Important Health Information:  

Please read the below information carefully. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic our visiting policies have changed.

Televisiting: We are still providing televisiting Monday - Friday. Televisiting can be used as an option to in-person visiting. Televisiting is conducted Monday - Friday only. For further information please refer to the televisiting information.

In-Person visiting: Starting at 8 A.M. on Wednesday April 21, 2021 we are re-opening in-person visiting with new visiting room rules.

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October 12, 2026: Telephone Service Outage at DSH-Coalinga

Department of State Hospitals - Coalinga has been experiencing an outage in our telephone services for the facility affecting both staff and patients. DSH is working with our service provider in the area to identify the issue and restore services.

October 12, 2026, Update: The following units are quarantined until further notice, due to positive Covid-19 or suspected Covid-19 cases or positive influenza/RSV/scabies.

Based on the above restrictions, patients may be cleared to participate in legal visits and evaluator appointments if cleared by the physician. In most cases, medical clearance for COVID-19 quarantine is a negative COVID-19 test. Patients refusing to comply with a COVID-19 test for clearance may be denied the visit and/or evaluation.

No Units on Quarantine

Infection control remains a top priority for DSH-C for the health and safety of our staff and patients.