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Warm Springs Medical Center, Warm Springs, GA

5995 Spring St, Warm Springs, GA 31830Meriwether County

Critical access hospital 25 beds (Medicare cost report FY2024) Emergency room

Independent directory · data from CMS, not from this hospital

Warm Springs Medical Center is a non-profit critical access hospital in Warm Springs, Georgia, with an emergency department. According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 15 min in its emergency department, 1 hr 35 min shorter than the average across Georgia hospitals (2 hr 50 min).

Median ER visit 1 hr 15 min treated & sent home −95 min vs GA hospitals' avg
Medicare star ratingNot ratedReason below
Beds25Medicare cost report FY2024

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 Warm Springs Medical Center

Address 5995 Spring St
Warm Springs, GA 31830
County: Meriwether
Directions Apple Maps Call (706) 655-3331
Emergency room Yes. For patients treated and sent home, the median ER visit here lasts 1 hr 15 min (average across GA hospitals: 2 hr 50 min). Medicare's median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home; not a live wait. ER times across GA
What to bring
  • 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
Visiting hours and parking vary: call ahead.

Official links: Website for Warm Springs Medical Center (opens the hospital's site)

Quick answers about Warm Springs Medical Center

How long is the ER wait at Warm Springs 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 15 min in the Warm Springs 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 (706) 655-3331. In an emergency, call 911.

What is the phone number for Warm Springs Medical Center?

The main phone number for Warm Springs Medical Center is (706) 655-3331, from Medicare's hospital records.

Call (706) 655-3331
What is the address of Warm Springs Medical Center?

Warm Springs Medical Center is at 5995 Spring St, Warm Springs, GA 31830.

Directions (opens Google Maps)
Does Warm Springs Medical Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Warm Springs 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 Warm Springs Medical Center spend a median of 1 hour 15 minutes there. That is 1 hour 35 minutes shorter than the average across Georgia hospitals (2 hours 50 minutes).

Type Critical access
Ownership Non-profit

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 Warm Springs Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.

Compare ER waits across Georgia · Other Critical Access hospitals in Georgia · How we source this data · Something wrong on this page? Tell us

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Timely and effective care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

MeasureThis hospitalU.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. 405 patients. 75 min 162 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 14 patients. 122 min 257 min
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 100 patients. 78% 78%

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. About the data.

Care after a stay at Warm Springs Medical Center

Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.

Skilled nursing facilities nearby

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Dialysis centers nearby See more

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Hospice care providers nearby See more

Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.

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Doctors at Warm Springs Medical Center

11 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 5 specialties.

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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Warm Springs, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

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Prices at Warm Springs Medical Center

Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Warm Springs Medical Center lists them here:

From the hospital's price transparency file (www.warmspringsmc.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 31, 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 Dec 2024

Beds
25
Reported to Medicare, FY2024
Employees
82
Full-time equivalent
Discharges
79
Inpatient stays a year
Patient revenue
$17.1 million
Net of discounts
Operating margin
-8.1%
On patient care
Charity care
$48,000
0.3% of expenses
Bad debt
$1.7 million
Unpaid patient bills

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 Warm Springs Medical Center

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Meriwether Healthcare LLC .

Meriwether County Hospital Authority Owns 5% or more directly · since 2009
Meriwether Health Properties, Inc Owns 5% or more directly · since 2009
Pinnacle Medical, LLC Owns 5% or more directly · since 2009

18 doctors and other clinicians list Warm Springs 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 Warm Springs Medical Center

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Meriwether is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 20.

Mental health: Meriwether is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 16.

Dental: Parts of Meriwether are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 19.

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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Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/georgia/warm-springs/warm-springs-medical-center/5995-spring-st/

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