Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Other
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
- 710 Center Street, Columbus, GA 31901
- (706) 571-1000
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Emergency services available 24/7
At a glance
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown carries a 2-star CMS overall rating — below the national norm. On healthcare-associated infection measures, it performs better than the national average on 18 and worse on 0. For 30-day readmissions, it beats the national rate on 0 measures and trails on 1.
Healthcare-Associated Infections
lower is better · 36 measures reported
Rates of infections patients can acquire while receiving care, such as central-line and catheter-associated infections, MRSA, and C. difficile.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national |
|---|---|---|
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.146 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.883 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days | 10427 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 12.556 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 5 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | 0.398 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.046 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.912 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 5854 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 7.247 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 2 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | 0.276 | Better than national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.439 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit | 3.329 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures | 102 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases | 2.898 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases | 4 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | 1.380 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.309 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit | 6.096 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures | 103 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases | 1.084 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases | 2 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | 1.845 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.424 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit | 1.915 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days | 90677 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases | 7.229 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases | 7 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia | 0.968 | Same as national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.092 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.346 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days | 75971 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases | 47.708 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases | 9 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | 0.189 | Better than national |
Complications & Deaths
lower is better · 20 measures reported
Rates of serious complications (like hip/knee replacement problems or accidental cuts during surgery) and 30-day mortality rates for common conditions.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients | — | Not available | — |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 4.5 | Same as national | 907 |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 13.7 | Same as national | 74 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | — | Not available | — |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 8.5 | Same as national | 68 |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 12.8 | Same as national | 160 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 18.9 | Same as national | 318 |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 18.1 | Worse than national | 264 |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 1.00 | Same as national | 3846 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | 184.25 | Same as national | 97 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.17 | Same as national | 4436 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | 0.34 | Same as national | 4711 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 2.45 | Same as national | 834 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 2.03 | Same as national | 251 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 18.83 | Worse than national | 224 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 2.71 | Same as national | 850 |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 12.27 | Worse than national | 249 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 1.65 | Same as national | 205 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 0.87 | Same as national | 855 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 1.58 | Worse than national | — |
Unplanned Hospital Visits & Readmissions
lower is better · 14 measures reported
How often patients return to the hospital unexpectedly within 30 days of discharge — a marker of care quality and discharge planning.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital return days for heart attack patients | -37.2 | Not available | 75 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | 27.4 | Not available | 185 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | 34.4 | Not available | 308 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 14.8 | Same as national | 1537 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | 13.3 | Same as national | 412 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 14.9 | Worse than national | 310 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 5.3 | Same as national | 310 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | 1.1 | Same as national | 155 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 13.5 | Same as national | 75 |
| Rate of readmission for CABG | — | Not available | — |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients | 18.1 | Same as national | 78 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 20.1 | Same as national | 185 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | — | Not available | — |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 16.5 | Same as national | 308 |
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
higher is better · 9 measures reported
What patients say about their hospital stay — communication with nurses and doctors, responsiveness, cleanliness, pain management, and whether they would recommend the hospital.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse communication - star rating | 2 | 468 |
| Doctor communication - star rating | 3 | 468 |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | 2 | 468 |
| Discharge information - star rating | 2 | 468 |
| Cleanliness - star rating | 3 | 468 |
| Quietness - star rating | 3 | 468 |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | 2 | 468 |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | 3 | 468 |
| Summary star rating | 2 | 468 |
Timely & Effective Care
higher is better (unless a wait time) · 30 measures reported
How consistently hospitals follow recommended care processes — for example, giving heart-attack patients aspirin on arrival, or the average time spent in the emergency department.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency department volume | very high | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia | 4 | 3794 |
| Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events | 0 | 9561 |
| Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination | 44 | 3474 |
| Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | 162 | 416 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better | 161 | 409 |
| Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better | — | — |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | — | — |
| Left before being seen | 4 | 88010 |
| Head CT results | — | — |
| Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients | 94 | 86 |
| Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery | — | — |
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) | — | — |
| Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing | 11 | 4012 |
| Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 53 | 102 |
| Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle | 54 | 24 |
| Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle | — | — |
| Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle | 75 | 102 |
| Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle | 87 | 55 |
| Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy | — | — |
| Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter | — | — |
| Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 | — | — |
| Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | — | — |
| Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | 99 | 1280 |
Maternal Health
lower is better · 4 measures reported
Measures of maternal outcomes and safe delivery practices, including severe complications during childbirth.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Cesarean Birth | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All) | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases) | — | — |
| Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure | Yes | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How is Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown rated?
- Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown has a 2 out of 5 CMS overall star rating as of the latest CMS release.
- Does Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown have emergency services?
- Yes. Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown operates a 24/7 emergency department.
- Where is Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown located?
- Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown is located at 710 Center Street, Columbus, GA 31901.
- What type of hospital is Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown?
- Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown is classified by CMS as a Acute Care Hospitals facility (Voluntary non-profit - Other).
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Data as of 2026-06-14. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. This is public data provided for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. See our methodology and editorial policy.