Surgery Center Benchmarks

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

21 Medicare-certified surgical centers. 15 report quality measures, 13 have patient-survey scores.

21 centers
Center City Specialties Ownership ORs Hospital visits after surgery
Augusta Surgical Center AUGUSTA EndoscopyFoot surgeryOB/GYN surgery +3 Proprietary 4 As expected Colonoscopy
AOS SURGERY CENTER AUGUSTA Orthopedic surgery Proprietary 3 As expected Orthopedic
ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES SURGERY CENTER, LLC AUGUSTA Orthopedic surgery Proprietary 2 As expected Orthopedic
AUGUSTA ENDOSCOPY CENTER EVANS Endoscopy Non-Profit 3 As expected Colonoscopy
CAROLINA AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER AIKEN Ophthalmology Proprietary 2 no case volume reported
CENTER FOR COLON AND DIGESTIVE DISEASES, LLC AIKEN Endoscopy Non-Profit 2 As expected Colonoscopy
Eye Surgery Center of Augusta AUGUSTA Ophthalmology Proprietary 5 As expected General surgery
AUGUSTA EYE SURGERY, LLC AUGUSTA Ophthalmology Proprietary 2 no case volume reported
ALLIANCE SURGERY CENTER AT AUGUSTA, LLC AUGUSTA Pain management Proprietary 1 no case volume reported
EVANS PROCEDURE CENTER, LLC EVANS Pain management Proprietary 2 no case volume reported
AP SURGERY CENTER, LLC AUGUSTA Pain management Proprietary 10 As expected Orthopedic
ENT SURGERY CENTER OF AUGUSTA, LLC EVANS Otolaryngology Proprietary 2 no case volume reported
Wellstar Outpatient Surgery Center Columbia County Affiliated with Medical College of Georgia EVANS EndoscopyFoot surgeryOB/GYN surgery +6 Proprietary 4 As expected Orthopedic
AUGUSTA RETINA-LASER SURGICARE AUGUSTA Ophthalmology Proprietary 2 no case volume reported
AUGUSTA UROLOGY SURGICENTER, LLC AUGUSTA Other surgery Proprietary 4 As expected Urology
AUGUSTA PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER MARTINEZ Plastic surgery Proprietary 2 As expected General surgery
AU SURGERY CENTER, LLC AUGUSTA Dental surgeryPlastic surgery Non-Profit 2 no case volume reported
EVANS SURGERY CENTER EVANS Dental surgeryEndoscopyFoot surgery +2 Proprietary 4 no case volume reported
Georgia Interventional Pain O, LLC Augusta Pain management Proprietary 1 no case volume reported
PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY CENTER, PC AUGUSTA Other surgery Proprietary 0 no case volume reported
Augusta Vascular Surgery Center AUGUSTA not filed — — no case volume reported

One measure shown per center — the one with reportable case volume. Every center reports on a different mix, which is why the full grid below is worth reading.

Center Colonoscopy
nat 9.9
Orthopedic
nat 2.4
Urology
nat 5.4
General surgery
nat 1
Transfer
rate
Rating Recommend Surveys
Augusta Surgical Center 8.5 As expected 2.8 As expected — 0.9 As expected 0.17 96 94 475
AOS SURGERY CENTER — 2 As expected — — 0.475 97 97 230
ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES SURGERY CENTER, LLC — 1.9 As expected — — 0.06 97 98 211
AUGUSTA ENDOSCOPY CENTER 10 As expected — — — 0.019 97 97 244
CAROLINA AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER — — — — 0 91 94 97
CENTER FOR COLON AND DIGESTIVE DISEASES, LLC 11.9 As expected — — — 0.142 95 97 96
Eye Surgery Center of Augusta — — — 0.9 As expected 0 94 93 143
AUGUSTA EYE SURGERY, LLC — — — — 0 98 97 236
ALLIANCE SURGERY CENTER AT AUGUSTA, LLC — — — — 0 98 98 173
EVANS PROCEDURE CENTER, LLC — — — — 0 93 93 181
AP SURGERY CENTER, LLC — 2.3 As expected — — 0.097 99 97 30
ENT SURGERY CENTER OF AUGUSTA, LLC — — — — — 96 98 96
Wellstar Outpatient Surgery Center Columbia County Affiliated with Medical College of Georgia — 2.3 As expected — 1.1 As expected 0.055 — — —
AUGUSTA RETINA-LASER SURGICARE — — — — — 94 98 29
AUGUSTA UROLOGY SURGICENTER, LLC — — 4.8 As expected — — — — —
AUGUSTA PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER — — — 0.9 As expected — — — —
AU SURGERY CENTER, LLC — — — — — — — —
EVANS SURGERY CENTER — — — — — — — —
Georgia Interventional Pain O, LLC — — — — — — — —
PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY CENTER, PC — — — — — — — —
Augusta Vascular Surgery Center — — — — — — — —

Rates are per-100 risk-standardized 7-day hospital visits; "nat" is the national rate for that measure. Rating and Recommend are OAS CAHPS linear mean scores (0–100). A dash means CMS did not report a value — usually too few cases, which is not a bad score.

Sources: CMS Provider of Services file (iQIES, 2026 Q2) for the facility list, specialties and room counts; CMS ASCQR facility-level quality measures; CMS OAS CAHPS patient survey. Metro grouping is by CBSA code 12260; the area name is the U.S. Census Bureau's own title for it, not one we invented.