Quick answers
- Does Augusta VA Medical Center have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Augusta VA Medical Center. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Augusta VA Medical Center?
- 1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA 30904, in Richmond County, Georgia.
- What is the phone number of Augusta VA Medical Center?
- (706) 823-2201, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Augusta VA Medical Center?
- 4 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-10-26).
Specialties and care areas[4]
- Audiology
- Blind and low vision rehabilitation
- Dental/oral surgery
- Homeless Veteran care
- Pharmacy
- Recreation and creative arts therapy
- Speech pathology
- Dermatology
- Dentistry
- Nutrition counseling
- Weight management
Conditions treated[4]
- Tinnitus
- Vertigo
- Hearing loss
- Vestibular conditions
- Macular degeneration
- Diabetic eye disease
- Glaucoma
- Corneal disease
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Uveitis
- Obesity
- Overweight
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Addiction
- Depression
Treatments[4][5]
- MOVE! weight management
- Hearing aid selection and repair
- Cochlear implant evaluation and programming
- Bone-anchored implant evaluation
- Auditory processing disorder evaluation
- Speech, language and swallowing services
- Comprehensive eye exams
- Teeth cleaning
- Dental fillings
- Dental crowns
- Tooth extractions
- Root canal
- Dentures
- Dental implants
- Dental bridges
- Gum treatment
- Oral cancer screening
- Oral and facial reconstruction surgery
- Emergency psychiatric care
- Detoxification services
Programs and centers[4][5]
- Health Care for Homeless Veterans program
- MOVE! weight management program
- Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST)
- Substance Use Recovery Center
- Mental Health Same-day Triage Service
- Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program
- First Responder Deflection Support Services
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Wellstar MCG Health, Affiliated With Med Col2.0 mi · Augusta, GA · Acute Care Hospital
- Doctors Hospital4.0 mi · Augusta, GA · Acute Care Hospital
- Piedmont Augusta Hospital4.5 mi · Augusta, GA · Acute Care Hospital
- Dwight Eisenhower AMC (FT Gordon)6.4 mi · Fort Gordon, GA · Military Hospital (Department of Defense)
- Aiken Regional Medical Center17 mi · Aiken, SC · Acute Care Hospital
Other hospitals near Augusta
- Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc2.1 mi · Augusta, GA · Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
- Rehabiliation Hospital of Augusta2.7 mi · Augusta, GA · Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital
- East Central Regional Hospital5.0 mi · Augusta, GA · Psychiatric Hospital
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Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby
Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.
Nursing homes
- Azalea Health Center by Harborview0.4 mi · Augusta, GA · 2 of 5 stars
- Pruitthealth - Augusta Hills1.1 mi · Augusta, GA · 5 of 5 stars
- PruittHealth - Augusta1.6 mi · Augusta, GA · 2 of 5 stars
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Hospice providers
- Affinis Hospice, LLC3.3 mi · Augusta, GA
- Empyrean Hospice of Georgia, Llc-(Augusta)3.3 mi · Augusta, GA
- Enhabit Hospice3.3 mi · Augusta, GA · 3 of 5 stars
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Home health agencies
- Amedisys Home Health Care3.3 mi · Augusta, GA · 4.5 of 5 stars
- Aveanna Healthcare5.2 mi · Martinez, GA
- Trinity Home Health5.2 mi · Martinez, GA · 3 of 5 stars
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Dialysis facilities
- FMC New Bailie Dialysis0.9 mi · Augusta, GA · 1 of 5 stars
- Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home0.9 mi · Augusta, GA · 3 of 5 stars
- DaVita Wylds Road Dialysis3.3 mi · Augusta, GA · 2 of 5 stars
Outpatient surgery centers nearby
Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.
- Augusta Surgical Center0.9 mi · Augusta, GA
- Georgia Interventional Pain O, LLC0.9 mi · Augusta, GA
- Au Surgery Center, LLC2.2 mi · Augusta, GA
Community care nearby
Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Community health centers
- MAP @ Wrightsboro Road0.3 mi · Augusta, GA · Community health center
- Medical Associates Plus1.2 mi · Augusta, GA · Community health center
- MAP @ 1580 Walton Way2.0 mi · Augusta, GA · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care
- Augusta's Best Urgent Care3.3 mi · Augusta, GA · Urgent care center
- Direct MD Urgent Care3.3 mi · Augusta, GA · Urgent care center
- Physicians United Urgent Care3.3 mi · Augusta, GA · Urgent care center
Pharmacies
- Ares RX LLC0.9 mi · Augusta, GA · Community/retail pharmacy
- Ares RX LLC (Non Dispensing Pharmacy)0.9 mi · Augusta, GA · Pharmacy
- Rite Care Pharmacy LLC0.9 mi · Augusta, GA · Community/retail pharmacy
Assisted living nearby
Licensed homes from the official state license list, by straight-line distance.
- Brookdale North Augusta6.4 mi · North Augusta, SC
- God's Haven of Rest6.4 mi · North Augusta, SC
- Fairview Park Assisted Living10 mi · Simpsonville, SC
- Hammond Square10 mi · North Augusta, SC
About the Medicare star rating
CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →
Medicare quality data
What Augusta VA Medical Center reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.
What patients said (patient survey)
What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.
| Summary star rating (all survey topics) | 4 of 5 stars |
|---|---|
| Overall rating of the hospital | 4 of 5 stars |
| Would recommend the hospital | 5 of 5 stars |
| Nurses communicated well | 4 of 5 stars |
| Doctors communicated well | 3 of 5 stars |
| Patients got help quickly from staff | 3 of 5 stars |
| Staff explained medicines | 5 of 5 stars |
| Information about recovery at home | 4 of 5 stars |
| Room and bathroom kept clean | 5 of 5 stars |
| Restfulness of Environment | 4 of 5 stars |
| Care Coordination | 4 of 5 stars |
| Symptoms After Stay | 4 of 5 stars |
| Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 77%National average: 72% |
| Would definitely recommend the hospital | 78%National average: 71% |
| Nurses “always” communicated well | 81%National average: 80% |
| Doctors “always” communicated well | 82%National average: 80% |
| “Always” got help as soon as they wanted | 61%National average: 64% |
| Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them | 76%National average: 62% |
| Were given information about recovery at home | 88%National average: 86% |
| Room and bathroom “always” clean | 83%National average: 73% |
| Completed surveys | 196Response rate: 27% |
Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; patients discharged January 2025 to December 2025.
Infections caught in the hospital
What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.
| Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | 0.677No different from the national benchmark |
|---|---|
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | 0Better than the national benchmark |
| Not reported to Medicare | Surgical site infections after colon surgery; Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy; MRSA bloodstream infections; Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections |
Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2025 to December 2025.
Complications and deaths
What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.
| Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patients | 10.7% |
|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients | 6.7% |
| Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients | 12.1% |
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | 6.8% |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 4.7% |
| Not reported to Medicare | Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients; Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG); Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90) |
Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.
Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)
What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.
| Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients) | 18.2% |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack | 14.3% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure | 22.6% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia | 21.2% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | 21.3% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement | 6.5% |
| Not reported to Medicare | Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2024 to June 2025.
Not reported to Medicare: emergency room times and sepsis care. For these topics Medicare shows no result for this hospital (not reported, or too few cases).
ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby
How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.
Prices
We have not been able to read a price file for Augusta VA Medical Center yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Hospital information
| Hospital type | Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | 1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA 30904 |
| County | Richmond County |
| State | Georgia |
| Phone | (706) 823‑2201 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Veterans Health Administration |
| Medicare overall rating | 4 of 5 stars |
| CMS Certification Number | 11030F |
| Name in Medicare records | AUGUSTA VA MEDICAL CENTER |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Name on the hospital’s website | Augusta VA Medical Center-Uptown |
| Official website | va.gov |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-26, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances
From the hospital’s website
Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.