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Leaving the hospital with nowhere to go

Use when someone is being discharged from the hospital or a treatment program and has no home or no one to care for them.

In danger right now: call 911. Crisis or thoughts of suicide: call or text 988. Not sure where to start? Call the Silver City Gospel Mission: 575-388-5071. Police, fire or sheriff, not an emergency: 575-388-8840 (Central Dispatch). Print our list of phone numbers →
These are the same steps our staff use when they help someone. "They" means the person who needs help: you, or someone you are helping. Go in order, and call ahead when you can.

1Before they leave the hospital

You can say"Please ask to talk with the hospital case manager or social worker before you leave."
Gila Regional Medical Center
Case management and discharge planning
575-538-4000
1313 E 32nd St, Silver City · 24/7 main line
You can ask"Do you have your discharge papers, your medicines, and a follow-up appointment?"

2A place to rest and recover

At the Gospel MissionWomen and children can ask about Sierra House at the Mission (575-388-5071). Everyone can come in for meals, showers and a place to sit during open hours.
SPIN (Supporting People In Need)
Seasonal Overnight Shelter (SOS)
575-956-6131
610 N. Silver St. (cul-de-sac at 7th St. and Gold, behind the public works yard), Silver City · Usually opens December 1, every night from 5:00 pm. May be open more of the year: SPIN reported 3,900 bed nights in one quarter of 2025. Call to check.
Silver City Street Outreach
Street medicine and harm reduction
575-519-5810
215 W. College Ave., Silver City

3Medicine and follow-up care

Hidalgo Medical Services
Silver City Community Health Center: Primary medical care
575-800-1467
1007 N. Pope St., Silver City · Mon-Fri 7:00 am-6:00 pm
Use the guide "Sick, out of medicine, or has no doctor or insurance".
Use the guide "Needs a wheelchair, walker or other medical equipment".

This guide is general information only, not medical, legal or other professional advice. Places and rules change, so please call before you go. In an emergency, call 911; in a mental health crisis, call or text 988. Disclaimer

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Questions, or want someone to walk through this with you? The Silver City Gospel Mission, 111 S. Texas St., Silver City, 575-388-5071, weekdays 9:00am-1:45pm. Everyone is welcome.