BHG Des Moines Treatment Center in Des Moines, IA
About This Facility
Directory information from SAMHSA N-SUMHSS 2025. This listing is not an endorsement or independent verification. Confirm current services, eligibility, and availability directly with the facility.
Services Listed in the Directory
Aftercare/continuing care
Adults
Facility accepts adults (26-64) for treatment.
Assistance with obtaining social services
Assistance obtaining government services provided for the benefit of the community designed to promote social well being (i.e. education, medical care, housing, etc.).
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Service provided for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Other contracted prescribing entity
Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
A device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample.
Buprenorphine used in Treatment
Buprenorphine is used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to help people reduce or quit their use of heroin or other opiates.
Buprenorphine maintenance
Buprenorphine with naloxone
A prescription medication that combines buprenorphine (which helps relieve symptoms of opiate withdrawal) and naloxone (reverse the effects of narcotics) used to treat opioid addiction.
Buprenorphine without naloxone
An opioid used to treat opioid addiction by relieving the symptoms of withdrawal. It can be used under the tongue, by injection, as a skin patch, or as an implant.
Cash or self-payment
Payment for treatment is made by the person directly, through cash or other means, rather than using health insurance.
Case management service
Helps people arrange for appropriate services and supports through a case manager who monitors the needs of clients/patients and their families and coordinates services, such as mental health, social work, health, educational, vocational, recreational, transportation, advocacy, and respite care, as needed.
Comprehensive substance use assessment
Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
Drug or alcohol urine screening
Analyzes your urine for the presence of certain illegal drugs and prescription medications.
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Discharge Planning
A process that aims to improve the coordination of services after discharge from the hospital by considering the patient’s needs in the community.
Female
Female
Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
Financial assistance provided by the federal, state, or local government for substance use treatment.
Group counseling
Form of therapy where people with similar experiences/issues come together with a professional therapist.
HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
Access to education, counseling, and support groups to ‘at risk’ individuals and also individuals who have been infected with the virus.
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Involves blood test that measure HBV (Hepatitis B virus) antigens and antibodies.
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Test for Hepatitis C, which is usually done and recommended for persons currently injecting drugs, ever injected drugs, were prior recipients of transfusions or organ transplants, or have certain medical conditions, including persons: 1. who received clotting factor concentrates produced before 1987 2. who were ever on long-term hemodialysis 3. with persistently abnormal alanine aminotransferase levels (ALT) 4. who have HIV infection
Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
Any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.
HIV testing
Determines whether you are infected with HIV, a virus that weakens the immune system and can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Housing services
Are designed to assist individuals with finding and maintaining appropriate housing arrangements.
Individual counseling
Process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment.
Interim services for clients
The Joint Commission
An independent, not-for-profit group in the United States that administers voluntary accreditation programs for hospitals and other healthcare organizations.
Male
Male
Medicare
The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.
Medicaid
A joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.
Complete medical history/physical exam
Motivational interviewing
A counseling approach which acknowledges that many people experience ambivalence when deciding to make changes. The aim is not to focus immediately on the action of changing, but to work to enhance motivation to change.
Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
Naloxone and overdose education
Naltrexone used in Treatment
Naltrexone (oral)
Outcome follow-up after discharge
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
Outpatient
Describes patients who receive treatment services without an overnight stay at a treatment facility or hospital.
Outreach to persons in the community
Regular outpatient treatment
Mentoring/peer support
Private health insurance
This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
Private for-profit organization
A business or other organization whose primary goal is making money (a profit).
Relapse prevention
A cognitive behavioral therapy developed for the treatment of problem drinking and adapted later for treatment of cocaine addiction. Individuals learn to identify and correct problematic behaviors. Relapse prevention encompasses several cognitive behavioral strategies that facilitate abstinence as well as provide help for people who experience relapse.
Substance use treatment
Refers to a range of services, including problem identification and diagnosis, brief interventions, assessment of substance use and related problems, treatment planning, counseling, medical services, psychiatric services, psychological services, social services, and follow-up for persons with alcohol or other drug problems (Institute of Medicine, 1990).
Substance use disorder counseling
A short-term treatment that has been generalized for a variety of disorders including opiate drug dependence and cocaine abuse. The therapy includes supportive techniques which encourage the patient to discuss personal experiences, and expressive techniques, which enable the patient to work through interpersonal relationship issues and gain greater self-understanding.
Substance use disorder education
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Smoking permitted in designated area
A designated area in which smoking is permitted.
SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
State substance use treatment agency
Government organization responsible for planning, organizing, delivering, and monitoring substance use disorder services in their respective state.
Screening for substance use
Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of substance use and needs treatment.
STD testing
Testing to determine the type of sexually transmitted disease a person may be carrying.
Screening for tobacco use
Determines a client's use of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco. It is generally recommended that providers screen for tobacco use on a regular basis by asking clients, as they are seen, about their current and past use of tobacco products and their exposure to secondhand smoke or tobacco.
Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
Provides education, counseling, and guidance and support for individuals who are at risk for or potentially infected with the hepatitis virus.
TB screening
Skin tests that are used to screen people who are at high risk for TB exposure such as people with diseases or conditions that weaken their immune system.
Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Includes interventions for persons who use tobacco and want help with stopping, including behavioral support or counseling in groups or individually.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
The ability for healthcare providers, working remotely and using telecommunications technology, to communicate with patients, diagnose conditions, provide treatment, and discuss healthcare issues with other providers to ensure quality healthcare services are provided.
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Prescribes buprenorphine
Prescribes naltrexone
Vaping permitted without restriction
Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
Young Adults
Facility accepts young adults (18-25) for treatment.
Contact and Location
95 University Avenue, Suite 8, Des Moines, IA, 50314
Phone: 515-244-9500