CMS did not publish an overall star rating for this hospital; hospitals that report too few quality measures are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Jenkins County Medical Center
Millen, GA 30442
County: Jenkins Directions Apple Maps Call (478) 982-4221
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- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
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Quick answers about Jenkins County Medical Center
How long is the ER wait at Jenkins County Medical Center?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 1 hr 38 min in the Jenkins County Medical Center emergency room (the average across Georgia hospitals is 2 hr 50 min). 1% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, call (478) 982-4221. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Jenkins County Medical Center?
The main phone number for Jenkins County Medical Center is (478) 982-4221, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (478) 982-4221What is the address of Jenkins County Medical Center?
Jenkins County Medical Center is at 931 East Winthrope Avenue, Millen, GA 30442.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Jenkins County Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Jenkins County Medical Center has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Jenkins County Medical Center spend a median of 1 hour 38 minutes there. That is 1 hour 12 minutes shorter than the average across Georgia hospitals (2 hours 50 minutes).
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Jenkins County Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Jenkins County Medical Center
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 111311). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Georgia runs its own exchange, Georgia Access. Check its provider directory for Jenkins County Medical Center.
Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Jenkins County Medical Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 493 patients. | 98 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 19 patients. | 122 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 42 patients. | 296 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 5,090 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 165 patients. | 53% | 78% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 49 patients. | 27% | 90%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Care after a stay at Jenkins County Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.7mi Pruitthealth - Bethany Millen, GA · 100 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars
- 17mi Pine View Nursing and Rehab Center Sylvania, GA · 128 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5 Abuse citation (CMS)
- 20mi Brentwood Health Center by Harborview Waynesboro, GA · 103 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 111311
Jenkins County Medical Center runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Readmitted within 30 days: 22% here, against 19% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Doctors at Jenkins County Medical Center
6 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 4 specialties.
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Millen, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Georgia hospital finances.
Who owns Jenkins County Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Hospital Authority of Jenkins County, a for-profit organization.
17 doctors and other clinicians list Jenkins County Medical Center as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Jenkins County Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Jenkins is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Jenkins is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 18.
Dental: Jenkins is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 20.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Georgia earn a median $93,550 a year. Healthcare salaries in Georgia.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Georgia shortage areas
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