CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; psychiatric hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, October 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting River Vista Behavioral Health
- 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
Nearest emergency rooms
- 0.2mi Valley Children's Hospital Madera, CA · Emergency room Call Valley Children's Hospital Directions to Valley Children's Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Valley Children's Hospital
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- 3.9mi Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 50 min Call Saint Agnes Medical Center Directions to Saint Agnes Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Saint Agnes Medical Center
Quick answers about River Vista Behavioral Health
What is the phone number for River Vista Behavioral Health?
The main phone number for River Vista Behavioral Health is (559) 797-6992, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (559) 797-6992What is the address of River Vista Behavioral Health?
River Vista Behavioral Health is at 40886 Goodwin Way, Madera, CA 93636.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does River Vista Behavioral Health have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for River Vista Behavioral Health 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 October 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for River Vista Behavioral Health. 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 River Vista Behavioral Health. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at River Vista Behavioral Health
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 054160). 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 River Vista Behavioral Health.
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 River Vista Behavioral Health
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 4.4mi North Point Healthcare & Wellness Centre Fresno, CA · 99 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5
- 4.7mi The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village Fresno, CA · 54 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 4.7mi Horizon Health & Subacute Center Fresno, CA · 180 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
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- 4.7mi Fresenius Medical Care Fresno NorthFresno, CA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 2.8mi Interim Healthcare of the Central ValleyFresno, CA · 83% would recommend
- 2.8mi Wellpointe Home HealthFresno, CA · 71% would recommend
- 3.6mi Blossom Home HealthFresno, CA
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 2.8mi Aseracare HospiceFresno, CA · 90% would recommend Not rated
- 3.6mi Compassionate Care Hospice Central CaliforniaFresno, CA · 83% would recommend
- 3.6mi Hinds Hospice - FresnoFresno, CA · 90% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
River Vista Behavioral Health reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Discharge record sent: 96% here, against 63% nationally.
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 River Vista Behavioral Health
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.
- 2.6mi Aspire Counseling Services LLC 7498 North Remington Avenue, Fresno, CA 888-585-7373
- 2.6mi Aspire Counseling Services LLC 7498 North Remington Avenue, Fresno, CA 888-585-7373
- 3.2mi Kings View Corporate Office and Telepsychiatry · 1396 West Herndon Avenue, Fresno, CA 559-256-0100
- 3.2mi Vitalize Behavioral Health 7265 North 1st Street, Fresno, CA 559-374-2732
- 3.8mi Promesa Behavioral Health 7120 North Marks Avenue, Fresno, CA 559-439-5437
- 4.4mi Zion Healing Center Fresno · 5765 North Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 559-235-0406
- 4.4mi Zion Healing Center Fresno · 5765 North Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 559-235-0406
- 5.2mi Central California Recovery Inc 1204 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 559-681-1947
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Madera
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Madera, 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 River Vista Behavioral Health
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as UHS of Madera Inc, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2019.
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 River Vista Behavioral Health
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Madera are federally designated health professional shortage areas (5 designations). Highest shortage score 13.
Mental health: Madera is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 18.
Dental: Parts of Madera are federally designated health professional shortage areas (3 designations). Highest shortage score 20.
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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