About Southwest Mental Health Center

Location

8535 Tom Slick Drive, in the South Texas Medical Center

Staff

• 180 total employees
• 7 hospital-based psychiatric physicians
• 35 qualified mental health professionals

Patients

• 52 inpatient beds
• Partial Hospital (day treatment) serves up to 12 patients
• Patients range in age from 3 to 17

Facilities

• 6-acre campus setting
• Day treatment unit
• Outpatient clinic
• Activity and school building
• Cafeteria
• Swimming pool
• Playground
• Recreational areas
• 52 beds

History

Founded in 1886, the Southwest Mental Health Center has grown from a downtown orphanage into a regional provider of specialized mental health care services for children and adolescents. Today, the center is the only not-for-profit specialty hospital of its kind in South Texas.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to help children, adolescents and families overcome the disabling effects of mental illness, and improve their ability to function successfully at home, at school, and in the community.