Sun Behavioral HealthCovington, KY
Sun Behavioral Health is a for-profit psychiatric hospital in Covington, Kentucky. CMS records show it does not provide emergency services.
- Time ZoneEST
- CountyKenton
- Emergency CapableNo
- FIPS21117
- Area Code859
Visiting Sun 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
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Sun 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 Sun Behavioral Health. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Sun Behavioral Health reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 28% 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 Sun 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.
- 0.0mi NorthKey Community Care 502 Farrell Drive, Covington, KY 859-578-3200
- 0.0mi NorthKey Community Care 502 Farrell Drive, Covington, KY 859-578-3200
- 1.7mi Metro Treatment of Kentucky LP New Season Treatment Center · 2001 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 859-444-4499
- 1.8mi Saint Elizabeth Physicians Journey Recovery Center · 20 West 18th Street, Covington, KY 859-757-0717
- 1.8mi NKY Med Clinic Pinnacle Treatment · 1717 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 859-360-0250 x311
- 2.0mi BrightView Health 1610 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 844-707-7775
- 2.1mi Healthpoint Family Care 1401 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 859-655-6100
- 2.5mi OneQuest Health Outpatient 525 West 5th Street, Covington, KY 859-261-8768
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
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 Kentucky hospital finances.
Who owns Sun Behavioral Health
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Northern Kentucky Behavioral 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 Sun Behavioral Health
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Mental health: Kenton is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 19.
Dental: Parts of Kenton are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 19.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Kentucky earn a median $81,040 a year. Healthcare salaries in Kentucky.
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. Kentucky shortage areas
Find doctors in Covington
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Covington, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.