NORTH FULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL - ROSWELL, GA

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Addresss:
3000 HOSPITAL BOULEVARD
ROSWELL, GA, 30076
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (770) 751-2500

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 1.25
Registered Professional Nurses : 214.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 157.04
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 14.00
Registered Pharmacists : 7.25
Respiratory Therapists : 12.50
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 4.25
Medical Social Workers : 4.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 167
Total Certified: 167
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 33

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.782%
Georgia:

0.689%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.587%
Georgia:

0.572%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

1.565%
State:

0.605%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,664
State:

$27,030
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,682
State:

$7,422
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.54%
Georgia:

0.58%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,160
State:

$20,765
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,625
State:

$5,039
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.95%
Georgia:

0.30%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$66,209
Georgia:

$28,193
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,880
Georgia:

$6,634
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.95%
Georgia:

0.38%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,995
State:

$19,527
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,061
State:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.30%
Georgia:

0.57%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,495
State:

$14,069
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,653
Georgia:

$4,045
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.24%
Georgia:

0.27%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,722
Georgia:

$18,066
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,039
Georgia:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.71%
State:

1.36%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,447
Georgia:

$27,665
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,270
Georgia:

$7,924
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.77%
Georgia:

0.78%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,979
State:

$12,553
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,441
State:

$3,631
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

2.24%
Georgia:

1.39%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,587
State:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,988
Georgia:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

2.78%
Georgia:

1.61%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$95,795
Georgia:

$47,208
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,477
Georgia:

$13,773
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.71%
Georgia:

0.64%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,757
Georgia:

$15,911
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,304
Georgia:

$3,607
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.83%
Georgia:

1.74%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,760
Georgia:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,848
State:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.95%
Georgia:

2.30%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$77,265
State:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,785
State:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.00%
Georgia:

2.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,740
State:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,744
State:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

2.48%
Georgia:

1.80%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,344
State:

$28,361
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,987
State:

$7,030
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.89%
Georgia:

2.03%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,258
State:

$17,959
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,966
State:

$5,418
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.77%
Georgia:

0.77%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,774
State:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,827
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

3.43%
State:

3.05%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,189
State:

$14,841
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,225
Georgia:

$4,338
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.00%
State:

0.27%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,824
State:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,053
State:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

2.19%
State:

2.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,868
Georgia:

$15,510
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,222
Georgia:

$4,644
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.83%
Georgia:

0.45%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$58,014
State:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,189
State:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

2.66%
State:

3.50%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$82,451
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,426
Georgia:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

2.89%
Georgia:

3.03%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,219
Georgia:

$13,448
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,082
State:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

2.01%
State:

1.23%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$80,676
State:

$43,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,415
Georgia:

$11,587
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

2.89%
State:

1.11%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$61,039
Georgia:

$36,424
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,855
State:

$9,460
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.95%
State:

0.36%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,414
Georgia:

$15,683
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,687
Georgia:

$3,940
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.77%
State:

0.28%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$58,077
Georgia:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,110
Georgia:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

2.24%
Georgia:

1.73%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,337
Georgia:

$20,289
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,925
Georgia:

$5,383
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

2.13%
State:

0.79%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,933
Georgia:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,938
State:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.18%
State:

1.02%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,651
State:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,785
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 99
This Hospital:

5.85%
Georgia:

3.08%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$91,083
Georgia:

$27,148
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,252
Georgia:

$7,980
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.65%
Georgia:

0.29%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$132,645
Georgia:

$74,669
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,938
Georgia:

$20,769
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.83%
Georgia:

0.27%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$78,777
State:

$46,857
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,366
State:

$13,303
Number of discharges: 105
Here:

6.20%
State:

5.88%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$222,836
State:

$122,673
Average Total Payments
Here:

$28,843
State:

$36,337
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.83%
Georgia:

0.50%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,605
Georgia:

$21,420
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,890
Georgia:

$5,281
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.36%
Georgia:

0.51%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,954
Georgia:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,090
State:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.83%
State:

2.20%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,365
State:

$26,226
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,007
State:

$8,183
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.83%
Georgia:

0.24%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$114,336
Georgia:

$39,055
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,041
Georgia:

$11,691
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.77%
Georgia:

0.24%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,666
State:

$19,380
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,873
Georgia:

$6,413
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.71%
Georgia:

0.52%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,088
Georgia:

$14,511
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,913
Georgia:

$4,235
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.65%
State:

0.39%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$61,012
Georgia:

$28,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,706
State:

$8,091
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.30%
State:

1.99%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$64,699
Georgia:

$24,387
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,893
Georgia:

$6,805
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.00%
State:

0.48%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,460
Georgia:

$17,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,780
Georgia:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.95%
State:

1.49%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,729
Georgia:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,109
State:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

2.01%
State:

2.62%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$67,908
State:

$32,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,731
Georgia:

$10,664
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.18%
State:

1.84%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,913
State:

$14,810
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,796
Georgia:

$4,436
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.83%
Georgia:

0.29%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$109,167
Georgia:

$30,987
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,083
Georgia:

$9,086
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.54%
State:

0.75%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$150,552
Georgia:

$42,932
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,941
State:

$12,718
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.71%
State:

0.92%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$107,117
Georgia:

$52,482
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,441
State:

$14,739
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.12%
State:

1.05%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,427
State:

$19,683
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,843
State:

$5,153
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

0.62%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$110,234
State:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,424
State:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

2.60%
Georgia:

4.78%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$70,461
Georgia:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,520
Georgia:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

2.01%
Georgia:

1.59%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,798
State:

$17,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,022
State:

$4,443
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.24%
Georgia:

0.71%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$55,622
State:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,290
State:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 72
This Hospital:

4.25%
Georgia:

2.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$79,039
Georgia:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,755
State:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.54%
Georgia:

2.08%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,501
Georgia:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,220
State:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

2.84%
State:

1.11%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$202,405
Georgia:

$87,780
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$23,649
Georgia:

$26,304
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

2.36%
Georgia:

1.23%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,415
Georgia:

$18,313
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,309
Georgia:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

2.36%
Georgia:

1.59%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,528
State:

$19,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,392
Georgia:

$4,796
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.36%
Georgia:

0.99%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

5
Georgia:

33
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

51
State:

42
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

95.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

86.0%
State:

97.9%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

99.0%
State:

89.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
Georgia:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Georgia:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

96.2%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

99.0%
Georgia:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

93.0%
Georgia:

93.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

98.0%
Georgia:

95.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
Georgia:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

97.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.7%
State:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.4%
State:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.7%
Georgia:

18.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

22.9%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.3%
State:

18.5%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 30%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Georgia:

18%
Always
Here:

73%
State:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
Georgia:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
Georgia:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

56%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Georgia:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
State:

71%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

26%
State:

21%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

56%
State:

62%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Georgia:

19%
Always
Here:

67%
Georgia:

71%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
Georgia:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

34%
State:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

52%
State:

65%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes
This Hospital:

79%
State:

81%
No
Here:

21%
State:

19%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower
This Hospital:

9%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

25%
State:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

66%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

8%
Georgia:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

25%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

67%
State:

69%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.
Here:

26.100%
State:

35.075%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

9.000%
Georgia:

8.789%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.033%
State:

0.125%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.006%
Georgia:

0.053%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

7.100%
State:

5.752%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

1.700%
Georgia:

1.998%

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