About
About Desert Hope
Desert Hope Treatment Center sits at 3441 South Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas and operates as American Addiction Centers’ flagship Nevada campus. The program is designed as a full continuum of care, allowing patients to enter at the level they need — most often medical detox — and step down through residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and standard outpatient without changing facilities or providers.
Medical detox is delivered with 24/7 clinical supervision in a hospital-based setting, with evaluation, stabilization, and medication management to ease withdrawal. Inpatient and residential rehab adds individual and group therapy, family therapy, CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, and co-occurring disorder treatment, supported by amenities including chef-prepared meals and recreational and wellness programming. PHP runs as a 20+ hour weekly day-treatment program with 6-hour weekday sessions, while IOP offers 9+ hours weekly for patients balancing recovery with work or family.
Desert Hope places particular emphasis on populations whose substance use is often complicated by trauma. Salute to Recovery is the program’s VA-approved veterans track, staffed by clinicians trained in military culture and offering tailored support for PTSD, depression, and anxiety alongside addiction care. A parallel first responder program addresses the cumulative trauma faced by police, fire, and EMS professionals. The on-site sober living residence, Resolutions, provides substance-free housing with a gym, chef-prepared meals, yoga, and transportation for patients enrolled in outpatient care.
Clinical leadership includes Medical Director Dr. Westbrook Kaplan, MD; Clinical Director Ariann Chelli, LCSW; and Executive Director Kristin Berg. The facility is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified by LegitScript, with a stated 63% one-year sober rate among patients who report at 12 months post-treatment. Desert Hope accepts most private insurance, TRICARE, and self-pay; the program currently does not contract with state-sponsored insurance.
- 24/7 clinical supervision with on-site medical director for complex withdrawal management
- Same-day admissions available for immediate medical detox needs
- Specialized veteran and first responder detox programs with TRICARE acceptance
- Joint Commission accreditation ensuring clinical quality and safety standards
- Integrated medication-assisted treatment during medically supervised detox