FCCH/SOUTH VALLEY CENTER

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2001 N Centro Familiar Sw, Albuquerque, NM 87105, USA


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We provide quality and affordable medical, dental and behavioral health care and WIC.

We are the employer of choice for clinical and administrative professionals in New Mexico.

Call 452-4049 to find out how you can qualify for new low or no cost coverage.

We strive to see our patients within 1-2 days when they need us most.

From Main Street in Belen to the mountains and valleys of the Estancia Basin, we provide primary care to all.

Recognizing the need for a more comprehensive approach to improve the health and wellness of our communities.

We are accepting new patients. Thank you for choosing First Choice as your healthcare home. We look forward to serving you and your family in one of our nine convenient locations.

We work in partnership with community leaders, organizations, elected officials, volunteers, donors and our board to bring health and wellness resources to our communities. Join us.

We believe in our mission of service and care for all  patients, with and without insurance. We provide comprehensive, affordable, culturally-responsive care that is patient-centered.

These videos tell our history and plans for expansion. Go to our youtube channel for more interviews.

In observance of Labor Day (September 5 th ), First Choice Community Healthcare facilities will be Closed. Facilities will reopen Tuesday, September 6th at their normal scheduled times.

National Campaign Celebrates Health Centers as Bipartisan Solutions in Healthcare

First Choice Community Healthcare is celebrating National Health Center Week by recognizing our 44 years of service in Central New Mexico. Events around the country are planned as part of National Health Center Week (NHCW) that started Sunday, August 7. The national campaign runs August 7-13th with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers over the course of more than five decades.

Proceeds will Benefit Expansion Efforts South Valley and Edgewood Health Commons Expansion Projects

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, First Choice Community Healthcare will hold its golf tournament on Friday, July 22 with a shotgun start at 8:00 am. The UNM Championship Golf Couse, South with 7,248-yard (par 72) will host the event. Proceeds will benefit South Valley and Edgewood Health Commons Expansion Projects. Spots are still available for the tournament and you can register the day of the tournament. The event will feature a delicious awards luncheon and chance to win a new car from Reliable Chevrolet with a hole in one. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.

Tournament day check-in begins before 7:00 am and tee time is at 8:00 am. Entrance fees are $125 per player or $500 per team of four, and include lunch, greens fees, range balls, and cart fees.

First Choice Community Healthcare is a 501 c3 non-profit, community-based health center system that provides access to quality, patient-centered, comprehensive health care to all people who need it -- regardless of ability to pay. We are a health center grantee under 42 USC 245b and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 USC 233 (g)-(n).

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Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services
  • Mental Health Treatment Services
  • Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  • General health services

Type of Care

  • Mental health treatment
  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Detoxification
  • Methadone maintenance
  • Methadone maintenance for predetermined time
  • Methadone detoxification
  • Buprenorphine maintenance
  • Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time
  • Buprenorphine detoxification
  • Relapse prevention from naltrxone
  • Buprenorphine used in treatment
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
  • Methadone
  • Transitional housing or halfway house
  • Do not treat opiod addiction
  • Use methadone/buprenorphoine for pain management or emergency dosing
  • Do not use medication for opioid addiction
  • Accepts clients on opioid medication
  • Prescribes/administer buprenorphine and/or naltrexone
  • All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
  • SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program

Facility Type

  • Psychiatric hospital or psychiatric unit of a general hospital
  • Residential treatment center (RTC) for children
  • Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
  • Other residential treatment facility
  • Partial hospitalization/day treatment
  • Outpatient mental health facility
  • Community mental health center
  • Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., residential plus outpatient)

Treatment Approaches

  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Behavior modification
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Trauma therapy
  • Activity therapy
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Psychotropic medication
  • Telemedicine therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • Rational emotive behavioral therapy

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking not permitted
  • Smoking permitted in designated area
  • Smoking permitted without restriction

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Hospital inpatient
  • Residential
  • Partial hospitalization/day treatment
  • Outpatient
  • Short-term residential
  • Long-term residential
  • Residential detoxification
  • Outpatient detoxification
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
  • Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment
  • Hospital inpatient detoxification
  • Hospital inpatient treatment
  • Computerized treatment
  • General Hospital(including VA hospital)
  • Psychiatric hospital

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • State mental health authority
  • Other state government agency
  • Regional/district or county, local or municipal government
  • Tribal government
  • Indian Health Service
  • State Government
  • Local, county, or community government
  • Department of Defense
  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department
  • State department of health
  • Hospital licensing authority
  • The Joint Commission
  • Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation
  • National Committee for Quality Assurance
  • Council on Accreditation
  • Healthcare Facilitiues Accreditation Program
  • Other national oraganization

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • No payment accepted
  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
  • Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
  • State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
  • State welfare or child and family services funds
  • State corrections or juvenile justice funds
  • State education funds
  • Other State funds
  • County or local government funds
  • Community Service Block Grants
  • Community Mental Health Block Grants
  • U.S Department of VA funds
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services

  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Payment Assistance Available

  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Language Services

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Spanish
  • Native American Indian or Alaska Native languages
  • Other languages(excluding Spanish)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Veterans
  • Active duty military
  • Military families
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Adolescents
  • Pregnant/postpartum women
  • Adult women
  • Adult men
  • Persons with HIV or AIDS
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Children with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Transitional age young adults
  • Persons with eating disorders

Ancillary Services

  • Assertive community treatment
  • Intensive case management
  • Case management
  • Chronic disease/illness management
  • Consumer-run (peer-support) services
  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Education services
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Housing services
  • Illness management and recovery
  • Integrated primary care service
  • Legal advocacy
  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Supported employment
  • Supported housing
  • Therapeutic foster care
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counselling
  • Vocational rehabilitation services
  • Alcohol Detoxification
  • Benzodiazepines Detoxification
  • Cocaine Detoxification
  • Methamphetamines Detoxification
  • Opiods Detoxification
  • Treatment for gambling disorder
  • Treatment for internet use disorder
  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • Marital/couples counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Martix Model
  • Community reinforcement plus vouchers
  • Relapse prevention
  • Residential beds for clients children

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents
  • Young adults
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65 or older)

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
  • Methadone clients only
  • DUI/DWI clients
  • Serve only DWI clients

  • FCCH/SOUTH VALLEY CENTER

    2001 N Centro Familiar Sw, Albuquerque, NM 87105