Psychiatric HospitalProprietary

Palms Behavioral Health

Harlingen, TX

613 Victoria Ln, Harlingen, TX 78550(956) 245-9665

Not rated by CMS

CMS star rating

Beds

3,776

Inpatient discharges a year

$24M

Net patient revenue a year

About this hospital

Palms Behavioral Health is a 94-bed proprietary hospital in Harlingen, TX.

CCN: 454141
NPI: 1154782548
Website: palmsbh.com
County: Cameron County
Metro area: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction H, Novitas Solutions (04011)
In Medicare since: 2016
Last CMS survey: 2025

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Quality
Not rated by CMS
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- 10 services
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Finances
$24M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 7.4%
- $452,690 unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $752,960 net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Sbhc Holdings LLC
- Private (for profit)
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Palms Behavioral Health 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
47-1119399Strategic Bhbrownsville LLC	57Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 52 more	1154782548 Strategic Bh-brownsville 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

613 Victoria Ln, Harlingen, TX 78550

(956) 245-9665

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Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Palms Behavioral Health, beside the US median and the average of TX 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	Palms Behavioral Health	US median	TX average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 52 cases	55.8	60.8	59.65		Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 52 cases	42.3	35.5	37.83		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 26,168 cases	0.14	0.05	0.0735		Better than 69% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 26,168 cases	0.33	0.03	0.3179		Better than 83% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 358 cases	70	87	77.27		Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available		72.65
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 118 cases	21	19.1	19.27	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 515 cases	86	92	80.65		Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 97 cases	86	74	68.51		Better than 63% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 96 cases	83	81	71.36		Better than 53% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 157 cases	44	77	66.92		Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 157 cases	41	56	50.77		Worse than 65% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 61 cases	46	64	67.2		Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 61 cases	3	4	22.32		Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 717 cases	85	77	70.84		Better than 57% 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 2025)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (for profit)
Ownership type
94
Medicare-certified beds
34
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
2016
In Medicare since

10 services at Palms Behavioral Health

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Psychiatric Care
Imaging: Diagnostic Radiology
Women and children: Clinical Laboratory
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug ServiceForensic PsychiatricGeriatric PsychiatricOutpatient Psychiatric Care
Other services: Dietary CarePharmacy

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

Size and patient volume

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

3,776
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 2%, Medicaid 0%
26,464
Inpatient days
77% of available bed days used
164
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 836188). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

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

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	671	105	25,688	26,464
Discharges	68	17	3,691	3,776
Average length of stay	9.9 days	6.2 days	7.0 days	7.0 days
Average daily census	1.8	0.3	70.4	72.5

1,953
Medicare Advantage days
254 discharges
8,468
Medicaid managed care days
1,146 discharges

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	94	26,464	671	77%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836188, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Palms Behavioral Health reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2025). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

34
Registered nurses
1
Nurse practitioners
1
Pharmacists
123
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Income statement

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

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$87.7M	365.6%
Inpatient	$78.6M	327.8%
Outpatient	$9.1M	37.8%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$63.7M	-265.6%
Net patient revenue	$24M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$22.2M	-92.6%
Operating income from patient care	$1.8M	7.4%
Other income	$4,285	0.0%
Other expenses	-$1M	-4.3%
Net income	$752,960	3.1%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$20,000	0.0%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$239,800	0.3%
Other payers and self-pay	$86.9M	99.7%
Total charges	$87.1M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836188, 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 Palms Behavioral Health's latest cost report.

7.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
3.1%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
4.6%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
46% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
10.1%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
16.4%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.98
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.91
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
40 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
48 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
3.22
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
2.1 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836188, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Palms Behavioral Health owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $7.5M in total assets and a $4.6M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	-$53,398	-0.7%
Patient receivables, net	$2.6M	35.4%
Inventory	$21,945	0.3%
Total current assets	$2.8M	37.6%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$4.6M	62.4%
Total assets	$7.5M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$2.9M	38.3%
Total liabilities	$2.9M	38.3%
Fund balance (net assets)	$4.6M	61.7%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836188, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Palms Behavioral Health provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$23,186
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$1.5M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$56,558
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$452,690
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
2.0% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836188, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Palms Behavioral Health'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	$11.9M	$11.2M	$13.2M	$17M	$22.1M	$24M
Operating expenses	$13.6M	$13M	$14.5M	$18.3M	$21.7M	$22.2M
Operating margin	-14.1%	-17.0%	-9.5%	-7.7%	2.1%	7.4%
Net income	-$335,142	-$535,635	-$350,869	$3.7M	$457,728	$752,960
Total assets	$14.9M	$14.1M	$7.1M	$7.5M	$8M	$7.5M
Discharges	2,884	2,664	2,703	3,872	2,924	3,776
Inpatient days	19,233	15,492	17,438	24,460	25,944	26,464
Medicare Advantage days					2,099	1,953
Beds	94	94	94	94	94	94
Employees (FTE)	142	119	99	99	185	164

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836188, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Palms Behavioral Health 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	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Php/iop	$364,662	$1.1M	$9.1M	0.12	2,400
Drugs charged to patients	$258,656	$981,368	$4.1M	0.24
Laboratory	$34,453	$117,079	$487,338	0.24

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$5.3M	$20M	$73.5M	0.27	37,900

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Administrative & general	$2.1M	$10.9M	12,710
Employee benefits department	$195,218	$1.2M
Nursing administration	$797,032	$864,663
Operation of plant	$159,596	$641,591	410
Dietary	$97,426	$588,433	2,800
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$376,028	57,760
Medical records & library	$343,026	$370,872
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$284,682
Social service	$227,751	$253,228
Housekeeping	$78,970	$120,555	1,540
Laundry & linen service		$75,450

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836188, 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

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How many patients does Palms Behavioral Health admit?

Palms Behavioral Health reported 3,776 inpatient discharges and 26,464 inpatient days from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many employees does Palms Behavioral Health have?

Palms Behavioral Health reported 164 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How much revenue does Palms Behavioral Health make?

Palms Behavioral Health reported $24M in net patient revenue on $87.7M of gross charges for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, an operating margin of 7.4%, and net income of $752,960.

How much charity and uncompensated care does Palms Behavioral Health provide?

Palms Behavioral Health reported $452,690 of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, including $23,186 of charity care at cost.

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

Insurers' price transparency files list Palms Behavioral Health under employer identification number 47-1119399 (Strategic Bhbrownsville LLC). 57 health plans and networks list 47-1119399 for it.

Is Palms Behavioral Health accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Palms Behavioral Health, effective 2025.

Who owns Palms Behavioral Health?

In its Medicare enrollment, Palms Behavioral Health reports Sbhc Holdings LLC as 5% or greater indirect ownership interest (100%).

What services does Palms Behavioral Health offer?

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

How many beds does Palms Behavioral Health have?

Palms Behavioral Health has 94 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. Facility type: Psychiatric Hospital.

Where is Palms Behavioral Health and what is its phone number?

Palms Behavioral Health is located at 613 Victoria Ln, Harlingen, TX 78550. Its main phone number is (956) 245-9665.

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Insurance Accepted

More about this hospital

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Every CMS quality measure

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10 services at Palms Behavioral Health

Size and patient volume

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Beds and days by unit

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Income statement

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Financial ratios

Balance sheet

Charity care and uncompensated care

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