About Mills Health Center
Mills Health Center provides hospital behavioral health in San Mateo, California offering addiction and co-occurring disorder treatment as part of the Sutter Health and Mills-Peninsula system.
The center serves a broad age range including adolescents, adults and older adults, with care for substance use disorders and mental health conditions.
As part of a larger regional health system Mills Health Center delivers coordinated support designed to meet patients wherever they are in their recovery journey.
Hospital-Based Recovery
Mills Health Center provides a full continuum of addiction treatment from inpatient detox and medically supported withdrawal management through partial hospitalization and outpatient programming.
The San Mateo behavioral health department includes dedicated inpatient beds and integrated services for co-occurring mental health and substance use needs.
Treatment draws on approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, motivational interviewing and group work alongside individual and family sessions.
Care often includes pharmacotherapy and post-discharge planning helping patients address root causes while building a foundation for lasting recovery.
Care Across Every Age
One of the center's strengths is its breadth of populations served, from adolescents and young adults to adults and seniors.
The San Mateo campus features a dedicated adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit and serves as a training site for psychiatry residents and fellows.
This access to treatment reflects its commitment to specialized, well-supported care.





