Stone River Recovery Center

Stone River Recovery Center provides residential and outpatient addiction treatment with a dedicated veteran outreach component. The veteran program is designed to address the specific circumstances that make treatment more complicated for active-duty service members and veterans: concerns about career impact, uncertainty about confidentiality, and the practical logistics of moving from a command structure into a civilian treatment setting.

Staff experienced with veteran intake can help navigate the questions that typically stall military-connected individuals at the start of treatment, including how to handle the interaction between TRICARE authorization and military leave, and what the center can and cannot communicate to command or family members without explicit consent.

The program offers both residential and outpatient levels of care, which means individuals can begin at the level appropriate for their clinical needs and transition down as they stabilize, rather than having to change facilities between phases of treatment.

Stone River Recovery Center is located in west San Antonio, making it one of the more accessible options for active-duty personnel and veterans connected to Lackland AFB. The west side of San Antonio sits in the same general corridor as Lackland and the surrounding communities of Leon Valley, Helotes, and Balcones Heights.

For service members at Lackland, a west San Antonio location offers treatment options outside the Medical Center corridor while remaining within the metro area. The Medical Center area near the South Texas Veterans Health Care System is a common reference point for veteran care in San Antonio, and Stone River sits in the west-side cluster, giving individuals looking for some privacy from familiar medical environments a different option.

Family members coming from Fort Sam Houston or the northeast suburbs will typically travel across the metro via I-10 west or US-90, which is a manageable drive from the northeast and central parts of the city.

Before taking any further steps with Stone River Recovery Center, confirm the following directly with their admissions or veteran outreach team:

• What TRICARE plans do you currently accept, and are you in the TriWest network?
• Can you run a benefits verification with my plan before I commit to treatment?
• What does prior authorization look like for residential versus outpatient levels of care?
• How does the veteran outreach program differ from the standard admission process?
• What is communicated to command or family members during treatment, and what requires my explicit consent?
• What is the typical length of stay for residential treatment, and what triggers a transition to outpatient?
• Can you help coordinate FMLA, military leave, or other administrative paperwork at admission?
• Do you offer continuing care or aftercare support after discharge?

Clarifying these before admission helps you understand what the center can offer your specific situation and avoids uncertainty once treatment begins.