River Oaks HospitalNew Orleans, LA
River Oaks Hospital is a for-profit psychiatric hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. CMS records show it does not provide emergency services.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyJefferson
- Emergency CapableNo
- FIPS22051
- Area Code504
Visiting River Oaks Hospital
- 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 River Oaks Hospital. 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 Oaks Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
River Oaks Hospital 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 River Oaks Hospital
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 Avenues Recovery Center at Metairie 4933 Wabash Street, Metairie, LA 504-603-3060
- 2.8mi Alchemy Addiction Recovery 4430 South I-10 Service Road West, Metairie, LA 504-941-7580
- 3.2mi Urgent Care/Metairie CARE Program · 4517 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie, LA 504-291-4148
- 3.3mi Longbranch Recovery and Wellness 2329 Edenborn Avenue, Metairie, LA 504-399-5383
- 3.4mi Ochsner Addictive Behavior Unit 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 504-842-3999 x2
- 3.4mi Ochsner Addictive Behavior Unit 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 504-842-3999 x2
- 3.5mi Lake Detox 4330 Loveland Street, Metairie, LA 888-488-5253
- 3.5mi Solace Chateau 2305 North Hullen Street, Metairie, LA 504-656-4284
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. River Oaks Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (riveroakshospital.com/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 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 Louisiana hospital finances.
Who owns River Oaks Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as River Oaks Inc, a for-profit organization, incorporated 1970.
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 Oaks Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Jefferson are federally designated health professional shortage areas (5 designations). Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Parts of Jefferson are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 13.
Dental: Parts of Jefferson are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 15.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Louisiana earn a median $80,230 a year. Healthcare salaries in Louisiana.
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. Louisiana shortage areas
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