Universal Health Services: Laurel Ridge Treatment Center to be Excluded from Participation in Medicaid, Medicare

April 22, 2026

SAN ANTONIO — The federal government is set to terminate Medicare and Medicaid funding for Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, where three patients died in 2025 and others were placed in “immediate jeopardy” amid a string of noncompliance with safety regulations, according to federal records.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notified the psychiatric hospital April 15 that it is terminating its participation agreement effective April 30, according to Thomas Vazquez, assistant press officer for the Texas Department of Health and Human Services.

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