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 Riverwoods Behavioral Health System
Riverdale, GA 30274
County: Clayton Directions Apple Maps Call (770) 991-8500
- 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 Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA · Emergency room · median ER visit 4 hr 25 min Call Southern Regional Medical Center Directions to Southern Regional Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Southern Regional Medical Center
- 11mi Henry Medical Center Stockbridge, GA · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 59 min Call Henry Medical Center Directions to Henry Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Henry Medical Center
- 12mi Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA · Emergency room · median ER visit 5 hr 54 min Call Grady Memorial Hospital Directions to Grady Memorial Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Grady Memorial Hospital
Quick answers about Riverwoods Behavioral Health System
What is the phone number for Riverwoods Behavioral Health System?
The main phone number for Riverwoods Behavioral Health System is (770) 991-8500, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (770) 991-8500What is the address of Riverwoods Behavioral Health System?
Riverwoods Behavioral Health System is at 223 Medical Center Drive, Riverdale, GA 30274.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Riverwoods Behavioral Health System have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Riverwoods 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 October 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Riverwoods 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 Riverwoods Behavioral Health System. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Riverwoods Behavioral Health System
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 114035). 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 Riverwoods 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 Riverwoods 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
- 0.5mi Arrowhead Post Acute Jonesboro, GA · 115 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
- 0.8mi Riverdale Center for Nursing and Healing Riverdale, GA · 152 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
- 4.1mi Lake City Center for Nursing and Healing Lake City, GA · 242 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 1.8mi Fresenius Medical Care Clayton CountyRiverdale, GA
- 1.8mi DaVita Southern Crescent Dialysis CenterRiverdale, GA
- 2.5mi DaVita Forest Park Dialysis CenterForest Park, GA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 8.1mi Faith Medical ServicesAtlanta, GA Not rated
- 8.4mi Suncrest Home HealthAtlanta, GA Not rated
- 8.4mi Adoration Home HealthFayetteville, GA · 77% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 1.8mi Dignity Hospice and HealthcareRiverdale, GA Not rated
- 3.3mi Atlanta Regional HospiceLake City, GA Not rated
- 8.1mi Alpha Comfort Care, INCCollege Park, GA Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Riverwoods Behavioral Health System reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 29% 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 Riverwoods 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.
- 0.7mi Consecrated Care Inc 253 Upper Riverdale Road SW, Riverdale, GA 770-472-9110
- 0.8mi Samba Recovery Atlanta 315 Arrowhead Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 404-806-7188
- 1.2mi New Heights Behav Consultants LLC 530 Parkwood Way, Jonesboro, GA 770-460-0970 x202
- 1.2mi New Heights Behav Consultants LLC 542 Parkwood Way, Jonesboro, GA 770-460-0970 x202
- 3.9mi Anchor Hospital Behavioral Health Hospital · 5454 Yorktowne Drive, Atlanta, GA 678-251-3200
- 3.9mi Anchor Hospital Behavioral Health Hospital · 5454 Yorktowne Drive, Atlanta, GA 678-251-3200
- 4.7mi Phoenix Behavioral Health Services 8712 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 770-478-3417
- 4.8mi Optimum Glow Treatment Center LLC 2245 Godby Road, Atlanta, GA 470-452-4317
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Riverdale
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Riverdale, 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 Georgia hospital finances.
Who owns Riverwoods Behavioral Health System
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Riverwoods Behavioral Health, LLC, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2008.
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 Riverwoods Behavioral Health System
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Clayton are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 20.
Dental: Parts of Clayton are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
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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Healthcare pay in Georgia
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