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 Sanford Behavioral Health Center
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
County: Pennington Directions Apple Maps Call (218) 683-4351
- 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
- 28mi North Valley Health Center Warren, MN · Emergency room · median ER visit 1 hr 51 min Call North Valley Health Center Directions to North Valley Health Center (Google Maps) Details for North Valley Health Center
- 31mi Riverview Hospital Crookston, MN · Emergency room · median ER visit 1 hr 18 min Call Riverview Hospital Directions to Riverview Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Riverview Hospital
- 43mi Essentia Health Fosston Fosston, MN · Emergency room · median ER visit 1 hr 19 min Call Essentia Health Fosston Directions to Essentia Health Fosston (Google Maps) Details for Essentia Health Fosston
Quick answers about Sanford Behavioral Health Center
What is the phone number for Sanford Behavioral Health Center?
The main phone number for Sanford Behavioral Health Center is (218) 683-4351, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (218) 683-4351What is the address of Sanford Behavioral Health Center?
Sanford Behavioral Health Center is at 120 Labree Avenue South, Thief River Falls, MN 56701.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Sanford Behavioral Health Center have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Sanford Behavioral Health Center 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 Sanford Behavioral Health Center. 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 Sanford Behavioral Health Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Sanford Behavioral Health Center
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 244018). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Minnesota runs its own exchange, MNSure. Check its provider directory for Sanford Behavioral Health Center.
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 Sanford Behavioral Health Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.8mi Thief River Care Center Thief River Falls, MN · 70 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars
- 1.0mi Oakland Park Communities Thief River Falls, MN · 35 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 1.0mi Sanford Dialysis Thief River FallsThief River Falls, MN
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 1.0mi Pennington & Red Lake County Public Health & Home CareThief River Falls, MN
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Sanford Behavioral Health Center reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Readmitted within 30 days: 17% 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 Sanford Behavioral Health Center
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.
- 28mi North Valley Health Center Senior Life Solutions · 109 South Minnesota Street, Warren, MN 218-745-3256
- 30mi Alluma Inc Northwestern Apartments · 100 Gretchen Lane, Crookston, MN 218-281-5256
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Thief River Falls
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Thief River Falls, 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 Minnesota hospital finances.
Who owns Sanford Behavioral Health Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Sanford Health Network North, a non-profit organization, incorporated 2018.
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 Sanford Behavioral Health Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Pennington is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 9.
Mental health: Pennington is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 17.
Dental: Pennington is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 9.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Minnesota earn a median $101,510 a year. Healthcare salaries in Minnesota.
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. Minnesota shortage areas
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