16486 Hwy 55, Sterrett, AL 35147 (opens Google Maps) Shelby County, about 40 minutes from Birmingham
Longleaf Lodge
Refer a Patient to Residential Treatment in Alabama
For referring providers
Referrals
Refer a patient in one call
Physicians, hospital and emergency department teams, discharge planners, therapists and employee assistance programs can refer adults to Longleaf Lodge for medical detox and residential treatment. Call admissions and say you are a referring provider. We take the clinical picture over the phone, check the patient's benefits and tell you whether the Lodge is the right level of care.
If it is not, we tell you on the call and help you find the setting that is, including partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care at Longleaf's own locations.
Lodge admissions
(844) 810-7340To join the interest list as a referral source, use the form on this page.
Making a referral
How to refer a patient to Longleaf Lodge
The Lodge treats adults with a substance use disorder, with or without a co-occurring mental health condition, who need more structure than outpatient care can give. Our clinical team confirms fit on every referral. The admission criteria, including who needs hospital or psychiatric care first, are on the admissions page.
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Call admissions
Call (844) 810-7340 and tell the admissions team you are making a professional referral.
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Share the clinical picture
We ask about substance use, withdrawal risk, medical and psychiatric history and current medications, and take insurance details for a benefits check.
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Tell us how to keep you informed
Let us know who at your practice or agency should receive updates.
What to have ready when you call
- The patient's name, date of birth and phone number, and their agreement to the referral
- Substances used, how much, how often and the date of last use
- Withdrawal history, including any seizures or delirium tremens
- Current medications and doses
- Medical conditions and any hospital discharge paperwork
- Mental health diagnoses and current risk of self-harm
- Insurance carrier and member ID
If you do not have all of this, call anyway. We can start with what you have.
After you refer
What happens after a residential treatment referral
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Benefits verification
Admissions verifies the patient's insurance benefits and any prior authorization the plan requires.
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Clinical review
to confirm detox, residential treatment or another level of care.
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An admission date
We tell you and the patient whether a bed is open and set a date.
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Arrival
The patient checks in at the Welcome House and begins in detox or moves into a cabin. With consent, we confirm the admission to you.
Consent and 42 CFR Part 2
Substance use disorder treatment records are protected by a federal confidentiality rule, 42 CFR Part 2, as well as HIPAA.
Referral sources
Join the interest list as a referral source
Use this form to introduce your practice or agency, ask about the program, or ask our admissions team to call you.
Share patient details by phone at (844) 810-7340.
For an urgent referral or a patient in withdrawal, call instead.
Talk with admissions
Questions about the Lodge, or need care today?
Longleaf Lodge is for adults with a substance use disorder, with or without a co-occurring mental health condition.
Our admissions team answers every call. We can tell you more about the Lodge, add you to the interest list for Summer 2027, and help you find care that is open today at one of Longleaf’s Alabama locations.
In an emergency, call 911. For a mental health or substance use crisis, call or text 988.