011 Hospital

159 counties shown

County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across Georgia's 159 counties

12.6%
Avg Diabetes Rate
40.5%
Avg Obesity Rate
15.0%
Avg Uninsured Rate
4.5
PCPs per 10K
87
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.71

Health Professional Shortage Areas

205
Primary Care HPSAs
110
Dental Health HPSAs
83
Mental Health HPSAs
3.3M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

-0.4%
Median Operating Margin
71
Negative Margin Hospitals

71 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

Federal rural health programs obligated $15.4M to 18 recipients in FY2025

$13.0M
Rural Health Outreach
16 recipients · CFDA 93.912
$1.5M
2 recipients · CFDA 93.241
$663K
Small Hospital Improvement (SHIP)
1 recipient · CFDA 93.301
$174K
State Office of Rural Health
1 recipient · CFDA 93.913

Largest Grant Recipients

Southern Healthcare Collaboration, Inc.$2.5M
Leigh-Anne White & Company Llc$1.8M
Unison Behavioral Health$1.7M
Department Of Community Health Georgia$1.6M
Augusta University Research Institute, Inc$1.5M

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025 obligations. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

7,449
Primary Care Physicians
67.5/100k
14,272
Nurse Practitioners
5,698
Physician Assistants
181.1 NP+PA/100k
6,164
Dentists
55.9/100k
$11,868
Medicare Per Capita Cost
18.1%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

447
FQHC Sites
212
Rural Sites
47.4% of total
235
Urban Sites
36
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

168
Total Designations
154
Underserved Areas (MUA)
14
Underserved Populations (MUP)
52.2
Avg MUA Score

CDC PLACES Health Indicators

Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages

15.8%
Diabetes
Max: 22.9%
38.5%
Obesity
Max: 46%
20.7%
Depression
Max: 24.5%
18.3%
Mental Distress
Max: 20.9%
9%
COPD
17.3%
Smoking
42%
High Blood Pressure
7.8%
Heart Disease
4.6%
Stroke
14.3%
Uninsured (18-64)

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Closures

9 rural hospitals closed since 2005

HospitalCityCountyYear
Northridge Medical CenterCommerceJackson2020
Southwest Georgia Regional Medical CenterCuthbertRandolph2020
North Georgia Medical CenterEllijayGilmer2016
Lower Oconee Community HospitalGlenwoodWheeler2014
Charlton Mem HospitalFolkstonCharlton2013
Calhoun Mem HospitalArlingtonCalhoun2013
Stewart-Webster HospRichlandStewart2013
Hart County HospitalHartwellHart2012
Taylor Telfair Regional HospitalMcRaeTelfair2008

Source: UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of Georgia's 180 hospitals by ownership type

109
Not-for-Profit
61% of total
7
For-Profit
4% of total
64
Government
36% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-10-29.