Big Spring State Hospital - Psychiatric Hospital in Big Spring, TX

Big Spring State Hospital is a samhsa-listed psychiatric hospital in Big Spring, TX (79720). SAMHSA publishes no ratings, inspections, or quality scores for these listings; confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly with the provider.

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How to verify Big Spring State Hospital

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Ownership & operation

Ownership type: government. Facility type: State hospital. Confirm current ownership and operation with the provider.

Levels of care & settings

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Mental health treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

Medications & pharmacotherapies

• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Aripiprazole
• Cariprazine
• Chlorpromazine
• Clozapine
• Fluphenazine
• Haloperidol
• IIoperidone
• Loxapine
• Lurasidone
• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Olanzapine
• Paliperidone
• Perphenazine
• Quetiapine
• Risperidone
• Ziprasidone

Treatment approaches

• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Activity therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Group therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Assessment & testing

• HIV testing
• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Screening for tobacco use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Education & counseling

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Ancillary & recovery services

• Chronic disease/illness management
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Education services
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Suicide prevention services
• Vocational rehabilitation services

Special programs & populations

• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Seniors or older adults

Payment, insurance & assistance

• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Age groups served

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Languages

• Spanish

Facility type & operation

• State government
• State hospital

About psychiatric hospitals in Big Spring

Psychiatric hospitals provide acute inpatient mental health and substance use treatment with 24-hour clinical supervision. They serve people who need a secure, medically monitored setting, including those at risk of harm to themselves or others. These listings are unrated: no star ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly.

Ask about admission criteria, staffing and psychiatrist coverage, safety and visitation policies, how discharge and follow-up care are arranged, and what insurance or payment is accepted. These listings are unrated - verify services, licensing, cost, and availability directly. For local alternatives, browse the Psychiatric Hospitals directory for Big Spring, the Howard County psychiatric hospitals list, or all care types in Big Spring.

For context, this directory lists 1 in ZIP 79720.

ZIP code: all care providers in ZIP 79720 · Psychiatric Hospitals in ZIP 79720

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Frequently asked questions

Data provenance

Source: SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov (N-SUMHSS) (record fb5e2df12f5c079b). Processing date: 2026-10-08. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not medical advice.