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PSLF-eligible hospitals hiring nurses in Georgia

57 Georgia hospitals of 21 employers hiring on this site are non-profit or government by Medicare's record: the kind of employer Public Service Loan Forgiveness counts, which the federal PSLF Help Tool confirms by the employer's tax status.

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For-profit hospitals, not counted

Georgia's non-profit and government hospitals hiring

Best rated first. Each hospital opens its employer's page, with its Medicare ratings and open jobs.

Non-profit and government hospitals hiring in Georgia
HospitalOwnershipMedicare starsNurses always communicated wellEmployer
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahloneganon-profit5 of 585%Northeast Georgia Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLaGrangenon-profit5 of 584%Wellstar Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Northside Hospital CherokeeCantonnon-profit4 of 583%Northside Hospital
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthensnon-profit4 of 581%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiramnon-profit4 of 580%Wellstar Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJaspernon-profit4 of 578%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Northside Hospital ForsythCummingnon-profit4 of 577%Northside Hospital
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnannon-profit4 of 576%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Emory University HospitalAtlantanon-profit4 of 574%Emory HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluthnon-profit4 of 573%Northside Hospital
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlantagovernment4 of 573%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMariettagovernment4 of 573%Wellstar Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggoldnon-profit3 of 589%CommonSpirit HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Adventhealth GordonCalhounnon-profit3 of 583%AdventHealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Wayne Memorial HospitalJesupgovernment3 of 583%Wayne Memorial Hospital
Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorestgovernment3 of 580%Northeast Georgia Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Ricagovernment3 of 580%Tanner Health
Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonianon-profit3 of 580%Trinity HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersvillenon-profit3 of 578%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayettevillenon-profit3 of 577%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Northside HospitalAtlantanon-profit3 of 576%Northside Hospital
Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericusgovernment3 of 576%Phoebe Putney Health System
Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasvillenon-profit3 of 576%Wellstar Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbusnon-profit3 of 575%Emory HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustellnon-profit3 of 575%Wellstar Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesvillegovernment3 of 574%Northeast Georgia Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrencevillegovernment3 of 574%Northside Hospital
Piedmont Newton HospitalCovingtonnon-profit3 of 574%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Coliseum Medical Centers, LLC DbaMaconnon-profit3 of 571%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRomegovernment2 of 581%Advocate HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrolltongovernment2 of 581%Tanner Health
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasvillenon-profit2 of 577%Archbold Medical Center
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbusnon-profit2 of 576%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannahnon-profit2 of 576%St. Josephs Candler
Emory Decatur HospitalDecaturnon-profit2 of 575%Emory HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlantanon-profit2 of 575%Grady Health System
Candler HospitalSavannahnon-profit2 of 574%St. Josephs Candler
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robinsnon-profit2 of 574%Houston Healthcare
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugustagovernment2 of 574%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffinnon-profit2 of 574%Wellstar Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbanygovernment2 of 573%Phoebe Putney Health System
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlantanon-profit2 of 572%Emory HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridgegovernment2 of 572%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacongovernment2 of 571%Advocate HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Upson Regional Medical CenterThomastonnon-profit1 of 586%Upson Regional Medical Center
Atrium Health Navicent PeachByronnon-profit1 of 585%Advocate HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
St Mary's HospitalAthensnon-profit1 of 577%Trinity HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Emory Hillandale HospitalLithoniagovernment1 of 575%Emory HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med ColAugustanon-profit1 of 575%Wellstar Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdalenon-profit1 of 565%Prime HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical CenterCedartownnon-profitNot rated94%Advocate HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Higgins General HospitalBremengovernmentNot rated91%Tanner Health
Morgan Medical CenterMadisongovernmentNot rated85%Morgan Medical Center
University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomsongovernmentNot rated83%Piedmont HealthcareAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical CenterJacksonnon-profitNot rated81%Wellstar Health SystemAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Effingham Health SystemSpringfieldgovernmentNot rated80%Effingham Hospital
Appling HealthcareBaxleygovernmentNot ratedNot reportedAppling Healthcare

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PSLF for nurses in Georgia: common questions

Which hospitals in Georgia qualify for PSLF?

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, Medicare lists 57 in Georgia as non-profit or government (20 government), the employers PSLF can count, and 15 as for-profit. The best rated: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin in Dahlonega (non-profit, 5 of 5 stars), Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange (non-profit, 5 of 5 stars), Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton (non-profit, 4 of 5 stars) and Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens (non-profit, 4 of 5 stars).

Do nurses qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)?

Through the employer, not the job title. PSLF forgives what remains of federal Direct Loans once a borrower “Satisfies the equivalent of 120 monthly payments after October 1, 2007” (34 CFR 685.219) while employed full time by a qualifying employer. Full time is “A minimum average of 30 hours per week during the period being certified” (34 CFR 685.219). A qualifying employer includes a government organization and a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and PSLF counts no employer that is "a business organized for profit". So a nurse at a government or 501(c)(3) non-profit hospital can qualify; one at a for-profit hospital does not.

Which employers run them?

Northeast Georgia Health System (3), Wellstar Health System (8), Northside Hospital (5), Piedmont Healthcare (12), Emory Healthcare (5), CommonSpirit Health (1), AdventHealth (1) and Wayne Memorial Hospital (1) and 13 more. Each opens its open jobs.

Do physical therapists, rad techs and other hospital staff qualify for PSLF?

Yes, by the same rule: PSLF counts the employer, never the occupation, so a physical, occupational or speech therapist, a respiratory therapist, a rad tech or anyone else employed full time by a government or 501(c)(3) non-profit hospital can count those years. Full time is “A minimum average of 30 hours per week during the period being certified” (34 CFR 685.219). Therapists in home health or an outpatient clinic should check the employer itself, since PSLF counts no business organized for profit.

Does a travel or agency nurse at a non-profit hospital qualify?

PSLF counts the organization that employs you, which in the regulation is the one that issues your W-2: “Employee or employed means an individual: (i) To whom an organization issues an IRS Form W-2” (34 CFR 685.219). A nurse employed by a for-profit staffing agency works for the agency, even on a non-profit hospital's unit; the regulation makes a narrow exception for contracted positions that state law does not let the qualifying employer fill directly.

How do I check whether my hospital counts?

Medicare's ownership record, shown here, is a first check. PSLF itself goes by the employer's tax status: the federal PSLF Help Tool on studentaid.gov looks an employer up by its EIN, the number on your W-2, and the employer certifies your employment. A health system can run both: 69 of the employers hiring here have non-profit or government hospitals and for-profit ones, by Medicare's record, so check the hospital you would work for.

Is PSLF the only loan help for hospital nurses?

No. HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays part of a registered nurse's loans for work at a facility in a shortage area (hospitals hiring in Nurse Corps shortage areas), and many employers state tuition or student loan help in their postings (tuition and student loan help).

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Sources and method

A hospital is listed when Medicare's Hospital General Information lists its ownership as voluntary non-profit or government; for-profit and physician-owned hospitals are counted apart. The hospitals are those of the employers hiring on CareJobs.Now, matched by Medicare's record. Medicare's ownership is not a PSLF ruling: the employer's tax status, checked by the federal PSLF Help Tool, decides.

  1. 34 CFR 685.219, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (eCFR, read 9 Nov 2026)
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare), 9 Nov 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). PSLF-eligible hospitals hiring nurses in Georgia. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/pslf-eligible-hospital-jobs/georgia

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