Piedmont Earns ‘A’s for Social Responsibility on National Ranking

Piedmont Earns ‘A’s for Social Responsibility on National Ranking

Piedmont Cartersville among best in the nation at serving its patients and community, according healthcare think tank

Cartersville (Sept. 26, 2023) — Piedmont has been recognized by the Lown Institute for outstanding social responsibility with five of its hospitals, Piedmont Athens, Piedmont Cartersville, Piedmont Fayette, Piedmont Eastside, and Piedmont Newnan, receiving an “A” grade on the 2023-24 Lown Institute Hospitals Index. The Lown Institute is a nonpartisan think tank that generates bold ideas for a better system of health. 

Piedmont achieved this honor through strong performance across metrics of health equity, patient outcomes, quality and safety, and value of care, out of more than 3,600 hospitals nationwide. 

According to the Index, in addition to social responsibility, Piedmont Cartersville also received “A” grades for patient outcomes, clinical outcomes, patient safety, community benefit and cost efficiency.

“We’re honored to receive validation from the Lown Institute for our overall efforts at Piedmont Cartersville,” said Lori Rakes, CEO. “Our priority is always going to be our patients and providing the absolute best patient care.”

Piedmont hospitals receiving “A” grades are: 

Piedmont Athens, Athens GA
#1 in Georgia for Social Responsibility
Value of Care Grade: A
Patient Outcomes Grade: A
Clinical Outcomes Grade: A
Cost Efficiency Grade: A
Top Hospital for Fair Share Spending
Top 5 in Georgia for Clinical Outcomes

Piedmont Atlanta, Atlanta GA
Value of Care Grade: A
Patient Outcomes Grade: A
Clinical Outcomes Grade: A
Cost Efficiency Grade: A
Top 5 in Georgia for Value of Care
Top 5 in Georgia for Clinical Outcomes

Piedmont Cartersville, Cartersville GA
Social Responsibility Grade: A
Patient Outcomes Grade: A
Clinical Outcomes Grade: A
Patient Safety Grade: A
Community Benefit Grade: A
Cost Efficiency Grade: A

Piedmont Eastside, Snellville GA
Social Responsibility Grade: A
Patient Outcomes Grade: A
Clinical Outcomes Grade: A
Community Benefit Grade: A
Cost Efficiency Grade: A

Piedmont Fayette, Fayetteville GA
Social Responsibility Grade: A
Value of Care Grade: A
Patient Outcomes Grade: A
Clinical Outcomes Grade: A
Cost Efficiency Grade: A

Piedmont Henry, Stockbridge GA
Patient Outcomes Grade: A
Clinical Outcomes Grade: A

Piedmont Macon, Macon GA
Patient Safety Grade: A
Community Benefit Grade: A
Top 5 in Georgia for Patient Safety
Top 5 in Georgia for Community Benefit

Piedmont Macon North, Macon GA
Patient Outcomes Grade: A
Clinical Outcomes Grade: A
Community Benefit Grade: A
Cost Efficiency Grade: A
Top 5 in Georgia for Patient Outcomes
Top 5 in Georgia for Clinical Outcomes

Piedmont Mountainside, Jasper GA
Cost Efficiency Grade: A
Top Hospital for Fair Share Spending

Piedmont Newnan, Newnan GA
Social Responsibility Grade: A
Patient Outcomes Grade: A
Clinical Outcomes Grade: A
Top Hospital for Fair Share Spending

Piedmont Newton, Covington GA 
Top Hospital for Fair Share Spending

Piedmont Rockdale, Conyers GA
Health Equity Grade: A
Community Benefit Grade: A
Top Hospital for Fair Share Spending

Piedmont Walton, Monroe GA 
Top Hospital for Fair Share Spending

These are independent rankings and hospitals do not apply or pay to be listed.

“When communities have access to socially responsible healthcare, our nation grows stronger,” said Vikas Saini, MD, president of the Lown Institute. “That’s why it’s so important to hold up these high-performing hospitals as examples for others to follow.” 

The Lown Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility is the only ranking to include metrics of health equity and value of care alongside patient outcomes, creating a holistic view of hospitals as total community partners. In the fourth annual and largest set of rankings to date, the 2023-24 Lown Index evaluates hospitals on 50+ measures--including novel metrics such as community benefit, racial inclusivity, and avoidance of overuse--for more than 3,600 hospitals nationwide. Data sources include Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage claims, CMS patient safety data and hospital cost reports, and IRS 990 forms, among others. Full methodology can be found on the Lown Index website. 


Learn more at www.LownHospitalsIndex.org.

About Piedmont 

Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia’s growth through safe, high-quality care close to home through an integrated health care system that provides a hassle-free, unified experience. We are a private, not-for-profit organization that for centuries has lived up to our purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch in the communities we serve. Across our 1,600 physical locations we care for 3.7 million patients and serve communities that comprise 80 percent of Georgia’s population. This includes 22 hospitals, 65 Piedmont Urgent Care centers, 25 QuickCare locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practices and nearly 3,100 Piedmont Clinic members. Millions of patients conveniently engage with Piedmont online, as they visited Piedmont.org and Piedmont MyChart over 30 million times, scheduled more than 515,000 online appointments and over 154,000 virtual visits. With more than 44,000 care givers we are the largest Georgia-based employer of Georgians, who all came for the job, but stayed for the people. In 2023, Piedmont has earned recognition from Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and also as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, Forbes ranked Piedmont on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. In addition, Piedmont provided nearly $360 million in Community Benefit in Fiscal Year 2022, including approximately $310 million in uncompensated care.
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