Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital
A 64-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, providing behavioural health programming, crisis intervention, therapy and skilled nursing for adults and geriatric patients.
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital is a 64-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It provides advanced behavioral health programming and services for two patient groups: adults aged 18-64 and geriatric patients aged 65 and older.
The hospital's services span inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, therapy programs designed to support patients and their families through recovery, and comprehensive skilled nursing services that support behavioural health care delivery. Work is organised around a multidisciplinary team approach.
The organisation describes nursing professionals as the heartbeat of the organisation and states a focus on combining compassionate care with clinical excellence and best patient outcomes. It commits to a supportive and inclusive work environment, and to equitable healthcare access: the hospital admits and treats all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
Operations are based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, within the behavioural health, healthcare, inpatient psychiatric care and skilled nursing sectors. Further information is available at https://centraldesertbh.com/.
