Georgia Department of Community Health ("DCH") has qualified the following hospitals as rural hospital organizations to which individual and corporate taxpayers may contribute and receive a Georgia income tax credit for calendar year 2026. Hospitals are listed in order of financial need as determined by DCH.
Rural Hospital Tax Credit - 2026 Ranking of Financial Need
Atrium Health Navicent Peach, Byron
St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia
Emanuel Medical Center, Swainsboro
Memorial Hospital and Manor, Bainbridge
Appling Healthcare System, Baxley
Evans Memorial Hospital, Claxton
Piedmont McDuffie Hospital, Thomson
Wayne Memorial Hospital, Jesup
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham, Demorest
Stephens County Hospital, Toccoa
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin, Milledgeville
Southeast Georgia Health System - Camden Campus, St. Marys
Dorminy Medical Center, Fitzgerald
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Douglas
Higgins General Hospital, Bremen
Tift Regional Medical Center, Tifton
Donalsonville Hospital, Donalsonville
Crisp Regional Hospital, Cordele
Effingham Hospital, Springfield
Monroe County Hospital, Forsyth
Upson Regional Medical Center, Thomaston
Jefferson Hospital, Louisville
Elbert Memorial Hospital, Elberton
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin, Dahlonega
Putnam General Hospital, Eatonton
Washington County Regional Medical Center, Sandersville
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital, Greensboro
Candler County Hospital, Metter
Morgan Medical Center, Madison
Archbold Brooks, Quitman
Bacon County Hospital, Alma
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus
Archbold Mitchell, Camilla
Liberty Regional Medical Center, Hinesville
Dodge County Hospital, Eastman
South Georgia Medical Center - Berrien Campus, Nashville
Jasper Memorial Hospital, Monticello
Archbold Memorial, Thomasville
Bleckley Memorial Hospital, Cochran
Miller County Hospital, Colquitt
Jeff Davis Hospital, Hazlehurst
Phoebe Worth Medical Center, Sylvester
Southwell Medical, Adel
Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Moultrie
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center, Jackson
Jenkins County Medical Center, Millen
Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington
South Georgia Medical Center - Lanier Campus, Lakeland
Clinch Memorial Hospital, Homerville
Blue Ridge Medical Center, Blue Ridge*
Taylor Regional Hospital, Hawkinsville*
Archbold Grady, Cairo**
Atrium Health Polk, Cedartown**
Chatuge Regional Hospital, Hiawassee**
Irwin County Hospital, Ocilla**
Murray Medical Center, Chatsworth**
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, Jasper**
Union General Hospital, Blairsville**
*DCH could not evaluate the hospitals’ financial need at this time due to the Critical Access designation made in June of 2025. Therefore, the financial ranking is currently unknown.
**Hospitals added because of SB 111 have not been assigned rankings and will be identified as unranked for CY 2026.