South Shore Hospital in Chicago, IL

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.

• Alcohol Detoxification

• 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.).

• In-network prescribing entity

• Other contracted prescribing entity

• Benzodiazepines Detoxification

  Used to help patients safely and successfully purge their bodies of Benzodiazepines, or Benzos, so that they can proceed to the next stage of addiction treatment.

• Brief intervention

  A short-term intervention, usually one to five sessions, for substance abusers who are not yet dependent.

• 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.

• Cognitive behavioral therapy

  Involves recognizing unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting, and then modifying or replacing these with more realistic or helpful ones. The therapy can be conducted with individuals, families, or groups, and clients are generally expected to be active participants in their own therapy.

• Cocaine Detoxification

• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for clients referred from the court/judicial system.

• 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 mental health assessment

  An examination used to determine if a patient is functioning on a healthy psychological, social, or developmental level. It can also be used to aid diagnosis of some neurological disorders, specific diseases, or possible drug abuse.

• Contingency management/motivational incentives

  A treatment approach for drug and alcohol use. This approach uses a positive-reinforcement treatment method in which patients are given rewards for constructive actions taken toward their recovery.

• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders

• 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)

• Methadone detoxification

• 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.

• Detoxification

  Treatment given to people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol in order to stop them from being addicted.

• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse.

• Family counseling

  A type of psychological counseling (psychotherapy) that can help family members improve communication and resolve conflicts.

• Female

  Female

• Federally Qualified Health Center

  An entity may qualify as a FQHC if it meets one of these requirements (CMS, 2017): Is receiving a grant under Section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act or is receiving funding from such a grant and meets other requirements; Is not receiving a grant under Section 330 of the PHS Act, but is determined by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet the requirements for receiving such a grant (i.e., qualifies as a FQHC look-alike) based on the recommendation of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Was treated by the Secretary of the Department of HHS for purposes of Medicare Part B as a comprehensive Federally-funded health center as of January 1, 1990; Is operating as an outpatient health program or facility of a tribe or tribal organization under the Indian Self-Determination Act or as an urban Indian organization receiving funds under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act as of October 1, 1991.

• 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.

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

  A hospital in which patients with many different types of ailments are given care.

• 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.

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)

  Involves blood test that measure HBV (Hepatitis B virus) antigens and antibodies.

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

• 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.

• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

  Medical treatment that is provided in a hospital or other facility and requires at least one overnight stay.

• Hospital inpatient detoxification

• Hospital inpatient treatment

• HIV testing

  Determines whether you are infected with HIV, a virus that weakens the immune system and can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

• Hospital licensing authority

• 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.

• Integrated primary care services

  These services address the general health care needs of persons with mental and substance use disorders. These general health care needs include the prevention and treatment of chronic illnesses (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease) that can be aggravated by poor health habits such as inadequate physical activity, poor nutrition, and smoking. The services include screening, care coordination with staff, and providing linkages to ensure that all patient needs are met in order to promote wellness and produce the best outcomes.

• 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.

• Medication routinely used during detoxification

• Methamphetamines detoxification

• Methadone

  Methadone is a long-acting medication that reduces cravings and withdrawal symptoms. It can block the euphoric effects of short-acting opioids, such as heroin. Methadone is usually taken daily as a drinkable liquid. It can be dispensed only at licensed, federally-regulated opioid treatment programs, so having reliable daily transportation to a clinic is important while taking methadone.

• Medications for HIV treatment

• Complete medical history/physical exam

• Mental health services

  Assessment, diagnosis, treatment or counseling in a professional relationship to assist an individual or group in alleviating mental or emotional illness, symptoms, conditions or disorders.

• Methadone maintenance

  Comprehensive treatment program that involves the long-term prescribing of methadone as an alternative to the opioid on which the client was dependent.

• Medication for mental disorders

• Adult men

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for adult men.

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

• Methadone used in Treatment

• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

• Naloxone and overdose education

• Nicotine replacement

  Administers nicotine to the body by means other than tobacco, without other harmful chemicals found in tobacco. Common forms of nicotine replacement therapy are nicotine patches, nicotine gum or lozenges, nasal spray and inhaler. The goal of nicotine replacement is to prevent cravings in a tobacco user, allowing the person to abstain from tobacco.

• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization

• Opioids detoxification

• Outcome follow-up after discharge

• 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

• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program

  The process by which the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Division of Pharmacologic Therapies determines that an OTP is qualified to provide opioid treatment under 42 CFR Part 8. For additional information on the OTP certification process, see http://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/opioid-treatment-programs/.

• Mentoring/peer support

• Private health insurance

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

• Private non-profit organization

  A charitable organization that does not qualify as a public charity.

• Recovery coach

  Are provided by mental health consumers and include mental health treatment or support services, such as social clubs, peer-support groups, and other peer-organized or consumer-run activities (e.g., consumer satisfaction evaluations of mental health treatment).

• 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

• Self-help groups

  Groups in which members share the same issue, condition, or situation and thus are in a position to provide help and support to each other.

• 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)

• Suicide prevention services

  Services include identifying risk factors; educating staff on the signs of suicidal behavior and using methods to detect risk; and the assessment, intervention, and management of suicidal patients including treatment of an underlying mental or substance use disorder, and use of psychotropic medication, supportive services, and education. Hotlines help individuals to contact the nearest suicide prevention mental health provider.

• State substance use treatment agency

  Government organization responsible for planning, organizing, delivering, and monitoring substance use disorder services in their respective state.

• 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.

• Trauma-related counseling

  Multiple types of therapy designed to treat clients suffering from a traumatic event(s).

• Clients who have experienced trauma

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced trauma.

• 12-step facilitation

  A 12-step program is a support group made up of people who share the same addiction. The 12 steps refer to the steps recovering addicts must take to overcome their addiction as part of this program. Attendees at group meetings share their experiences, challenges, successes and failures, and provide peer support for each other.

• Veterans

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Veterans.

• Vaping permitted in designated area

• Young Adults

  Facility accepts young adults (18-25) for treatment.

Contact and Location

8012 South Crandon Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60617

Phone: 773-356-5000