Meridian-Behavioral-Healthcare-Lake-City-Clinic-205651 - CARF
Mental Health / Behavioral Health • Lake City, FL • Since 1966
About
Summary: CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor for health and human service providers, founded in 1966 and headquartered in Tucson, AZ. It operates internationally (12 countries) and accredits facilities to meet high-quality standards. The organization has about 509 employees and $22.4M in annual revenue. It maintains an active status and serves in industries including hospitals and health care. If you’re researching accreditation status for a specific facility like Meridian Behavioral Health Lake City Clinic, CARF would be the body that might award or verify accreditation for behavioral health and related services.
Clinic Type
Mental Health / Behavioral Health
Address
439 Southwest Michigan Street
Phone
386-758-0555
iac@carf.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: negative
- Birdeye: 1.6 out of 5 stars (81 reviews)
- Recovered.org: 4.2 out of 5 stars (Trustscore) (Not explicitly stated (based on accreditations and aggregate data))
Patients praise
- Some patients report helpful medication management services
- Occasional appreciation for staff attempting to provide updates on treatment plans
Common complaints
- Poor nursing care and disrespectful staff attitude
- Difficulties with appointment scheduling and administrative errors
- Lack of responsiveness and poor communication during patient treatment
"I wouldn't recommend this place unless it's a last resort... I often didn’t feel like I was treated with respect by the staff..."
— Birdeye User Review"The care is awful. The nurses are awful."
— Yelp User ReviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Lake Shore Hospital Authority approves final pieces of deal to transfer hospital building to Meridian — Dec 9, 2025
- Meridian Healthcare takes ownership of vacant Lake Shore Hospital campus — May 27, 2026
- Lakeshore Authority Board to discuss funding to Meridian Healthcare to take over the main building — Mar 16, 2026
- Valinda Pierce — Apr 9, 2026
- Meridian To Run Ramsey County Detox At 402 University — Jun 27, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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