Aurora Behavioral Health Center

Aurora Behavioral Health Center is a substance use treatment facility operated as a department of Aurora Medical Center – Sheboygan County, situated at 1221 North 26th Street in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. As part of an established regional health system, the center brings hospital-level infrastructure to withdrawal management and behavioral health care in the Sheboygan area — a meaningful distinction for patients who need medically supervised detox rather than a standalone counseling clinic.

The facility’s continuum of care begins with medical detox, the clinically supervised level of care designed to manage acute withdrawal safely before transitioning patients to less intensive levels of treatment. Following detox, the center offers both a standard Outpatient Program and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), allowing patients to step down through structured programming without leaving the Aurora system. The IOP component reflects the center’s emphasis on sustained, structured engagement beyond the initial detox phase.

Clinical treatment at Aurora Behavioral Health Center incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and addresses co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders simultaneously. Dual diagnosis treatment is a confirmed part of the center’s scope, which matters for patients whose addiction is intertwined with depression, anxiety, or other behavioral health conditions. Services are available in English, and the center specifically serves individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Aurora Behavioral Health Center accepts a wide range of payment sources — including Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, state insurance, private insurance, and self-pay — reducing financial barriers for patients who need detox programs quickly. The center operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with weekend hours available Saturday and Sunday, giving prospective patients and families meaningful access points throughout the week to begin the intake process.

Aurora Behavioral Health Center offers medical detox as the entry point for patients managing acute withdrawal. Operating under the Aurora Medical Center – Sheboygan County umbrella, the facility brings health-system resources to bear on withdrawal management — a critical advantage for patients whose withdrawal carries medical risk and who need more than a social detox setting.

Medical detox at this level is designed to stabilize patients before transitioning them into ongoing treatment. The center's step-down structure — from detox into outpatient or intensive outpatient programming — means patients do not need to navigate a handoff between unconnected providers once the acute phase of withdrawal ends.

Beyond the medical detox level, Aurora Behavioral Health Center provides both an Outpatient Program and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for patients who have stabilized or whose clinical needs do not require inpatient-level monitoring. The IOP offers a higher-frequency structure than standard outpatient, making it well-suited for patients who need close clinical contact while maintaining some daily-life continuity.

The center's outpatient services are available across a six-day weekly schedule, with extended weekday hours running until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and accessible weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday. This schedule is a practical consideration for patients and families weighing same-week program entry.

Aurora Behavioral Health Center treats co-occurring disorders — substance use conditions that present alongside mental health diagnoses — as a defined part of its clinical scope. For patients whose substance use is complicated by depression, anxiety, or other behavioral health conditions, access to integrated dual diagnosis care within the same detox and outpatient framework reduces the fragmentation that often undermines treatment outcomes.

The center also provides services specifically for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, a population that frequently faces access barriers at general substance use treatment facilities. This confirmed specialization sets Aurora Behavioral Health Center apart for patients in the Sheboygan area who require communication accommodations during detox or outpatient care.

Cost and insurance coverage are among the first questions families ask when searching for a detox center, particularly when the decision is urgent. Aurora Behavioral Health Center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, state insurance, private insurance, and self-pay — a payment range that covers a substantial portion of patients seeking medically supervised detox in Wisconsin.

For specific questions about coverage, benefits verification, or program entry, the center can be reached by phone at (920) 828-3650 during operating hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.