Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
ONE MEADOWS PARKWAY, Vidalia, GA 30474
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia, GA has an average Medicare payment of $18,403 and a Value Score of B (72/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital sits at the top of the CMS Hospital Compare ranking with 5 stars — a designation that signals consistently strong performance across the federal quality measure set. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Average payment per documented procedure at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital is $18,403 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. Memorial Health Meadows Hospital's value rating (72/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. 15 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Memorial Health Meadows Hospital. Top examples: Cellulitis with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,780 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $12,190 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $40,592 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $15,724 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $11,549 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $15,433 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $20,739 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $13,482 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $53,659 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $9,532 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $22,674 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $8,876 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $11,096 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $18,933 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $6,792 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Compares
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $18,403, 23% above the Georgia state average of $15,003. That is 16% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (26% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (72/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital has an average payment of $18,403 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital has a Value Score of B (72/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Memorial Health Meadows Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at ONE MEADOWS PARKWAY, Vidalia, GA 30474. Phone: (912) 535-5828.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.