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Psychiatric hospital · Tuscon, Arizona · 84 beds · CMS certification number 034030

Palo Verde Behavioral Health

Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, settled, stamped by CMS March 9, 2026. Twelve years on file, every one shown below.

Fiscal 2025 at a glance

Net patient revenue
$27.9M
$27,938,226 · G-3 line 3
Operating expenses
$28.9M
$28,875,649 · G-3 line 4
Result from patient care
−$937K
−$937,423 · G-3 line 5
Margin on patient care
−3.4%
line 5 ÷ line 3, same filing

What stands out

  • Net patient revenue rose from $3.2M in its first year on file (2014) to $27.9M in 2025.
  • Its result from patient care: −$3.4M (2023), −$1.1M (2024), −$937K (2025).
  • 3 of the 5 psychiatric hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
  • Medicaid paid for 4.8% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 4.2%.
  • UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.

Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.

Twelve years of filings

Net patient revenue against operating expenses, each year as filed.

Net patient revenueOperating expenses
2014
settled
$3.2M
$3.5M
2015
settled
$11.8M
$13.7M
2016
settled
$17.2M
$17.0M
2017
settled
$19.3M
$18.8M
2018
settled
$22.3M
$20.8M
2019
settled
$23.7M
$22.6M
2020
settled
$22.8M
$20.5M
2021
settled
$26.0M
$23.2M
2022
settled
$25.9M
$24.7M
2023
settled
$22.2M
$25.5M
2024
settled
$25.3M
$26.4M
2025
settled
$27.9M
$28.9M

Beside its peers

Hospitals of the same type (psychiatric hospital), nearest in size, from Arizona first; each on fiscal year 2025.

HospitalBedsNet patient revenueOperating expensesMargin
Palo Verde Behavioral Health84$27,938,226$28,875,649−3.4%
Aurora Behavioral Health Systems, Glendale100$32,278,125$38,707,125−19.9%
Avenir Behavioral Health Center, Surprise32$8,135,429$8,648,686−6.3%
Destiny Springs Healthcare, Surprise95$20,644,350$25,008,968−21.1%
Haven Behavioral Hospital of Phoenix, Phoenix56$19,234,016$15,691,80218.4%
Phoenix Medical Psychiatric Hospital, Phoenix96$20,227,074$19,646,5642.9%

Patients and payers

Discharges
3,538
S-3 line 14, col 15
Inpatient days
25,988
S-3 line 14, col 8
Beds in use, on an average day
71.4
days ÷ days in year
Occupancy
84.8%
days ÷ bed days
Medicare share of days
4.2%
S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Medicaid share of days
4.8%
S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8

Who owns it

  • UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC100%
  • ALAN B MILLER87%

Related organizations on its own cost report: UHS, hospitals.

Other hospitals with the same owner: Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center (AL), North Star Hospital (AK), Valley Hospital (AZ), Quail Run Behavioral Health (AZ), Via Linda Behavioral Hospital (AZ), The Bridgeway (AR), Rivendell Behavioral Health Services of Arkansas (AR), Pinnacle Pointe Behavioral Health System (AR), Springwoods Behavioral Health (AR), Palmdale Regional Medical Center (CA), Corona Regional Medical Center (CA), Southwest Healthcare (CA).

Type of control on its cost report: proprietary, corporation.

Owners of 5% or more, from CMS’s hospital ownership file (Medicare enrollment, October 1, 2026).

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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 034030. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing. Ownership: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments.

How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read March 9, 2026.