Detox and Withdrawal Management Facility Transition
Summary
The county closed its own detox center at the end of 2025 after losing roughly $1 million a year on chronically underfilled beds. A community provider has been selected to lease the building rent-free with $50,000 in startup funds, but state licensing could take six months, so the facility likely won't reopen until late December 2026 or January 2027. Residents can still call 651-266-4900 around the clock for help finding detox services elsewhere.
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Last discussed May 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
The county had been losing about $1 million a year running the detox program; the new arrangement shifts that cost burden to a provider, with the county contributing a $50,000 startup grant and free use of the building.
Residents needing detox services gain a community provider with billing expertise, and county taxpayers stop subsidizing an underused, money-losing operation.
Until the new provider is licensed, there is no walk-in detox facility in Ramsey County — people arriving after hours now get only phone referral support.
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