About
About Red River Hospital
Red River Hospital sits at 1505 8th Street in Wichita Falls and is the comprehensive behavioral health and addiction hospital serving Northern Texas and Southern Oklahoma. The hospital is organized into population-specific inpatient units, an Adult Behavioral Health Unit with 22 beds, a Children’s and Adolescents’ Unit, a Geriatric Unit for older adults, and a Military Resiliency Unit for active-duty members, veterans, and certain adult dependents, plus a step-down outpatient program that includes Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP).
Clinical programming addresses psychiatric concerns and substance abuse together. The adult unit focuses on coping skills for the stressors that drove the need for hospitalization, while the adolescent unit uses a positive reinforcement behavioral level system to add structure and motivation for younger patients. Geriatric programming is designed around the realities of limited mobility, cognitive impairment, and medical comorbidity in older adults. The Military Resiliency Unit treats trauma, PTSD, and substance use in a peer-aware environment staffed by clinicians experienced with military culture.
Access is a core part of the hospital’s model. Walk-ins are welcomed 24/7, and admission begins with an immediate clinical assessment rather than a long waitlist. Patients move from inpatient stabilization into PHP and IOP as they regain functioning, keeping them inside the same hospital system instead of being handed to a new provider. Trauma-informed care, evidence-based therapies like CBT, and physician-led medication management form the daily clinical backbone.
Red River is accredited by The Joint Commission, the standard for hospital quality and patient safety. Insurance coverage includes Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, commercial plans, state insurance, and self-pay. For Wichita Falls residents and the surrounding region, the hospital is a one-stop psychiatric and addiction resource across the life span.
- 24/7 walk-in medical detox acceptance without appointment requirements
- Hospital-based detox programs with full medical supervision and JCAHO accreditation
- Specialized Military Resiliency Unit for veterans and active-duty personnel needing detox
- Geriatric detox unit specifically designed for older adults requiring withdrawal management
- Comprehensive insurance coverage including TRICARE, Medicaid, Medicare, and major carriers