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 Walden Behavioral Care
- 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 Westwood Lodge Hospital Westwood, MA · Emergency room Call Westwood Lodge Hospital Directions to Westwood Lodge Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Westwood Lodge Hospital
- 4.8mi Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 14 min Call Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Directions to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham (Google Maps) Details for Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
- 5.1mi Milton Hospital Milton, MA · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 21 min Call Milton Hospital Directions to Milton Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Milton Hospital
Quick answers about Walden Behavioral Care
What is the phone number for Walden Behavioral Care?
The main phone number for Walden Behavioral Care is (781) 647-6727, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (781) 647-6727What is the address of Walden Behavioral Care?
Walden Behavioral Care is at 10 Carematrix Dr, Dedham, MA 02026.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Walden Behavioral Care have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Walden Behavioral Care 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 Walden Behavioral Care. 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 Walden Behavioral Care. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Walden Behavioral Care
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 224038). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Massachusetts runs its own exchange, Massachusetts Health Connector. Check its provider directory for Walden Behavioral Care.
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 Walden Behavioral Care
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 1.5mi Ellis Nursing Home (The) Norwood, MA · 191 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
- 2.4mi Norwood Healthcare Norwood, MA · 170 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars SFF candidate
- 2.6mi Brush Hill Care Center Milton, MA · 160 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 2.3mi FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (BMA Westwood)Westwood, MA
- 6.4mi DCI Brigham/FaulknerJamaica Plain, MA
- 7.1mi DaVita Brookline DialysisBrookline, MA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 1.4mi Hebrew Seniorlife - Home Health CareDedham, MA · 80% would recommend
- 1.4mi Love and Mercy Home HealthcareDedham, MA Not rated
- 2.3mi Pathways HealthcareWestwood, MA · 70% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 1.4mi Hebrew Seniorlife Hospice Care, INCDedham, MA · 91% would recommend Not rated
- 2.3mi Pathways HealthcareWestwood, MA · 75% would recommend Not rated
- 2.9mi Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of MassachuseNorwood, MA · 76% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Walden Behavioral Care reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Readmitted within 30 days: 18% 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 Walden Behavioral Care
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.
- 1.9mi TILL Strattus MH Services 20 Eastbrook Road, Dedham, MA 781-329-9365
- 2.3mi Uplift Behavioral Health Services 5260 Washington Street, West Roxbury, MA 617-942-6040
- 2.3mi Uplift Behavioral Health Services 5260 Washington Street, West Roxbury, MA 617-942-6040
- 2.9mi Riverside OP Center at Norwood 190 Lenox Street, Norwood, MA 781-769-8670
- 2.9mi Riverside OP Center at Norwood 190 Lenox Street, Norwood, MA 781-769-8670
- 4.6mi Clear Steps Recovery Massachusetts · 392 Chestnut Street, Needham, MA 603-769-8981
- 4.6mi Clear Steps Recovery Massachusetts · 392 Chestnut Street, Needham, MA 603-769-8981
- 4.8mi Grand Rising Behavioral Health 1 Edgewater Drive, Norwood, MA 781-745-4740
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Dedham
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Dedham, 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 Massachusetts hospital finances.
Who owns Walden Behavioral Care
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Walden Behavioral Care LLC , incorporated 2003.
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 Walden Behavioral Care
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Massachusetts earn a median $104,550 a year. Healthcare salaries in Massachusetts.
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.
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Healthcare pay in Massachusetts
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