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SandyPines RTC

Open Jupiter, Florida

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SandyPines RTC is a program in Jupiter, Florida, operated by Universal Health Services (UHS).

Federal money this program received, as government records, congressional reports and news coverage show it.

2024: Enrolled with MaineCare, Maine's Medicaid program, and serving Maine children, the Bangor Daily News reported in September 2024. source

2022-2024: Named in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's June 2024 staff report "Warehouses of Neglect" (pp. 67, 105-106), which covers youth residential treatment placements "funded through the Medicaid program and the Social Security Act's child welfare provisions" (p. 3). The report says Medicaid was 39 percent of Universal Health Services' behavioral health revenue in 2023 (pp. 28-29). The report says the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found it in immediate jeopardy in 2023 and let it keep operating (p. 106). source

Its website says it is a TRICARE-approved provider for military families' children. source

WPTV Mar 7, 2026 Arrest

10 arrested following 'riot' at youth facility in Okeechobee County

Ten detainees at the Everglades Youth Academy in Okeechobee County were arrested following a disturbance involving property damage and altercations with staff. One staff member was transported to a hospital for injuries, and the arrested individuals face charges including rioting and battery on staff.

89 documents about SandyPines RTC that Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. SCIAD NET keeps them on Google Drive, where they open.

DHS Records (89)