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 South Sound Behavioral Hospital
Lacey, WA 98503
County: Thurston Directions Apple Maps Call (360) 000-0000
- 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
- 1.1mi Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 32 min Call Providence St Peter Hospital Directions to Providence St Peter Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Providence St Peter Hospital
- 5.8mi Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 20 min Call Capital Medical Center Directions to Capital Medical Center (Google Maps) Details for Capital Medical Center
- 14mi Madigan AMC (Ft Lewis) Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 59 min Call Madigan AMC (Ft Lewis) Directions to Madigan AMC (Ft Lewis) (Google Maps) Details for Madigan AMC (Ft Lewis)
Quick answers about South Sound Behavioral Hospital
What is the phone number for South Sound Behavioral Hospital?
The main phone number for South Sound Behavioral Hospital is (360) 000-0000, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (360) 000-0000What is the address of South Sound Behavioral Hospital?
South Sound Behavioral Hospital is at 605 Woodland Square Loop SE, Lacey, WA 98503.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does South Sound Behavioral Hospital have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for South Sound Behavioral 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 July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for South Sound Behavioral 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 South Sound Behavioral Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at South Sound Behavioral Hospital
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 504015). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Washington runs its own exchange, Washington HealthPlanFinder. Check its provider directory for South Sound Behavioral 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 South Sound Behavioral Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.8mi Panorama City Conv & Rehab Center Lacey, WA · 155 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 0.8mi Woodard Creek Health & Rehabilitation Olympia, WA · 152 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5 SFF candidate
- 0.9mi Olympia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Olympia, WA · 113 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 2.1mi DaVita Lacey DialysisLacey, WA
- 4.4mi FMC Thurston County Dialysis CenterLacey, WA
- 5.0mi FMC LaceyOlympia, WA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 2.1mi Providence at Home With Compassus, Puget Sound SouthLacey, WA · 70% would recommend
- 5.0mi Puget Sound Home Health of Thurston CountyTumwater, WA Not rated
- 9.0mi Careage Home HealthDupont, WA · 86% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 2.1mi Providence at Home With Compassus, Puget Sound SouthLacey, WA · 87% would recommend
- 5.0mi Puget Sound HospiceTumwater, WA · 85% would recommend
- 18mi Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of King CountyRenton, WA Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
South Sound Behavioral Hospital reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 21% 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 South Sound Behavioral 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.
- 0.4mi Right Step Inc 3925 8th Avenue SE, Lacey, WA 360-923-9585
- 0.6mi Behavioral Health Resources Martin Way · 3857 Martin Way East, Olympia, WA 360-704-7170
- 0.8mi Northwest Resources II Inc Lacey · 3773 Martin Way East, Olympia, WA 306-918-8336
- 0.8mi Northwest Resources II Inc Lacey · 3773 Martin Way East, Olympia, WA 306-918-8336
- 0.9mi Northwest Resources II Inc 200 Lilly Road NE, Olympia, WA 360-918-8336
- 0.9mi Northwest Resources II Inc 200 Lilly Road NE, Olympia, WA 360-918-8336
- 1.0mi Behavioral Medicine Clinic Christopher Meagher PhD · 406 Lilly Road NE, Olympia, WA 360-456-5546
- 1.1mi Providence Saint Peter Hospital Psychiatry · 413 Lilly Road NE, Olympia, WA 360-493-7809
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Lacey
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Lacey, 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 Washington hospital finances.
Who owns South Sound Behavioral Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Vest Thurston LLC, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2017.
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 South Sound Behavioral Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Thurston are federally designated health professional shortage areas (4 designations). Highest shortage score 13.
Mental health: Parts of Thurston are federally designated health professional shortage areas (4 designations). Highest shortage score 16.
Dental: Parts of Thurston are federally designated health professional shortage areas (4 designations). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Washington earn a median $124,200 a year. Healthcare salaries in Washington.
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. Washington shortage areas
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