Quick answers
- Does Northside Hospital have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Northside Hospital. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Northside Hospital?
- 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342, in Fulton County, Georgia.
- What is the phone number of Northside Hospital?
- (404) 851-8000, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Northside Hospital?
- 3 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-10-26).
- Does Medicare reduce its payments to Northside Hospital for hospital-acquired conditions?
- Yes. For fiscal year 2026, CMS applies a 1-percent reduction to Medicare payments to Northside Hospital under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (Total HAC Score: 1.0106; a lower score is better). It is an adjustment to what Medicare pays the hospital, not a charge to patients (CMS data released January 26, 2026).
Specialties and care areas[4]
- Cardiovascular
- Maternity
- Cancer
- Bariatric Surgery
- Critical/Intensive Care
- Dermatology
- Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology
- Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)
- Gynecology
- Imaging Services
- Inpatient & Outpatient Surgical Services
- Interventional Pain Treatment
- Laboratory Services
- Ophthalmology
- Plastic Surgery
- Pulmonology/Respiratory Services
- Radiation Oncology
- Rehabilitation Services
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
Treatments[4]
- Diabetes & Nutrition Education
- Radiation oncology
Procedures[4]
- PET/CT
- Bariatric surgery
Programs and centers[4]
- Breast Care Center
- Advanced Center for GI Therapeutics
- Sleep Disorders Center
- Spine Center
- Comprehensive Rehabilitation
Emergency care (hospital website)[4]
| Emergency room | Yes |
|---|---|
| Open 24/7 | Yes |
Visiting and practical information
| Visiting | Call 404-851-8000 for visiting hours; family may visit during visiting hours, ER patients up to two visitors[4][5] |
|---|---|
| Parking | Paid parking decks and lots (pay on exit); all-day passes sold at kiosks[4] |
| Patient portal | MyOneChart |
Doctors and clinicians (2,841)
2,841 doctors and other clinicians list Northside Hospital as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.
Main specialties
- Internal Medicine412
- Family Practice218
- Nurse Practitioner210
- Diagnostic Radiology163
- Physician Assistant157
- Anesthesiology Assistant120
- Orthopedic Surgery111
- Anesthesiology110
- Obstetrics/Gynecology103
- Urology89
- Gastroenterology82
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)77
Doctors with a page on this site (2,841)
- Aakash R. Amin, MDInternal Medicine
- Aaron Alizadeh, MDHematology/Oncology
- Aaron J. Schueneman, MDHematology/Oncology
- Aaron M. Fletcher, MDOtolaryngology
- Aarti K. SekharDiagnostic Radiology
- Aashish Desai, MDInterventional Cardiology
- Aasim M. Sheikh, MDGastroenterology
- Aazrum I. Syed, MDInternal Medicine
- Abby H. Otto, MDObstetrics/Gynecology
- Abdurrehman A. Zahran, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Abhinandan Reddy PakanatiNephrology
- Abhinav V. Reddy, MDRadiation Oncology
- Abigail C. WattsInternal Medicine
- Abigail M. Grahek, CNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
- Abigail R. Skov, DPMPodiatry
- Abiola Saibu, MDFamily Practice
- Abubakr A. Chaudhry, MDCritical Care (Intensivists)
- Abul F. MatinSleep Medicine
- Adam D. Port, DPMPodiatry
- Adam D. Singer, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Adam J. Buntaine, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Adam J. Leaderman, MDInternal Medicine
- Adam J. Weinberg, MDGastroenterology
- Adam Land, MDOrthopedic Surgery
And 2,817 more: the button below opens the full list.
Names link to the doctor’s page on this site when there is one, otherwise to the official NPI Registry record (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Find a doctor · Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite0.0 mi · Atlanta, GA · Children's Hospital
- Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc0.2 mi · Atlanta, GA · Acute Care Hospital
- Peachford Behavioral Health System of Atlanta3.0 mi · Atlanta, GA · Psychiatric Hospital
- Athur M Blank Hospital5.9 mi · Atlanta, GA · Children's Hospital
- Piedmont Hospital, Inc7.2 mi · Atlanta, GA · Acute Care Hospital
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Other hospitals near Atlanta
- Shepherd Center7.1 mi · Atlanta, GA · Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
- Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital7.2 mi · Marietta, GA · Long-Term Acute Care 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
- Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC0.6 mi · Atlanta, GA · 1 of 5 stars
- Perimeter Rehabilitation Suites by Harborview2.3 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Pruitthealth - Brookhaven2.3 mi · Atlanta, GA · 2 of 5 stars
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Hospice providers
- Hospice Atlanta1.5 mi · Atlanta, GA · 3 of 5 stars
- Avion Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC2.5 mi · Sandy Springs, GA
- Ennoble Care2.5 mi · Sandy Springs, GA
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Home health agencies
- Central HH Care, An Amedisys Company2.5 mi · Atlanta, GA · 4 of 5 stars
- Enhabit Home Health2.5 mi · Atlanta, GA · 2.5 of 5 stars
- Georgia Home Health2.5 mi · Atlanta, GA · 3 of 5 stars
All home health agencies in the state →
Dialysis facilities
- DaVita Lake Hearn Dialysis2.0 mi · Atlanta, GA · 2 of 5 stars
- DaVita North Atlanta Home Training2.0 mi · Sandy Springs, GA
- Emory Dialysis Saint Joseph's2.0 mi · Atlanta, GA
Outpatient surgery centers nearby
Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.
- Alliance Surgery Center at Sandy Springs, LLC2.0 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Children's HC of Atl Sur Center2.0 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Ent Surgery Center of Atlanta, LLC2.0 mi · Atlanta, 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
- The Family Health Center at Lake Forest1.9 mi · Atlanta, GA · Community health center
- Mercy Care Chamblee3.0 mi · Atlanta, GA · Community health center
- MedCura Doraville4.0 mi · Atlanta, GA · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care
- AFC Physicians of Georgia, PC2.0 mi · Sandy Springs, GA · Urgent care center
- Northside Urgent Care Holding, LLC2.0 mi · Atlanta, GA · Urgent care center
- Prioritymed Express2.0 mi · Atlanta, GA · Urgent care center
Pharmacies
- Advance Softcare Inc1.5 mi · Atlanta, GA · Pharmacy
- Concord Inc2.0 mi · Atlanta, GA · Community/retail pharmacy
- Georgia CVS Pharmacy, L.L.C.2.0 mi · Sandy Springs, GA · Pharmacy
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 Northside Hospital 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) | 3 of 5 stars |
|---|---|
| Overall rating of the hospital | 3 of 5 stars |
| Would recommend the hospital | 4 of 5 stars |
| Nurses communicated well | 3 of 5 stars |
| Doctors communicated well | 3 of 5 stars |
| Patients got help quickly from staff | 2 of 5 stars |
| Staff explained medicines | 2 of 5 stars |
| Information about recovery at home | 3 of 5 stars |
| Room and bathroom kept clean | 4 of 5 stars |
| Restfulness of Environment | 2 of 5 stars |
| Care Coordination | 2 of 5 stars |
| Symptoms After Stay | 3 of 5 stars |
| Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 72%National average: 72% |
| Would definitely recommend the hospital | 75%National average: 71% |
| Nurses “always” communicated well | 76%National average: 80% |
| Doctors “always” communicated well | 76%National average: 80% |
| “Always” got help as soon as they wanted | 54%National average: 64% |
| Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them | 57%National average: 62% |
| Were given information about recovery at home | 85%National average: 86% |
| Room and bathroom “always” clean | 78%National average: 73% |
| Completed surveys | 5,671Response rate: 19% |
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) | 1.742Worse than the national benchmark |
|---|---|
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | 0.359No different from the national benchmark |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | 1.957Worse than the national benchmark |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | 1.921Worse than the national benchmark |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | 0.496No different from the national benchmark |
| Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections | 0.732No different from the national benchmark |
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 | 12.5% |
|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients | 10.2% |
| Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients | 13.2% |
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | 9.6% |
| Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients | 9.9% |
| Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90) | 1.5Worse than the national rate |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 2.9% |
| Too few cases to report | Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG) |
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) | 15.3% |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack | 14.2% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure | 21.3% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia | 19.1% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | 18.8% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement | 5.2% |
| 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.
Emergency room times and sepsis care
What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.
| Emergency room volume (patients per year) | Very high (60,000 or more) |
|---|---|
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b) | 225 minutesNational average: 162 minutes |
| Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) | 1%National average: 2% |
| Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) | 72%National average: 66% |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.
Medicare payment programs
Medicare (CMS) uses these federal programs to adjust what it pays hospitals, based on quality, safety and cost results. This is a payment to the hospital for Medicare patients, not a price you pay, and not a prediction for any one person. Results for Northside Hospital, fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 to September 2026).
Show the Medicare payment program results
Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
What this means: Medicare gives each hospital a Total HAC Score built from patient-safety complications and from infections caught in the hospital. The quarter of hospitals with the highest (worst) scores gets a reduction in its Medicare payments. A lower score is better.
CMS says: Hospitals with a Total HAC Score above the 75th percentile of the Total HAC Score distribution will be subject to a 1-percent payment reduction.
| Medicare payment reduction, fiscal year 2026 | YesCMS applies a 1-percent payment reduction to this hospital. |
|---|---|
| Total HAC Score | 1.0106Lower is better. Hospitals above the 75th percentile of all scores get the reduction. |
Source: Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program — CMS, released January 26, 2026; patient-safety data from July 2022 to June 2024 and infection data from January 2023 to December 2024.
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
What this means: For six conditions, Medicare compares how often this hospital’s patients had to go back into a hospital within 30 days with how often that happens at an average hospital with similar patients. The ratio is that comparison: 1 means as many readmissions as expected, above 1 means more than expected (CMS calls these “excess readmissions”), below 1 means fewer.
CMS says: In October 2012, CMS began reducing Medicare payments for subsection(d) hospitals with excess readmissions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
| Heart attack | 1.0498More readmissions than expected |
|---|---|
| Heart failure | 0.9829Fewer readmissions than expected |
| Pneumonia | 1.0855More readmissions than expected |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 1.0845More readmissions than expected |
| Hip or knee replacement | 0.9816Fewer readmissions than expected |
| No result published | Coronary bypass surgery (CABG) (not reported, or too few cases) |
Source: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program — CMS, released January 26, 2026; patients discharged July 2021 to June 2024.
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
What this means: Medicare scores hospitals in four areas, each from 0 to 100, and combines them into a Total Performance Score from 0 to 100. A higher score means better results on these measures. Medicare uses the score to adjust what it pays the hospital.
CMS says: This program adjusts payments to hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) based on the quality of care they deliver.
| Total Performance Score | 21.50 out of 100Median of the 2,455 hospitals in the program: 29.50 |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcomes (deaths and complications) | 10.00 out of 100 |
| Person and community engagement (patient survey) | 36.00 out of 100 |
| Safety (infections and sepsis care) | 10.00 out of 100 |
| Efficiency and cost reduction (Medicare spending) | 30.00 out of 100 |
Source: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Total Performance Score — CMS, released January 26, 2026, fiscal year 2026. Program description: The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program — CMS, page last modified September 10, 2024.
Medicare spending per patient (MSPB)
What this means: This compares what Medicare spent on a hospital stay, counting the 3 days before it and the 30 days after, with the national median hospital, after adjusting for the patient’s age and health and for local prices. A ratio of 1.00 is the national median hospital; below 1.00 means Medicare spent less, above 1.00 means more. It measures the cost to Medicare, not the quality of care.
CMS says: The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less, or about the same for an episode of care (episode) at a specific hospital compared to all hospitals nationally.
| Medicare spending per patient, ratio | 0.93Below the national median hospital (1.00): Medicare spent less |
|---|
Source: Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.
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 Northside Hospital 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 | Acute Care Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 |
| County | Fulton County |
| State | Georgia |
| Phone | (404) 851‑8000 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Voluntary non-profit - Private |
| Medicare overall rating | 3 of 5 stars |
| Birthing-friendly designation | Yes (meets CMS criteria) |
| CMS Certification Number | 110161 |
| Name in Medicare records | NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Name on the hospital’s website | Northside Hospital Atlanta |
| Official website | northside.com |
| 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.
- Northside Hospital Atlanta | Northside Hospital — northside.com
- Visiting Hours & Policies | Northside Hospital — northside.com