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 Ridge Behavioral Health System
Lexington, KY 40509
County: Fayette Directions Apple Maps Call (859) 269-2325
- 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
Official links: Website for Ridge Behavioral Health System (opens the hospital's site)
Nearest emergency rooms
- 0.4mi Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 7 min Call Saint Joseph East Directions to Saint Joseph East (Google Maps) Details for Saint Joseph East
- 3.9mi Central Baptist Hospital Lexington, KY · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 4 min Call Central Baptist Hospital Directions to Central Baptist Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Central Baptist Hospital
- 3.9mi Lexington VA Medical Center Lexington, KY · Emergency room Call Lexington VA Medical Center Directions to Lexington VA Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Lexington VA Medical Center
Quick answers about Ridge Behavioral Health System
What is the phone number for Ridge Behavioral Health System?
The main phone number for Ridge Behavioral Health System is (859) 269-2325, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (859) 269-2325What is the address of Ridge Behavioral Health System?
Ridge Behavioral Health System is at 3050 Rio Dosa Dr, Lexington, KY 40509.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Ridge Behavioral Health System have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Ridge 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 Ridge 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 Ridge Behavioral Health System. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Ridge Behavioral Health System
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 184009). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Kentucky runs its own exchange, Kynect. Check its provider directory for Ridge 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 Ridge 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
- 0.4mi Lexington Premier Nursing & Rehab Lexington, KY · 120 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5
- 1.8mi The Willows at Hamburg Lexington, KY · 64 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 2.3mi Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center Lexington, KY · 124 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 3.6mi DaVita Hamburg DialysisLexington, KY
- 3.6mi FMC - Nalco Home ProgramLexington, KY
- 3.6mi FMC- Lexington South DialysisLexington, KY
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 3.6mi Family Home Health Care, LLC DBA Adoration Home HealthLexington, KY · 76% would recommend
- 3.6mi Commonspirit Health at Home - LexingtonLexington, KY · 85% would recommend
- 4.0mi Centerwell Home HealthLexington, KY · 81% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 6.1mi Hospice of the Bluegrass, INC DBA Bluegrass Care NLexington, KY · 88% would recommend
- 11mi Hospice EastWinchester, KY · 90% would recommend
- 18mi Compassionate Care PlusRichmond, KY · 88% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Ridge Behavioral Health System reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Readmitted within 30 days: 19% here, against 19% 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 Ridge 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.
- 1.3mi Roaring Brook Recovery 600 Perimeter Drive, Lexington, KY 866-678-8123
- 1.3mi Roaring Brook Recovery 600 Perimeter Drive, Lexington, KY 866-678-8123
- 1.5mi Kentucky Services LLC 3150 Custer Drive, Lexington, KY 502-219-3488
- 2.1mi Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) Lexington Outpatient Center · 3439 Buckhorn Drive, Lexington, KY 859-838-3390
- 2.1mi New Vista Schwartz Center · 3479 Buckhorn Drive, Lexington, KY 859-246-7282
- 2.2mi New Season Lexington 1098 East New Circle Road, Lexington, KY 859-721-6810 x12705
- 2.7mi LifePath Behavioral Clinic 1165 Centre Parkway, Lexington, KY 859-303-4657
- 2.9mi DeNova 1301 Winchester Road, Lexington, KY 859-309-2814
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Lexington
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Lexington, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Ridge Behavioral Health System lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (ridgebhs.com/cms-hpt.txt), checked Nov 7, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
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 Ridge Behavioral Health System
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as UHS of Ridge LLC, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2000.
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 Ridge Behavioral Health System
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Mental health: Parts of Fayette are federally designated health professional shortage areas (3 designations). Highest shortage score 19.
Dental: Parts of Fayette are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 21.
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
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Healthcare pay in Kentucky
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