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 Friends Hospital
Philadelphia, PA 19124
County: Philadelphia Directions Apple Maps Call (800) 889-0548
- 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 Friends Hospital (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Friends Hospital
What is the phone number for Friends Hospital?
The main phone number for Friends Hospital is (800) 889-0548, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (800) 889-0548What is the address of Friends Hospital?
Friends Hospital is at 4641 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19124.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Friends Hospital have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Friends Hospital 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 Friends 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 Friends Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Friends Hospital
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 394008). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Pennsylvania runs its own exchange, Pennie. Check its provider directory for Friends Hospital.
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 Friends Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 1.9mi Philadelphia Protestant Home Philadelphia, PA · 116 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
- 2.3mi Laurel Square Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Philadelphia, PA · 87 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
- 2.3mi Willowcrest Philadelphia, PA · 44 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 0.7mi FKC ParkviewPhiladelphia, PA
- 2.1mi DaVita Cottman Kidney CenterPhiladelphia, PA
- 2.1mi DaVita Harbison DialysisPhiladelphia, PA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 0.7mi Golden Health Services INCPhiladelphia, PA Not rated
- 2.1mi Divine Health Care ServicesPhiladelphia, PA Not rated
- 2.1mi Eldacare Home Health Services, INC.Philadelphia, PA Not rated
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 4.9mi Echo Hospice of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA Not rated
- 5.2mi Ennoble CareJenkintown, PA · 77% would recommend Not rated
- 6.5mi Keystone HospiceWyndmoor, PA · 74% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Friends Hospital reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 18% 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 Friends 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.
- 1.2mi Best Behavioral Healthcare 5043 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 215-744-4343
- 1.6mi GEO Erie Outpatient 3768 L Street, Philadelphia, PA 215-744-9601 x110
- 1.6mi Greater Philadelphia Asian Social Serv Gpass Safe · 4943 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 215-456-1662 x114
- 1.6mi Greater Philadelphia Asian Social Serv Gpass Safe · 4943 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 215-456-1662
- 1.6mi Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha 4301 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 267-296-7220
- 1.6mi Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha 4301 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 267-296-7220
- 2.1mi Northeast Treatment Centers NET Bridge · 2205 Bridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 215-831-6001
- 2.2mi Hccs 3221 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 215-425-6900
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Philadelphia
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Philadelphia, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Friends Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (friendshospital.com/cms-hpt.txt), checked Nov 7, 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 Pennsylvania hospital finances.
Who owns Friends Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Friends Behavioral Health System, LP, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2005.
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 Friends Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Dental: Parts of Philadelphia are federally designated health professional shortage areas (8 designations). Highest shortage score 21.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Pennsylvania earn a median $96,430 a year. Healthcare salaries in Pennsylvania.
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. Pennsylvania shortage areas
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