CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; psychiatric hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare
- 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
- <0.1mi Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital Linville, NC · Emergency room · median ER visit 1 hr 52 min Call Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital Directions to Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital
- 14mi Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine, NC · Emergency room · median ER visit 1 hr 55 min Call Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Directions to Blue Ridge Regional Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Blue Ridge Regional Hospital
- 16mi Watauga Medical Center Boone, NC · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 12 min Call Watauga Medical Center Directions to Watauga Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Watauga Medical Center
Quick answers about Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare
What is the phone number for Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare?
The main phone number for Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare is (828) 737-7071, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (828) 737-7071What is the address of Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare?
Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare is at 432 Hospital Dr, Linville, NC 28646.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare 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 July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare. 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 Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 344034). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Adults in North Carolina qualify for Medicaid up to 133% of the poverty line. Ask the hospital which North Carolina Medicaid plans it takes.
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 Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 5.5mi Life Care Center of Banner Elk Banner Elk, NC · 118 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5
- 12mi The Waters of Roan Highlands Roan Mountain, TN · 80 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 14mi The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge Blowing Rock, NC · 92 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 15mi DaVita Mayland Dialysis CenterSpruce Pine, NC
- 17mi Fresenius Medical Care Watauga CountyBoone, NC
- 20mi FMC - Bma of Lenoir INCLenoir, NC
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 17mi Centerwell Home HealthBoone, NC · 83% would recommend
- 17mi Medi Home Health and HospiceBoone, NC · 96% would recommend
- 20mi Adoration Home HealthLenoir, NC · 78% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 4.1mi Medi Home HospiceNewland, NC · 89% would recommend
- 15mi Hospice & Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge, INCSpruce Pine, NC · 94% would recommend
- 17mi Medi Home Health and HospiceBoone, NC · 88% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Readmitted within 30 days: 21% 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 Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare
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.
- 2.5mi Daymark Recovery Services 360 Beech Street, Newland, NC 828-733-5889
- 2.5mi Daymark Recovery Services 360 Beech Street, Newland, NC 828-733-5889
- 3.0mi Avery Medical 448 Cranberry Street, Newland, NC 828-737-0221
- 3.0mi Avery Medical 448 Cranberry Street, Newland, NC 828-737-0221
- 15mi RHA Health Services Inc 4929 South 226 Highway, Bakersville, NC 828-765-0894
- 15mi RHA Health Services Inc 4929 South 226 Highway, Bakersville, NC 828-765-0894
- 15mi Daymark Recovery Services Watauga Center · 132 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, NC 828-264-8759
- 15mi Daymark Recovery Services Watauga Center · 132 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, NC 828-264-8759
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Linville
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Linville, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 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 North Carolina hospital finances.
Who owns Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare Inc, 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 Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Avery are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 14.
Mental health: Parts of Avery are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 12.
Dental: Parts of Avery are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in North Carolina earn a median $84,350 a year. Healthcare salaries in North Carolina.
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. North Carolina shortage areas
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Healthcare pay in North Carolina
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