Betty Ford Center
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The Betty Ford Center is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Rancho Mirage, California co-founded by former United States First Lady Betty Ford and her friend, Ambassador Leonard Firestone, in 1982. Mrs. Ford's decision to undertake such a project fell on the heels of her own battle with chemical addiction, and after her release from the U.S. Naval Hospital, she pursued the goal of creating a treatment center that emphasized the needs of women. The non-profit Betty Ford Center reserves 50% of its space for women, and the programs are gender-specific.
The center is located on the campus of the Eisenhower Medical Center.
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