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I have been a patient at St. Christus Behavioral Health for approximately the last 6 year. Since being a patient I am starting with phyciatrist number 5! I been admitted to the emergency room and physiatric ward more times than I can count. The reason; I can never get my ref ...
About CHRISTUS St. Vincent Behavioral Health Specialists
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Behavioral Health Specialists in Santa Fe, New Mexico is a wellness center that provides inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment services to adults struggling with substance abuse. Care extends to veterans, active military personnel, and families as well as individuals who have suffered trauma, or are struggling with concurrent mental health issues.
State financed health insurance plans including Medicaid and Medicare are accepted here along with state welfare and mental health agency funds. Military and private insurance plans like Tricare are also accepted. They can even provide free services to clients who qualify.
Detox and Inpatient Drug Rehab in New Mexico’s Capital
Detox services are available here, along with 24 hour hospital inpatient care for individuals needing more structure and support for severe cases of addiction or acute psychiatric symptoms. Comprehensive diagnostic evaluations are seen out so the team can effectively assess clients’ state, medical history, and needs.
From here, clients will receive tailored care from a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurses, mental health technicians, social workers and recreation therapists. Treatment may include crisis management and support with coping strategies as well as medication assessment and management.
Outpatient Mental Health and Addiction Treatment
For more flexible care, individuals with less severe mental health and substance abuse issues can tap into the center’s outpatient services. These also include medication management and therapeutic counseling, including weekly psychotherapy sessions.
Before starting treatment, all clients can expect to undergo a thorough initial evaluation by a psychiatrist.
Specialized Assessment Center
The facility also features an assessment center, which provides confidential clinical assessments for mental health and substance abuse issues to those who need them. These are conducted by licensed therapists.
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Latest Reviews
This office left a voicemail on my child’s father’s phone in Denver, CO about a behavioral health appointment for a patient named “Jay” ironically, my child’s name. My son is not, nor has he ever been, a patient here, and the practice is located in New Mexico.
When I called back, Tanya repeatedly asked for my child’s information. After I provided it and explained I am his parent, she said she “needed to check HIPAA” — ironic, since a HIPAA violation had already occurred when they left sensitive health information on the wrong phone. She also claimed the patient she was trying to reach was 28 and lives in New Mexico, which was clearly inconsistent with the voicemail message.
This was not a simple misdial. Sensitive information about behavioral health should never be disclosed to unrelated families in another state. The lack of care and accountability here is deeply concerning. I am filing a HIPAA complaint.
I give Buddy credit for this practice, he’s incredible. The rest of the staff are useless. They don’t answer the phone and most of the time never return phone calls. I had to drive from home (45 min drive) to their practice just to get something sent over to my insurance and they still haven’t done that. As a patient, it’s so inconvenient for me to have to drive to the practice to get a hold of someone. I don’t recommend and I’ll be looking for a new provider.
Absolutely appalled by the service and lack of care from this office specifically the front desk receptionist and medical assistants. They cancel appointments last minute and when you call back for an explanation it’s an inconvenience. When you explain that your medication is off and you’re feeling manic— they tell you we can book the next available appointment. If you’re feeling suicidal they’ll just say go to the Emergency Room. But if that’s not bad enough they’re literally annoyed that you called in the first place and just put you on an emergency call list BUT they actually WONT call you; they’ll message you via mychart because they don’t care enough about you or if you acted on your harmful thoughts or if you’re alive. Even though you ask a MA to leave a message for your provider; they won’t call or even mychart. The providers are fine but you’ll go through about 3-5 in the same year because they can’t seem to keep providers.
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We appreciate you for being so open about our hospital and your experience. We value every piece of feedback and will be sharing your comments with our leadership. 
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Other Forms of Payment
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Clients enrolled in outpatient rehab programs may receive daily, biweekly, or weekly treatment while continuing to live at home. This enables clients to integrate their recovery care plan into their routine work and family schedule. Addiction counseling, recovery-focused life skills training, and medication assisted treatment (MAT) are the most common services offered at outpatient centers, but many also provide holistic therapies, such as meditation and massage, and ancillary services, such as career coaching.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Rehab aftercare programs promote clients' long-term recovery by providing a robust continuum of care aligned with clients' evolving needs. Because addiction is a chronic disease prone to relapse, rehab aftercare services are highly client-focused and uniquely responsive to clients' changing medical, mental health, and social circumstances. Case managers and care teams collaborate with clients, assess their goals and needs, and provide access to recovery-focused resources, such as peer coaching, employment assistance, and relapse prevention services.
Sober living homes in New Mexico is a peer-managed residence designed for individuals who want to maintain sobriety. To achieve this goal, the setting offers recovery groups, household participation, and required sobriety. Residents rent a room and share living space with others in recovery. Individuals can live in the men's or women's sober living home indefinitely, if they continue to live in accordance with the house rules. Most stay at least six months.
Medical detox is offered under 24-hour clinical care in New Mexico. This setting includes a team of professionals who can address your physical, emotional, and mental health needs 24/7. Doctors often prescribe medications to relieve withdrawal symptoms and make the process safer and more comfortable. This level of care continues until you have completed detox and are medically cleared to move on to outpatient or inpatient rehab.
When your body is purged of all addictive substances, the process is known as detoxification, and this is typically the first step in the addiction recovery process. A medically assisted detox is generally performed in an inpatient setting, where you are monitored by a team of medical professionals who consistently check and recheck your vital signs and provide medications if necessary to help alleviate any withdrawal symptoms. After you've safely cleared drugs and alcohol from your system, you'll likely transition to an inpatient addiction treatment program for the next phase of your recovery.
Treatments
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Programs
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.
Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Clinical Services
When you participate in cognitive behavioral therapy in New Mexico you can expect to follow a structured four step process. This involves identifying life challenges, identifying inaccurate thinking about those challenges, changing those thought patterns to healthy ones, and changing the resulting behaviors.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
The focus of trauma therapy is on healing the emotional wounds that happen after a traumatic experience. You may have witnessed the event or experienced it yourself. Your therapist will guide you through confronting those memories, which helps promote emotional regulation, resilience, and mental well being.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Often, cravings and withdrawal symptoms stop people from giving up tobacco. Nicotine replacement therapy in New Mexico helps with these symptoms, so the process is more comfortable. To quit smoking, you may want to consider these therapies, which include medications, inhalers, sprays, patches, and gum.
Staff & Accreditations
Staff
Evan Skow, MD
Psychiatry
Pauline Mondragon, CNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Buddy "Bud" Ingram-Lile, MD
Psychiatry, Preventive Medicine
Accreditations
The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.
Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 9448
Contact Information
2019 Galisteo St
Building B
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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