Bayview Crisis Stabilization Unit

Providing Psychiatric Services for the Most Vulnerable

Trauma-Informed – Safe and Supportive – Culturally Competent

The Bayview Crisis Stabilization Unit provides hospital-based emergency behavioral health services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year for individuals 18 years old and older who require a timely response to psychiatric emergencies to prevent decompensation and increase wellbeing.

For further information, contact us at (619) 585-4221
Fax referrals to (619) 585-4679

Call for Information

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis please call 911, or call the Access and Crisis Line-Optum San Diego at (888) 724-7240, or dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Our services include:

Behavioral Health Urgent Care (Stay up to 24 hours)
CSU accepts PERT referrals
Transportation upon completion of treatment and upon time of discharge
Meals and snacks
Shower room
Emergency medication refills and medication support with a psychiatrist
Psychiatric assessment
Behavioral health assessment
Inpatient referrals
Case management referrals
Crisis house referrals
Substance use treatment referrals
On-going care coordination including linkages to behavioral health services
Translation services available for over 200 languages including ASL

Walk-ins welcome!

Bayview Crisis Stabilization can provide emergency support for:

Anxiety
Depression
Emotional regulation
Trauma
PTSD
Stress management
Grief and loss
Self-harming behaviors
Suicidal ideation
Life transitions

Paradise Valley Hospital’s Bayview Crisis Stabilization Unit is a contracted program funded by the county of San Diego.

Contact Us

William Carter Torres

Program Manager

The Crisis Stabilization Unit is located on the Bayview Behavioral Health Campus at 330 Moss Street in Chula Vista. Program Manager William Carter Torres can be contacted at WCarterTorres@PrimeHealthcare.com.