CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; psychiatric hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
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- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Nearest emergency rooms
- 4.2mi Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 13 min Call Mercy Hospital Directions to Mercy Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Mercy Hospital
- 5.2mi Adventist Health Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · Emergency room · median ER visit 4 hr 28 min Call Adventist Health Bakersfield Directions to Adventist Health Bakersfield (Google Maps) Details for Adventist Health Bakersfield
- 6.0mi Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · Emergency room · median ER visit 4 hr Call Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Directions to Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Quick answers about Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
What is the phone number for Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital?
The main phone number for Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is (661) 398-1800, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (661) 398-1800What is the address of Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital?
Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is at 5201 White Lane, Bakersfield, CA 93309.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital in Medicare data. For an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest ER.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
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 Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 054155). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
California runs its own exchange, Covered California. Check its provider directory for Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital.
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.
Care after a stay at Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 1.8mi Rosewood Health Facility Bakersfield, CA · 79 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
- 2.4mi Parkview Julian Healthcare Center Bakersfield, CA · 99 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5
- 4.0mi Valley Healthcare Center Bakersfield, CA · 87 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 1.9mi Central Bakersfield Dialysis CenterBakersfield, CA
- 1.9mi DaVita White Lane DialysisBakersfield, CA
- 2.6mi DaVita Bakersfield Oak St DialysisBakersfield, CA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 1.9mi Adventist Health Home Care ServicesBakersfield, CA · 81% would recommend
- 1.9mi Friendly Nurses Home Health Care, INC.Bakersfield, CA · 67% would recommend
- 1.9mi Around the Clock Home CareBakersfield, CA · 80% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 1.9mi Bristol Hospice - BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · 83% would recommend
- 1.9mi GentivaBakersfield, CA · 81% would recommend
- 1.9mi Adventist Health Home Care ServicesBakersfield, CA Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 23% here, against 37% 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.
Treatment programs near Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
Mental health and substance use programs within 30 miles, for care before or after a hospital stay. In a crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
- 2.4mi WestCare California Inc Residential · 2901 South H Street, Bakersfield, CA 559-251-4800
- 3.2mi Aegis Treatment Centers LLC 6001 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 661-218-2108
- 3.5mi Kern County Hispanic Commission on Alc La Vida Nueva · 4540 California Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 661-634-9877
- 4.0mi Aspire Behavioral Health 8307 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 888-585-7373
- 4.0mi Psychiatric Wellness Center 8329 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 661-431-1555
- 4.7mi Aspire Counseling Services LLC 9830 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 888-585-7373
- 5.0mi Aegis Treatment Centers LLC 1018 21st Street, Bakersfield, CA 661-861-9967
- 5.5mi Action Family Counseling Action Drug Rehabs · 3801 Buck Owens Boulevard, Bakersfield, CA 661-753-7272
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Bakersfield
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Bakersfield, 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 California hospital finances.
Who owns Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2015.
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 Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Kern are federally designated health professional shortage areas (22 designations). Highest shortage score 19.
Mental health: Parts of Kern are federally designated health professional shortage areas (12 designations). Highest shortage score 20.
Dental: Parts of Kern are federally designated health professional shortage areas (15 designations). Highest shortage score 22.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in California earn a median $140,270 a year. Healthcare salaries in California.
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. California shortage areas
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Healthcare pay in California
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