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 Capital District Psych Center
- 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 Capital District Psych Center (opens the hospital's site)
Nearest emergency rooms
- 0.2mi Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany, NY · Emergency room · median ER visit 4 hr 25 min Call Albany Medical Center Hospital Directions to Albany Medical Center Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Albany Medical Center Hospital
- 0.5mi Albany VA Medical Center Albany, NY · Emergency room Call Albany VA Medical Center Directions to Albany VA Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Albany VA Medical Center
- 1.2mi St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY · Emergency room · median ER visit 5 hr 35 min Call St Peter's Hospital Directions to St Peter's Hospital (Google Maps) Details for St Peter's Hospital
Quick answers about Capital District Psych Center
What is the phone number for Capital District Psych Center?
The main phone number for Capital District Psych Center is (518) 549-6000, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (518) 549-6000What is the address of Capital District Psych Center?
Capital District Psych Center is at 75 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Capital District Psych Center have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Capital District Psych 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 Capital District Psych 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 Capital District Psych Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Capital District Psych Center
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 334046). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
New York runs its own exchange, NY State of Health. Check its provider directory for Capital District Psych 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 Capital District Psych Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.6mi St Margaret's Center Albany, NY · 92 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars
- 1.9mi Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Albany, NY · 169 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5
- 2.4mi Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Delmar, NY · 120 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 1.2mi Fms-Albany Regional Kidney CenterAlbany, NY
- 1.5mi ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER PediatricAlbany, NY Not rated
- 1.7mi DCI Mount HopeAlbany, NY
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 1.4mi Vna Home HealthAlbany, NY · 78% would recommend
- 5.0mi Marquis Certified Home CareAlbany, NY · 74% would recommend
- 11mi Eddy Visiting Nurse & Rehab AssociationTroy, NY · 88% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 5.0mi Community Hospice, INC, theAlbany, NY · 90% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Capital District Psych Center reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Discharge record sent: 76% here, against 63% nationally.
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 Capital District Psych 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.
- 0.2mi Albany Medical Center Psychiatry/Inpatient · 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 518-262-5518
- 0.5mi Hope House Inc Outpatient Clinic · 879 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 518-427-8207
- 0.5mi Hope House Inc Outpatient Clinic · 879 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 518-427-8207
- 0.7mi LaSalle School Inc The Counseling Center at LaSalle · 391 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 518-242-4731
- 0.8mi PROMESA Inc Outpatient · 175 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 518-729-5659
- 0.8mi PROMESA Inc Outpatient · 175 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 518-729-5659
- 1.0mi Wtny Yng Wellness Recovery Center Outpatient Clinic · 500 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 518-435-9931 x5229
- 1.2mi Saint Anne Institute 160 North Main Avenue, Albany, NY 518-437-6500
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Albany, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Mar 2025
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 New York hospital finances.
Who owns Capital District Psych Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Nys Office of Mental Health, a non-profit organization.
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 Capital District Psych Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Nurse pay: registered nurses in New York earn a median $109,440 a year. Healthcare salaries in New York.
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 New York
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