Silver City, NM (October 11, 2018) Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) has finalized the opening of HMS Tu Casa to occur on Monday, October 15, 2018.

HMS Tu Casa Advisory Board members - Front row (from left to right): Silvia Madrid, Amanda Frost (HMS Senior Mental Health Program Director – non Board member), Susie Trujillo, Neal Bowen, PhD (HMS Chief Mental Health Officer). Back row (left to right): Mike Carrillo, Alicia Edwards, Darrick Nelson, MD (HMS Chief Medical Officer and Family Medicine Residency Program Director), Deb Cookingham, Doug Shelley, and Ron Hall.According to Neal Bowen, PhD, HMS Chief Mental Health Officer, “The Tu Casa Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility will begin providing services to the community for 10 hours a day, 5 days a week. Services provided during the initial opening of Tu Casa will include outpatient treatment and peer support services.”

Dan Otero, HMS Chief Executive Officer, added, “HMS Tu Casa will transition to additional hours, based on the needs of our clients and staffing capabilities, to achieve the status of a 24/7 outpatient Crisis Triage Center. In coordination, Dr. Bowen and Darrick Nelson, MD, HMS Chief Medical Officer and Family Medicine Residency Program Director, will lead both the HMS Mental Health Services and Medical Services teams, along with many other HMS employees, to actively provide and support the vital health care services and activities at HMS Tu Casa.”

To schedule an appointment or learn more about HMS Tu Casa services, please call (575) 597-2650. For more information about HMS services, providers, and locations, please visit here.