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.
1Check how they are doing
You can ask"When did you leave the hospital? What were you treated for?"
You can ask"Do you have your discharge papers, your medicines and a follow-up appointment?"
Fever, a red or swelling wound, bleeding, chest pain or trouble breathing: call 911 or go back to the ER.
Gila Regional Medical Center
Emergency room
575-538-4000 · 24/7:
911
1313 E. 32nd St., Silver City · 24/7
2Call the hospital case manager
Gila Regional Medical Center
Case management and discharge planning
575-538-4000
1313 E 32nd St, Silver City · 24/7 main line
You can say"They were discharged but have no place to heal. Can you help with a respite bed, home health or medical equipment?"
Horizon Home Health
Medicare/Medicaid home health
575-388-1801
1250 E 32nd St, Silver City · Weekdays
Ambercare
In-home health care
575-388-0222
1290 E. 32nd St., Silver City
3Medical respite (a bed to heal)
Medical respite is a short stay with a bed, meals and nurse check-ins for homeless people who are too sick to heal on the street. There is none in Grant County yet.
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless
Medical Respite
505-224-6908
5400 Gibson Blvd SE (ABQ Gateway Center), Albuquerque · Call to confirm
Good Shepherd Center (Brothers of St. John of God)
Medical respite beds for men
(505) 243-2527 x108
218 Iron Ave SW, Albuquerque · Call to confirm
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona
Casa de Respiro medical respite
(520) 268-9759
4550 S Palo Verde Rd, Bldg 9, Tucson · Call to confirm
Silver City Care Center (Genesis HealthCare)
Nursing home, short-term rehab and memory care
575-388-3127
3514 Fowler Avenue, Silver City · 24/7 facility; call for admissions
4A safer place in Silver City
At the Gospel MissionWomen and children can ask Mission staff about space at Sierra House.
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 · Opens every night at 5:00 pm and has stayed open beyond the winter months (SPIN reported 3,900 bed nights in one quarter of 2025). Call to check it is open.
Silver City Street Outreach
Street medicine and harm reduction
575-519-5810
714 N. Bullard St. (the OASIS), Silver City
At the Gospel MissionShowers, clean clothes, hygiene kits and weekday meals help a wound stay clean.
5Medicine, care and follow-up
At the Gospel MissionAsk staff about prescription help from the stuff drawer.
Hidalgo Medical Servicesnot yet confirmed: call first
HMS Bridges to Care - free care coordination
575-597-0211
Presbyterian Health Plan
Care Coordination team
866-672-1242
· Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
See the guide "Has a sore, wound or foot problem that won't heal".
See the guide "Needs a wheelchair, walker or other medical equipment".
More help like this
Someone collapsed, isn't breathing, or won't wake upUse when someone falls down and won't respond, isn't breathing normally, is only gasping, or is found unconscious on the ground, in a doorway or in a car.Someone is bleeding badlyUse when someone has a deep cut, stab or gunshot wound, or blood is spurting, pooling or soaking through clothes or bandages.Sick, out of medicine, or has no doctor or insuranceUse when someone is sick or hurt, has run out of medicine, or has no doctor or health insurance.Someone is chokingUse when someone can't breathe, talk or cough because food or something is stuck in their throat, or is holding their throat. Includes babies and children.Leaving the hospital with nowhere to goUse when someone is being discharged from the hospital or a treatment program and has no home or no one to care for them.Someone may be having a stroke or heart attackUse when someone suddenly has a drooping face, a weak arm, trouble speaking, or chest pain or pressure, shortness of breath, or cold sweat.
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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.