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 Phoebe Worth Medical Center
- Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Official links: Website for Phoebe Worth Medical Center (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Phoebe Worth Medical Center
How long is the ER wait at Phoebe Worth 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 44 min in the Phoebe Worth Medical Center emergency room (the average across Georgia hospitals is 2 hr 50 min). For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (229) 776-6961. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Phoebe Worth Medical Center?
The main phone number for Phoebe Worth Medical Center is (229) 776-6961, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (229) 776-6961What is the address of Phoebe Worth Medical Center?
Phoebe Worth Medical Center is at 807 S Isabella St, Sylvester, GA 31791.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Phoebe Worth Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Phoebe Worth 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 Phoebe Worth Medical Center spend a median of 1 hour 44 minutes there. That is 1 hour 6 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 Phoebe Worth Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Phoebe Worth Medical Center
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 111328). 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 Phoebe Worth 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
| 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. 492 patients. | 104 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 13 patients. | 154 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 28 patients. | 306 min | 287 min |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 211 patients. | 78% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 26 patients. | 12% | 15% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 150 patients. | 88% | 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 Phoebe Worth Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 1.5mi Pruitthealth - Sylvester Sylvester, GA · 117 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 18mi Pruitthealth - Ashburn Ashburn, GA · 76 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars
- 19mi Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Albany, GA · 186 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 3.4mi DCI SylvesterSylvester, GA
- 12mi DaVita Albany DialysisAlbany, GA
- 12mi DCI East AlbanyAlbany, GA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 19mi Phoebe Home HealthAlbany, GA · 77% would recommend
- 22mi Centerwell Home HealthAlbany, GA · 84% would recommend
- 22mi Pruitthealth @ Home-AlbanyAlbany, GA · 84% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 4.9mi Affinis HospiceAlbany, GA Not rated
- 19mi Georgia Hospice CareAlbany, GA · 92% would recommend
- 21mi Eternal Faith Hospice and Palliative CareChula, GA · 93% would recommend Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Doctors at Phoebe Worth Medical Center
36 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 14 specialties.
Find doctors in Sylvester
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Sylvester, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Phoebe Worth Medical Center lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.phoebehealth.com/cms-hpt.txt), checked Nov 7, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jul 2025
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 Phoebe Worth Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Phoebe Worth Medical Center, Inc, a non-profit organization, incorporated 2002.
55 doctors and other clinicians list Phoebe Worth 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.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Jul 2023 · Phoebe Worth Medical Center Inc (EIN 38-3647394)
As filed with the IRS by Phoebe Worth Medical Center Inc. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Phoebe Worth Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Worth are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 19.
Mental health: Worth is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 15.
Dental: Parts of Worth are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 18.
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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