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 Highlands Behavioral Health System
Highlands Ranch, CO 80130
County: Douglas Directions Apple Maps Call (720) 348-2801
- 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
- 3.0mi Sky Ridge Medical Center Lone Tree, CO · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 19 min Call Sky Ridge Medical Center Directions to Sky Ridge Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Sky Ridge Medical Center
- 4.2mi Centura Health-Littleton Adventist Hospital Littleton, CO · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 46 min Call Centura Health-Littleton Adventist Hospital Directions to Centura Health-Littleton Adventist Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Centura Health-Littleton Adventist Hospital
- 5.3mi UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 44 min Call UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Directions to UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital (Google Maps) Details for UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
Quick answers about Highlands Behavioral Health System
What is the phone number for Highlands Behavioral Health System?
The main phone number for Highlands Behavioral Health System is (720) 348-2801, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (720) 348-2801What is the address of Highlands Behavioral Health System?
Highlands Behavioral Health System is at 8565 Poplar Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Highlands Behavioral Health System have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Highlands Behavioral Health System 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 Highlands Behavioral Health System. 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 Highlands Behavioral Health System. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Highlands Behavioral Health System
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 064024). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Colorado runs its own exchange, Connect for Health Colorado. Check its provider directory for Highlands Behavioral Health System.
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 Highlands Behavioral Health System
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 2.5mi The Suites at Someren Glen Care Center Centennial, CO · 109 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
- 2.6mi The Suites at Holly Creek Care Center Centennial, CO · 25 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 2.9mi Vi at Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing Highlands Ranch, CO · 24 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 2.2mi USRC Lone TreeLonetree, CO
- 2.4mi DaVita Lonetree Dialysis CenterEnglewood, CO
- 5.6mi DaVita Littleton Dialysis CenterLittleton, CO
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 2.4mi Home Health DenverCentennial, CO · 80% would recommend
- 2.4mi Mission Home HealthCentennial, CO
- 2.4mi Altius Home HealthCentennial, CO
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 2.4mi Eventide HospiceEnglewood, CO Not rated
- 2.4mi Home Hospice DenverCentennial, CO · 79% would recommend Not rated
- 2.4mi Mission Hospice and Palliative CareCentennial, CO Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Highlands Behavioral Health System reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 30% 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 Highlands Behavioral Health System
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.
- 1.5mi A New Outlook Recovery Services 9200 East Mineral Avenue, Englewood, CO 303-798-2196
- 1.5mi A New Outlook Recovery Services 9200 East Mineral Avenue, Englewood, CO 303-798-2196
- 2.1mi AllHealth Network 155 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, CO 303-730-8858
- 2.1mi AllHealth Network 155 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, CO 303-730-8858
- 2.2mi Valley Hope of Denver 7108 South Alton Way, Englewood, CO 785-877-5111
- 2.3mi Life Support Behavioral Institute 7853 East Arapahoe Court, Englewood, CO 888-516-5995 x2
- 2.3mi Life Support Behavioral Institute 7853 East Arapahoe Court, Englewood, CO 888-516-5995 x2
- 2.3mi Griffith Centers Centennial · 7955 East Arapahoe Road, Englewood, CO 303-237-6865
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Highlands Ranch
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Highlands Ranch, 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 Colorado hospital finances.
Who owns Highlands Behavioral Health System
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as UHS of Denver Inc, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2006.
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 Highlands Behavioral Health System
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Mental health: Parts of Douglas are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 12.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Colorado earn a median $100,260 a year. Healthcare salaries in Colorado.
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. Colorado shortage areas
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Healthcare pay in Colorado
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