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Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc

Georgetown, DE

21655 BIDEN AVENUE, Georgetown, DE 19947(302) 448-8415

Not rated by CMS

CMS star rating

Beds

3,835

Inpatient discharges a year

$26.1M

Net patient revenue a year

About this hospital

Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc is a 90-bed proprietary hospital in Georgetown, DE.

CCN: 084005
NPI: 1891213179
County: Sussex County
Metro area: Seaford, DE MicroSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction L, Novitas Solutions (12001)
In Medicare since: 2018
Last CMS survey: 2018

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Quality
Not rated by CMS
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
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Finances
$26.1M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 8.0%
- $2.2M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Sun Behavioral Health Inc
- Private (for profit)
- Darcy M Lichnerowicz, chief executive
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc 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
35-2571461Sun Behavioral Delaware LLC	55Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 50 more	1891213179 Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc1093447211 Sun Behavioral Delaware 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

21655 BIDEN AVENUE, Georgetown, DE 19947

(302) 448-8415

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Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc, beside the US median and the average of DE 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	Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc	US median	DE average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 131 cases	66.4	60.8	56.48		Better than 66% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 131 cases	43.5	35.5	30.08		Better than 73% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 26,773 cases	0.03	0.05	0.05333		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 26,773 cases	0	0.03	0.02167		The worst result, shared by 39% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 360 cases	96	87	76.67		Better than 75% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 203 cases	82.3	78.1	78.6		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 288 cases	21.2	19.1	18.72	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 366 cases	93	92	82.5		Better than 53% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 177 cases	98	74	81		Better than 88% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 176 cases	80	81	87		Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 291 cases	85	77	90.6		Better than 60% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 291 cases	46	56	73.6		Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 283 cases	37	64	57.2		Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 283 cases	1	4	1		Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 708 cases	98	77	65.17		Better than 83% 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 2021)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (for profit)
Ownership type
90
Medicare-certified beds
34
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
2018
In Medicare since

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

Size and patient volume

What Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

3,835
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 6%, Medicaid 4%
25,253
Inpatient days
77% of available bed days used
182
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 835347). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

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

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	1,886	947	22,420	25,253
Discharges	241	154	3,440	3,835
Average length of stay	7.8 days	6.1 days	6.5 days	6.6 days
Average daily census	5.2	2.6	61.4	69.2

1,770
Medicare Advantage days
241 discharges
11,847
Medicaid managed care days
1,926 discharges

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	90	25,253	1,886	77%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835347, 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 Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc 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 108 in 2020 to 101 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
19947	25	25%	168	$370,425	2%	2%
19958	22	22%	148	$325,600	1%	1%
19904	15	15%	107	$235,400	1%
19973	15	15%	112	$246,400	1%
19966	13	13%	90	$198,000	0%	1%
19805	11	11%	129	$281,600	1%	1%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 101 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 Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2018). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

34
Registered nurses
9
Licensed practical nurses
3
Physicians
3
Nurse practitioners
1
Pharmacists
6
Social workers
92
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Income statement

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

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$67.5M	258.4%
Inpatient	$56.2M	215.1%
Outpatient	$11.3M	43.3%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$41.4M	-158.4%
Net patient revenue	$26.1M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$24M	-92.0%
Operating income from patient care	$2.1M	8.0%
Other income	$168,765	0.6%
Investment income	$848	0.0%
COVID-19 relief funding	$141,673	0.5%
Other	$26,244	0.1%
Net income	$2.2M	8.6%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$651,750	1.0%
Other payers and self-pay	$63.4M	99.0%
Total charges	$64.1M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835347, 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 Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc's latest cost report.

8.0%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
8.5%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
13.5%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
56% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
5.0%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
0.20
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.03
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
23 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
778 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.58
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
6.8 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835347, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $45.2M in total assets and a -$3.6M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	-$92,884	-0.2%
Patient receivables, net	$1.6M	3.6%
Inventory	$55,260	0.1%
Total current assets	$9.5M	21.1%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$35.6M	78.8%
Investments and other assets	$49,416	0.1%
Total assets	$45.2M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$48.6M	107.6%
Long-term debt	$141,673	0.3%
Total liabilities	$48.8M	107.9%
Fund balance (net assets)	-$3.6M	-7.9%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835347, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc'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	$16.9M	$18.8M	$21.1M	$24.4M	$25M	$26.1M
Operating expenses	$18.6M	$20.9M	$22.9M	$23.7M	$23.7M	$24M
Operating margin	-10.1%	-11.4%	-8.2%	3.0%	5.2%	8.0%
Net income	-$1.7M	-$170,756	-$1.3M	$2.7M	$3.2M	$2.2M
Total assets	$36.3M	$33M	$29.5M	$30M	$36.4M	$45.2M
Discharges	3,287	3,884	4,467	3,896	3,560	3,835
Inpatient days	21,045	24,118	24,548	27,091	27,112	25,253
Medicare Advantage days						1,770
Beds	90	90	90	90	90	90
Employees (FTE)	137	184	177	183	185	182

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835347, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc 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
Psychiatric/psychological services	$657,466	$2M	$7.9M	0.25	4,275
Drugs charged to patients		$843,480
Laboratory		$150,272

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$5.6M	$19.9M	$56.2M	0.35	53,500

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Administrative & general	$4M	$6.8M	18,752
Employee benefits department		$3.1M
Nursing administration	$1.8M	$1.9M	4,012
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$1M	90,395
Dietary	$232,169	$666,928	3,603
Pharmacy	$57,418	$541,216	876
Social service	$445,730	$457,672
Operation of plant		$421,819
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$409,995
Housekeeping	$243,949	$392,019	1,600
Maintenance & repairs	$186,345	$345,740	3,309
Medical records & library	$181,170	$216,059	468
Recreation	$146,106	$210,446
Laundry & linen service		$65,109

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835347, 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 Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc admit?

Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc reported 3,835 inpatient discharges and 25,253 inpatient days from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many employees does Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc have?

Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc reported 182 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How much revenue does Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc make?

Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc reported $26.1M in net patient revenue on $67.5M of gross charges for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, an operating margin of 8.0%, and net income of $2.2M.

Who is the CEO of Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc?

Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc's Medicare enrollment lists Darcy M Lichnerowicz as CEO since 2026.

What is Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc under employer identification number 35-2571461 (Sun Behavioral Delaware LLC). 55 health plans and networks list 35-2571461 for it.

Is Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc, effective 2021.

Who owns Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc?

In its Medicare enrollment, Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc reports Sun Behavioral Health Inc as 5% or greater direct ownership interest (100%).

Where do Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc's patients come from?

In CMS's 2025 Hospital Service Area file, the most Medicare inpatient stays at Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc came from ZIP codes 19947 (25), 19958 (22), 19904 (15).

How many beds does Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc have?

Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc has 90 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. Facility type: HOSPITAL.

Where is Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc and what is its phone number?

Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc is located at 21655 BIDEN AVENUE, Georgetown, DE 19947. Its main phone number is (302) 448-8415.

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Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc

About this hospital

Negotiated Rates

Insurance Accepted

More about this hospital

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

Location

Every CMS quality measure

Accreditation and services

Size and patient volume

Utilization by payer and unit

Beds and days by unit

Where patients come from

Staff and facilities

Income statement

Gross revenue by payer

Financial ratios

Balance sheet

Financial trend

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