Northside Hospital Forsyth Among ‘Best Hospitals’ In Georgia

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — Northside Hospital Forsyth has been ranked as one of the Best Hospitals in Georgia for 2019-20 by U.S. News & World Report.

The news magazine’s annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 30th year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures. More than 4,600 hospitals nationwide were evaluated.

According to the 2019-20 rankings, released July 30, Northside Hospital Forsyth ranked No. 8 in the Atlanta metro area and No. 9 (3-way tie) in Georgia.

Northside Hospital Forsyth was recognized as high performing in Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Heart Failure, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

“Northside Hospital’s success has been built on two things – physicians and staff who are greatly skilled and deeply passionate, and a patient community which entrusts us with their health care,” said Janis Dubow, chief nursing officer, Northside Hospital. “We’re grateful for this recognition.”

“As our community continues to grow and health care needs expand, Northside Hospital Forsyth will be a consistent source of care for our patients and families,” said Lynn Jackson, administrator, Northside Hospital Forsyth.

The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely or entirely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators. For more information, visit health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings.

The Northside Hospital health care system is one of Georgia’s leading health care providers with more than 240 locations across the state, including three acute care, state-of-the-art hospitals in Atlanta, Cherokee County and Forsyth County. Northside Hospital leads the U.S. in newborn deliveries and is among the state’s top providers of cancer care and surgical services. Northside has 3,000 physicians and 16,000 employees who serve more than 3 million patient visits annually across a full range of medical services.