admissions

We prefer for you to call us at 281-516-6200 to verify insurance benefits and bed availability.

You may accompany your family or friend to intake, however, the patient must be voluntary and willing to be admitted.

If they are unwilling to be admitted, and you feel as though they are a harm to themselves or others, please contact your county court house on how to proceed on obtaining an Emergency Detention Warrant (EDW). This information varies county to county.

Each patient we see is different and needs and treatment may vary. The length of each person’s stay is contingent on the severity of illness and presenting symptoms; as well as discharge coordination and safety concerns. A patient’s length of stay is discussed with the treatment team and attending psychiatric nurse practitioners. 
An average length of stay is 7 – 10 days in our inpatient facility; however, the stay may be longer or shorter depending on the treatment plan.

If you are coming to our inpatient facility, we ask for you to bring your identification card if able. 
You may bring three changes of clothing, and any medication you are currently taking. Please see our inpatient FAQ for a comprehensive list of what to bring. Please leave all valuables at home.

If you are coming to our outpatient facility, please see our outpatient FAQ. 

If our patients complete their treatment and do not leave AMA (Against Medical Advice), they are typically given a 30 day prescription of the current medications they received during their inpatient treatment.

For our inpatient facility, the patient will be notified of their discharge date and will work with our treatment team to coordinate follow-up appointments for continuation of care. Once the patient leaves the Lone Star campus, they are no longer in our care as they are not in treatment with the facility, however, each patient leaves with these follow-up appointments and are encouraged to reach out back to us if there are any issues with their follow-up appointments after discharge. Discharge services plans include, but is not limited to: follow-up appointments with aftercare providers, safety plan, relapse prevention information, and support group information.

For our outpatient program, you may discontinue services at anytime.

However, for our inpatient program, discharge is contingent on different factors. Before we discharge any patient (voluntary or involuntary) we must consider if the patient is a risk to themselves or to others. Depending on the nature of the hospitalization, even if you are voluntary, we may discourage discharge prematurely. If you still wish to discharge and you are voluntary, you will still have to meet with our psychiatrist to assess one last time to offically approve the discharge in good faith. If our psychiatrist approves discharge, you will sign an AMA (Against Medical Advice) form and will be discharged without a medication prescription or discharge services. We try our best to make sure you are set up to succeed and do the best we can to ensure you continue with the treatment you need.