Gateway Center at Gibson Health Hub
The City acquired the 572,000 square foot Gibson Medical Center in April 2021 and renamed it the Gibson Health Hub. The campus hosts existing tenants providing medical, behavioral health, and vocational services. The City's Gateway project will add additional health resources for the community as well as centrally located overnight beds and supportive services to connect people with the help they need on their pathway to housing.
Timeline Information Gateway in the News Community Input Archive
The Gateway: Five New Services
| Service | Description | Outcome | Estimated Yearly Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Navigation | Low, barrier, trauma-informed overnight beds for transition to housing | Successful exit to safe, stable housing | 1000 individuals |
| Engagement Center | Easy access to services needed for case management; job training, personal identification | Successful exit to safe, stable housing | 1000 individuals |
| Receiving Area for first responders | Low-acuity, 24/7 connection point to shelter, housing, other services | Divert individuals from emergency departments | 1,500 connections/ transports to needed services |
| Medical Sobering | Low-acuity, medical monitoring to gain sobriety; Complement to CARES Campus | Divert individuals from emergency departments and jail | 17,000+ overnight stays |
| Medical Respite | Patient-centered medical care and necessary social services | Reduce avoidable emergency department usage and potential re-admissions; connect individuals to permanent supportive housing | 320 individuals |
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Tenants
Gibson Health Hub (GHH) is already home to 10 tenants, including three accredited hospitals
AMG - Boutique hospital and medical care.
Haven Behavioral Hospital - In-patient and out-patient behavioral health.
Turquoise Lodge Hospital - (State) Substance use disorder treatment and detox.
Fresenius Medical Care - Kidney Care
Zia Health Management LLC - In-home medical care
New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Public Education Department - (State) Job training
National Alliance on Mental Illness - Mental illness advocacy and education
Heading Home - Housing navigation and case management services.
Vizionz-Sankofa - Resource center for immigrant and refugee families
The Hub is Also Home to Various City Departments
Albuquerque Community Safety - A third branch of the City's first responder system; dispatches an unarmed, first responder team trained in behavioral health.
VIP Trauma Recovery Center - Created a central hub to connect victims of violent crime to trauma recovery services.
Encampment Outreach - Secures 1/4 mile radius around GHH and connects individuals in encampments to services.
Floor Plan
Timeline
The City is building Gateway in stages, with the first services coming online in April, 2023 and all of Phase 1 complete by Winter, 2024.
Phase I:
- The Housing Navigation Center will begin serving female-identifying clients in April, 2023. Construction on the permanent space will conclude in June, 2023.
- Partner organizations will begin offering services through the Engagement Center in June, 2023.
- The Receiving Area for First Responders will open in June, 2023.
- Construction on the Medical Sobering Center will begin in Summer, 2023 and conclude in the Fall of 2023.
- Construction on Medical Respite will begin in the Fall of 2023 and conclude in the Winter of 2024.
Phase 2, by 2025:
- Expands the physical space and program capacity of the Housing Navigation Center to serve all genders and couples. Families are currently served through the same program at the Family Housing Navigation Center (Formerly Wellness-2 hotel.)
Gateway in The News
Jan 29, 2023: Gateway Center is a step in addressing homelessness, Will Gleason, Urban Land Institute
Dec 17, 2022: Eye on New Mexico: A tour of the Gateway Center, KOB TV
How Did We Get to These Services?
Community Input Meetings
- Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. on Zoom June 10, 2021 Power Point Presentation | June 10, 2021 Meeting Notes
- Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. GMC Educational Building June 12, 2021 Power Point Presentation | June 12, 2021 Meeting Notes
- Monday September 20, 2021 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting (Business Input) September 20, 2021 Power Point Presentation | September 20, 2021 Meeting Notes
Research FCS has Conducted
- Gateway Center Site Ranking Report
- Gateway Center Online Survey Report
- Gateway Center Public Input Summary Report
- Homeless Shelter Presentation
- Gateway Lived Experiences Design Workshops
- People with Lived Experience Focus Groups
Research by Other Institutions
- The City of Albuquerque supports extensive research into homelessness in Albuquerque. Read more on our Homelessness Prevention Page.