Aurora Behavioral Health System East
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About Aurora Behavioral Health System East
Aurora Behavioral Health System in Tempe, Arizona, also called Aurora East, is a well-known independent psychiatric hospital focused on improving wellness for individuals, families, and the wider community. Using a full-cycle model that includes prevention, early response, and clinical care, Aurora delivers empathetic treatment in a secure and encouraging setting. With support from its sister location in Tempe, the center helps patients move forward toward recovery with reassurance and optimism.
Aurora offers a broad selection of inpatient and outpatient programs for adults and adolescents dealing with psychiatric and emotional concerns, as well as substance use disorders. Services include adult inpatient care, adolescent programming, detox and chemical dependency treatment, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP), and specialized therapies such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and equine therapy.
At Aurora East, patient-centered compassion is a key priority. The center works with a range of insurance options, including major private insurance plans, Medicare, and AHCCCS.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient · Hospital inpatient detoxification · Hospital inpatient treatment · Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization · Intensive outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Detoxification
- Detox services
- Alcohol Detoxification · Benzodiazepines Detoxification · Opioids detoxification · Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine detoxification · Buprenorphine maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Prescribes naltrexone · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification · Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medications used
- Acamprosate (Campral®) · Disulfiram · Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable) · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Medications for HIV treatment · Clonidine · Medication for mental disorders · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Treatment approaches
- Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Group counseling
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Adult women · Adult men
- Exclusive programs
- Alcohol use disorder clients only · Opioid use disorder clients only
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State department of health · Hospital licensing authority · The Joint Commission
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education
- Other services
- Case management service · Mental health services · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Detox
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Opioids
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Gambling · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Equine Therapy · Expressive Arts · Family Therapy · Recreation Therapy · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Spiritual Care · Stress Management · Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Approaches
- Bio-Medical · Personalized Treatment
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls · Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment · Relapse Prevention Planning
- Amenities
- Air-Conditioned Rooms · Lounge · Outdoor Space · Recreation Room
- Languages
- English
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by Arizona (this facility reports accreditation).
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.