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About Aurora Las Encinas Hospital
Aurora Las Encinas Hospital is a long-established psychiatric and chemical dependency hospital located at 2900 East Del Mar Boulevard in Pasadena, California. With more than 120 years of continuous operation and a 25-acre campus of lawns and gardens, Las Encinas combines historical significance with modern Aurora Behavioral Healthcare infrastructure. The hospital is accredited by both the Joint Commission and the Council on Accreditation (COA), and was named a Joint Commission Top Performer for hospital-based inpatient psychiatric care two years in a row.
The continuum of care is structured around the needs of adults with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use conditions. Services include inpatient detox, inpatient psychiatric stabilization, chemical dependency rehabilitation, residential addiction treatment, intensive outpatient programs, and a specialized Restore to Wellness program for college students. Conditions treated span anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, psychological trauma, schizophrenia, self-harm, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation.
Las Encinas serves a wide demographic including veterans, young adults aged 18-25, college students, seniors, court-ordered patients, and individuals needing HIV/AIDS support or accommodations for being deaf or hard of hearing. Care is delivered in English, Mandarin Chinese, German, and Farsi, and the hospital maintains academic affiliations with USC, West Coast University, Azusa Pacific, and Cal State Los Angeles.
The assessment and referral department is staffed 24/7 with free, confidential evaluations available by phone at 626-795-9901 or 877-579-8140. The hospital accepts Medicaid, Medicare, most commercial insurance, TRICARE, and self-pay. As part of the Aurora Behavioral Healthcare network, patients have access to the broader system for step-up or step-down care as clinically appropriate.
- Hospital-based medical detox with 24/7 physician oversight and immediate medical intervention capability
- Historic 25-acre campus providing medically supervised detox since 1905 with Joint Commission accreditation
- Dual diagnosis specialization combining medical detox with psychiatric treatment for co-occurring disorders
- Multilingual detox services available in English, Mandarin Chinese, German, and Farsi
- Comprehensive continuum from inpatient detox through IOP with integrated aftercare planning