Psychiatric HospitalProprietary

Friends Behavioral Health System

Universal Health Services · Philadelphia, PA

4641 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19124(215) 831-4600

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CMS star rating

192

Beds

4,127

Inpatient discharges a year

$54.6M

Net patient revenue a year

About this hospital

Friends Behavioral Health System is a 192-bed proprietary hospital in Philadelphia, PA, affiliated with Universal Health Services.

CCN: 394008
NPI: 1023099405
Website: friendshospital.com
Health system: Universal Health Services
County: Philadelphia County
Metro area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction L, Novitas Solutions (12001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2009

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Quality
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- 10 services
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Finances
$54.6M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -1.0%
- -$15,406 net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Horizon Health Corporation
- Private (for profit)
- Angela M Cantwell, chief executive
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Friends Behavioral Health System in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
20-2523648Friends Behavioral Health System LP	55Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 50 more	1023099405 Friends Behavioral Health System LP1346267374 Northern Tier Counseling Inc.1588603872 Bhc Northwest Psychiatric Hospital LLC

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

4641 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19124

(215) 831-4600

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Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Friends Behavioral Health System, beside the US median and the average of PA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

Measures CMS reports for the hospital's psychiatric unit or for a psychiatric hospital.

Measure	This hospital	US median	PA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 177 cases	43.5	60.8	65.04		Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 177 cases	18.1	35.5	40.15		Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 64,446 cases	0.01	0.05	0.3405		Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 64,446 cases	0	0.03	0.1855		The worst result, shared by 39% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 431 cases	88	87	80.35		Better than 52% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 363 cases	70.2	78.1	81.02		Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 441 cases	17.9	19.1	18.66	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 758 cases	80	92	85.27		Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 142 cases	66	74	56.45		Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 127 cases	35	81	55.73		Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 393 cases	74	77	70.7		Worse than 54% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 393 cases	56	56	54.34		Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 408 cases	26	64	53.37		Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 408 cases	1	4	16.55		Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,009 cases	82	77	64.52		Better than 55% of US hospitals

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-08-13, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2022)
Accreditation
Major
Medical school affiliation
Private (for profit)
Ownership type
192
Medicare-certified beds
76
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

10 services at Friends Behavioral Health System

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Psychiatric Care
Imaging: Diagnostic Radiology
Women and children: Clinical Laboratory
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug ServiceGeriatric PsychiatricPsychiatric Care of Children and/or Adolescents
Other services: Dietary CarePharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Friends Behavioral Health System reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

4,127
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 6%, Medicaid 9%
63,794
Inpatient days
91% of available bed days used
391
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 836417). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Friends Behavioral Health System reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	5,097	3,025	55,672	63,794
Discharges	266	371	3,490	4,127
Average length of stay	19.2 days	8.2 days	16.0 days	15.5 days
Average daily census	14.0	8.3	152.5	174.8

8,440
Medicare Advantage days
502 discharges
38,379
Medicaid managed care days
2,401 discharges

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	192	63,794	5,097	91%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836417, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Friends Behavioral Health System in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 169 in 2020 to 92 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
19124	17	18%	494	$1.1M	1%	1%
18501	14	15%	588	$1.1M	1%
19111	14	15%	177	$386,102	0%	1%
19106	13	14%	414	$883,465	2%
19140	12	13%	302	$716,479	0%	1%
19135	11	12%	204	$438,141	1%	1%
19141	11	12%	172	$371,596	1%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 92 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Friends Behavioral Health System reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2009). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

2
Off-site locations

76
Registered nurses
13
Licensed practical nurses
12
Physicians
1
Dietitians
19
Social workers
2
Psychologists
278
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Friends Behavioral Health System reported to Medicare for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$139.3M	255.3%
Inpatient	$139.3M	255.3%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$84.7M	-155.3%
Net patient revenue	$54.6M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$55.1M	-101.0%
Operating income from patient care	-$532,502	-1.0%
Other income	$517,096	0.9%
Net income	-$15,406	-0.0%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$1.2M	0.9%
Other payers and self-pay	$138.1M	99.1%
Total charges	$139.3M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836417, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Friends Behavioral Health System's latest cost report.

-1.0%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-0.0%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
2.2%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
52% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
-0.1%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
-0.0%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
-0.08
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
-0.08
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
-1 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
20 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
-253 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
2.58
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
18.3 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836417, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Friends Behavioral Health System owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $21.3M in total assets and a $58.6M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	-$207,375	-1.0%
Patient receivables, net	$3M	14.2%
Inventory	$74,143	0.3%
Total current assets	$3M	13.9%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$14.2M	66.7%
Investments and other assets	$4.1M	19.4%
Total assets	$21.3M	100.0%
Current liabilities	-$37.3M	-175.0%
Total liabilities	-$37.3M	-175.0%
Fund balance (net assets)	$58.6M	275.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836417, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Friends Behavioral Health System's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Net patient revenue	$41.9M	$43M	$48M	$53.7M	$59.7M	$54.6M
Operating expenses	$40.7M	$41.8M	$48.4M	$48.3M	$52.9M	$55.1M
Operating margin	3.0%	2.7%	-0.8%	10.0%	11.4%	-1.0%
Net income	$3.8M	$2.3M	$187,806	$6.2M	$7.4M	-$15,406
Total assets	$17.2M	$17.2M	$19.9M	$22.4M	$22.5M	$21.3M
Discharges	4,537	4,287	4,508	4,758	4,757	4,127
Inpatient days	64,671	62,637	62,241	66,688	64,718	63,794
Medicare Advantage days						8,440
Beds	192	192	192	192	192	192
Employees (FTE)	409	381	376	384	392	391

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836417, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Friends Behavioral Health System reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge
Drugs charged to patients	$1.9M	$13.8M	0.14
Laboratory	$422,221	$234,276	1.80
Radiology-diagnostic	$90,891	$189,076	0.48

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$15.6M	$41.6M	$125.1M	0.33	126,088

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Administrative & general	$6.6M	$12.1M	68,905
Employee benefits department	$354,843	$7M	3,196
Operation of plant	$1M	$4M	29,623
Nursing administration	$2.1M	$2.2M	7,487
Dietary	$668,391	$2M	12,612
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$1.3M	313,196
Housekeeping	$830,740	$1.3M	456
Medical records & library	$284,233	$449,103	4,171
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$355,830
Laundry & linen service		$177,838

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836417, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Frequently asked questions

About Friends Behavioral Health System's rates and hospital price transparency.

How many patients does Friends Behavioral Health System admit?

Friends Behavioral Health System reported 4,127 inpatient discharges and 63,794 inpatient days from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many employees does Friends Behavioral Health System have?

Friends Behavioral Health System reported 391 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How much revenue does Friends Behavioral Health System make?

Friends Behavioral Health System reported $54.6M in net patient revenue on $139.3M of gross charges for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, an operating margin of -1.0%, and net income of -$15,406.

Who is the CEO of Friends Behavioral Health System?

Friends Behavioral Health System's Medicare enrollment lists Angela M Cantwell as CEO since 2023.

What is Friends Behavioral Health System's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Friends Behavioral Health System under employer identification number 20-2523648 (Friends Behavioral Health System LP). 55 health plans and networks list 20-2523648 for it.

Is Friends Behavioral Health System accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Friends Behavioral Health System, effective 2022.

Who owns Friends Behavioral Health System?

In its Medicare enrollment, Friends Behavioral Health System reports Horizon Health Corporation as 5% or greater indirect ownership interest (100%).

What services does Friends Behavioral Health System offer?

CMS lists 10 services at Friends Behavioral Health System, including Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Care, Alcohol and/or Drug Service, Clinical Laboratory, Diagnostic Radiology, Dietary Care, Emergency Psychiatric Care.

Where do Friends Behavioral Health System's patients come from?

In CMS's 2025 Hospital Service Area file, the most Medicare inpatient stays at Friends Behavioral Health System came from ZIP codes 19124 (17), 18501 (14), 19111 (14).

How many beds does Friends Behavioral Health System have?

Friends Behavioral Health System has 192 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. Facility type: Psychiatric Hospital.

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10 services at Friends Behavioral Health System

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Income statement

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