Riverside University - Palm Springs Family Care

About Riverside University - Palm Springs Family Care

Across the Inland Empire, Riverside University Health System (RUHS) serves as a broad health care provider offering services that include behavioral health treatment and care for substance use disorders through both residential and outpatient programs. RUHS is accredited by the Joint Commission and CARF.

RUHS' Palm Springs Family Care Center is also known under the names Palm Springs Community Health Center and Palm Desert SAPT Clinic Palm Springs.

The Palm Springs Family Care Center provides outpatient services on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It also offers express care on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Programs are designed for a wide range of ages, including children, transitional age youth (16–25), adults in midlife, and seniors 60 and older, with services adapted for each stage of life. RUHS highlights early intervention, including the Set-4-School initiative for children ages 0–5, reflecting the importance of supporting healthy development from the start. The system may also meet clients in their homes, particularly older adults, and it includes targeted support for pregnant and parenting women as well as for people involved with the criminal justice system.

RUHS supports access to care by offering translation services for its programs, including American Sign Language (ASL). Children up to age 5 can attend treatment with their parents or guardians, and all RUHS locations, including the Hemet Family Care Center, are wheelchair accessible.

RUHS follows a “whatever-it-takes” approach, delivering individualized assistance such as therapy, help with housing, and training in everyday life skills to support stability and long-term recovery. Treatment may include medication support and medication-assisted treatment (MAT), multidimensional family therapy (MDFT), and coordination with primary care physicians to match care to each person’s needs.

Through the MyChart app, clients can view their care notes during and after treatment.

Paying for treatment at Riverside University - Palm Springs Family Care

Riverside University - Palm Springs Family Care did not report which payment types it accepts. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your California Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.

Distance to specialized care from Palm Springs

Measured from the population center of Riverside County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:

• Nearest medical detox: Hemet, about 7.3 miles
• Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Hemet, about 7.3 miles (10 within 25 miles)
• Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: San Jacinto, about 2.8 miles (25 within 25 miles)

See the Riverside County treatment map, methadone clinics near Riverside County and Suboxone doctors near Riverside County.

Other treatment facilities in Palm Springs

See all 22 facilities in Palm Springs · Detox · Residential · Outpatient · Intensive outpatient · MAT · Accepts Medicaid