Alamo Area Resource Center Inc
303 North Frio Street, San Antonio, TX 78207
San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp
Address: 8550 Huebner Road, San Antonio, TX 78240 · Map
Phone: (210) 541-5300
Intake: (210) 541-5288
Website: sanantoniobehavioral.com
About San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp
San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (SABHH) is a prominent provider of behavioral health services in San Antonio, Texas. The 198-bed campus creates a secure, therapeutic setting intended to support recovery and healing. A multidisciplinary staff—consisting of board-certified psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and therapists—works together to deliver respectful, personalized, trauma-informed treatment.
SABHH offers a broad set of programs for mental health and substance use needs. Patients can access inpatient services, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), and intensive outpatient programs (IOP), along with specialized options such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Care is available for a wide range of conditions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, and addiction. The hospital also provides targeted programming for adolescents, adults, and active-duty service members and veterans, supporting treatment that fits different backgrounds and circumstances.
Committed to using proven, up-to-date clinical practices, SABHH follows a whole-person approach that considers the person behind the diagnosis. The team reviews each patient’s history and specific needs to create individualized care plans. With 24/7 operations, the hospital provides free, confidential assessments for people seeking assistance and works to advance trauma-informed care throughout the communities it serves.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient · Partial hospitalization/day treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment
- Facility type
- Psychiatric hospital
- Medications used
- Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Electroconvulsive therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Special programs
- Young adults · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- County or local government funds · IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds · Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds · U.S. Department of VA funds
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Other services
- Assertive community treatment · Chronic disease/illness management · Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Case management service · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing · Spanish · Other languages (excluding Spanish)
- Other languages
- Portuguese
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia · Self-Harm · Suicidality · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Art Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Expressive Arts · Family Therapy · Life Skills · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Meditation & Mindfulness · Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Holistic · Personalized Treatment
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Girls · Men · Men and Women · Veterans · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Outpatient Treatment
- Amenities
- Air-Conditioned Rooms · Basketball Court · Fitness Center · Lounge · Outdoor Lounge · Outdoor Space · Recreation Room
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Texas. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp
San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. With Texas Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from San Antonio
Measured from the population center of Bexar County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: San Antonio, about 3.2 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): San Antonio, about less than a mile (10 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: San Antonio, about less than a mile (17 within 25 miles)
See the Bexar County treatment map, methadone clinics near Bexar County and Suboxone doctors near Bexar County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp offer?
San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hosp located?
8550 Huebner Road, San Antonio, TX 78240.
How far is the nearest medical detox from San Antonio?
From the center of Bexar County, the closest program offering medical detox is in San Antonio, about 3.2 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in San Antonio
Alamo Area Resource Center Inc
303 North Frio Street, San Antonio, TX 78207
Alamo Behavioral Health
8915 New World Drive, San Antonio, TX 78239
Alamo City Treatment Services
2903 Nacogdoches Road, San Antonio, TX 78217
Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hosp
7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78229
Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hosp
7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78229
See all 75 facilities in San Antonio · Detox · Residential · Outpatient · Intensive outpatient · MAT · Methadone
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.