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They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of San Francisco, 3 offer a bed.

No detox, here or anywhere listed within 14 miles of San Francisco. Ask whether they will take somebody straight after a detox done elsewhere, because most will.

They offer a pregnancy program. Call rather than wait, because this is the one case where timing changes the options and San Francisco may not have a second place set up for it.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in San Francisco often still has to be in person.

There are 8 more within a short drive of San Francisco, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

It is the stretch after discharge, and it tends to decide whether the program holds. Nothing booked for the first week back is the most common gap in a discharge plan. The free meetings listed in San Francisco are worth finding before you need them.

Days for a detox, weeks for a residential stay, months for outpatient care. Where a plan approves days in batches, the length you start with is not necessarily the length you get. Find out whether the program can be extended before you are in it.

You are rarely obliged to give a diagnosis to an employer, only a medical reason for leave. Some professions have licensing bodies with their own reporting rules, and those are worth checking separately. Find out whether the center deals with human resources departments directly.