Effective March 1: Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Suspending Labor and Delivery Services
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital, a TRICARE West Region network hospital in Ridgecrest, California, is suspending labor and delivery services as of March 1, 2024. Health Net Federal Services, LLC (HNFS) is coordinating with the facility and local military hospitals and clinics to ensure all affected beneficiaries continue to receive appropriate health care services they need and deserve—easily and with the least possible disruption. As a TRICARE network provider, you may be contacted by TRICARE beneficiaries who need labor and delivery services. You can read more about Ridgecrest Regional Hospital’s changes here: https://www.rrh.org/news-updates/2023/november/rrh-to-suspend-labor-and-delivery-services/.
Currently, these are the TRICARE West Region network facilities closest to Ridgecrest offering labor and delivery services:
- Antelope Valley Hospital, 1600 West Ave. J, Lancaster, CA 93534. Phone: (661) 949-5000 – 85 miles / 1 hour 20 minute drive time
- Dignity Health (Bakersfield Memorial Hospital), 420 34th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Phone: (661) 327-4647 – 113 miles / 1 hour 54 minute drive time
- Dignity Health (Mercy Hospital Bakersfield), 400 Old River Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93311. Phone: (661) 632-5000 – 115 miles / 1 hour 52 minute drive time
Our Provider Network Management team is identifying nonparticipating hospitals, birthing centers and obstetricians in the surrounding areas to determine if they can be brought into the TRICARE West Region network. HNFS will be contacting patients to help identify provider alternatives and coordinate care transitions. If you or your TRICARE patients have questions, please reach out to our case management team at 1-844-524-3578, Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-8 p.m. PT.
