Mental Health Care in San Diego, CA

Scripps Mercy Hospital

What Does Scripps Mercy Hospital Offer?

Scripps Mercy Hospital is a mental health facility at 4077 5th Avenue, San Diego, California, offering hospital inpatient care. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE and self-pay. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

4077 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Scripps Mercy Hospital

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
U.S. Department of VA funds

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Ketamine Infusion Therapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Seniors or older adults
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Aripiprazole
Clozapine
Lurasidone
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Mentoring/peer support
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Laboratory testing

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