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Health care in Atlanta, GA: hospitals, ERs, clinics and pharmacies

Atlanta, GA has 13 hospitals in Medicare (CMS) data; 9 list emergency services and 1 state a trauma center designation on their own website. Our data also lists 22 urgent care centers, 123 pharmacies, 38 community health center sites, 20 nursing homes, 11 hospice providers, 7 home health agencies and 26 dialysis facilities in Atlanta.

Built automatically from official data (Medicare, the NPI Registry, HRSA and state licence lists) and from what each hospital publishes on its own website; see Sources and dates. Services change: call before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911. This guide says what the official data lists for the city on the dates shown; it is not medical advice and not a ranking.

Emergency care

9 of the 13 hospitals in Atlanta list emergency services in Medicare's data; 8 of them state 24-hour emergency care on their own website, and 1 state a trauma center designation. The wording of each designation is quoted from the hospital’s website.

Walk-in care

22 urgent care centers in Atlanta are registered in the federal NPI Registry. Urgent care centers treat illnesses and injuries that need care soon but are not emergencies, usually without an appointment. The registry does not record opening hours: call before you go.

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Pharmacies

123 pharmacies in Atlanta are registered in the NPI Registry (Community/retail pharmacy: 87; Pharmacy: 35; Clinic pharmacy: 1). The registry does not record opening hours or 24-hour service: call the pharmacy. All pharmacies in Atlanta →

Low-cost care

38 community health center sites in Atlanta (Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA: 36; Federally Qualified Health Center enrolled in Medicare (CMS): 2). Health centers in the federal Health Center Program (HRSA) must offer a sliding fee based on income and serve patients whether or not they have insurance. Weekly hours are as reported to HRSA.

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Hospitals compared

13 hospitals, highest Medicare rating first. Rating: CMS overall hospital star rating, 1 to 5 (6 of 13 rated). Beds: from the hospital's own website where our research has read it (5 of 13). Price list: the hospital's federal price-transparency file is on its page (7 of 13).

Hospitals in Atlanta, GA: type, emergency services, Medicare rating, beds and price list
HospitalTypeEmergencyMedicare ratingBedsPrice list
Emory University Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
Piedmont Hospital, Inc · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars 643 —
Northside Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars 621 —
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
Emory University Hospital Midtown · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 2 of 5 stars — Yes
Grady Memorial Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 2 of 5 stars — Yes
Athur M Blank Hospital · Full profile Children's Hospital ER Not rated 446 —
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite · Full profile Children's Hospital ER Not rated — —
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Peachford Behavioral Health System of Atlanta Psychiatric Hospital ER Not rated — —
Rehabilitation Hospital of Atlanta · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Select Specialty Hospital - Midtown Atlanta, LLC · Full profile Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 72 —
Shepherd Center · Full profile Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 152 Yes

Specialists

Clinicians affiliated with these 13 hospitals, by specialty, from Medicare's clinician data; the number counts clinicians whose primary specialty belongs to that page.

Specialties the hospitals list on their own websites

The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).

Long-term care

Medicare-certified providers in Atlanta, with Medicare star ratings where published, and the state’s licensed assisted living homes.

Nursing homes in Atlanta with the highest Medicare overall rating

Sources and dates

This guide is generated from the data files above for the 100 U.S. cities with the most hospitals in Medicare's data (cities as CMS spells them; the data has no metro-area definition). Wording last revised November 8, 2026. Not medical advice.

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