Tu Casa Substance Abuse Facility project remains on schedule for 2018 opening

Category: Community News Community News
Published: 29 November 2017 29 November 2017

tu casa design committee rsLeft to right: Dan Otero, HMS Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Robinson, Tu Casa Architect, (with his son, Oscar), Neal Bowen, PhD, HMS Chief Mental Health Officer, Amanda Frost, MPH, HMS Mental Health Administrative Director, Lawrence Aquino, RN, GRMC Behavioral Health Unit Director, Peggy White, BSN, RN, GRMC Chief Nursing Officer, Ron Hall, Jim Helgert, Recovery Management Center CEO, Rennie Mariscal, GRMC Director of Discharge Planning, Chris DeBolt, Mike Carrillo, Grant County Detention Center Administrator, Susie Trujillo.Silver City, NM (November 28, 2017) The ongoing construction for Tu Casa, a 24/7 substance abuse and social detoxification facility, remains on schedule for a late winter/early spring 2018 opening. According to Neal Bowen, PhD, HMS Chief Mental Health Officer, "The Tu Casa Substance Abuse Facility will provide medical evaluations, medication-assisted therapy, intensive outpatient, and other counseling services to the community, including family services and after care. We are thrilled about this collaborative project coming to fruition."

"Thanks to the hard work, forward-thinking, and innovative collaboration of a very strong group of community leaders that include the County of Grant, The Town of Silver City, GRMC and the Tu Casa Design Committee (see photo), the Tu Casa Substance Abuse Facility project will be open sometime in early 2018," stated Dan Otero, HMS Chief Executive Officer. Added Otero, "Aside of facilities in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, Tu Casa will be southwestern New Mexico's first 24/7 substance abuse center and social detoxification facility. This is very exciting for all of us, as HMS employees, Dr. Bowen, and our Mental Health Services team will be leading the management of this new HMS clinical location."

For more information about HMS services, providers, and locations, please visit www.hmsnm.org.

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