A 14-bed inpatient unit complemented by psychiatric consultation services, provide comprehensive inpatient, consultative and emergency psychiatric care in a comfortable and attractive setting.
Inpatient Unit
The inpatient unit is designed to treat adults over the age of 18 who, because of emotional and behavioral difficulties, can no longer live or function safely in their usual daily environment and routine.
The inpatient unit provides 24-hour skilled psychiatric nursing care and interventions, daily assessment and treatment oversight by a psychiatrist, and a coordinated, goal-driven plan of care delivered by a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals. The focus is on rapid stabilization of acute psychiatric symptoms. This is accomplished during an average length of stay of six days, in preparation for moving the patient to the next phase of treatment in a less restrictive setting.
The program offers an integrated plan of care based on initial and ongoing assessment by the treatment team, which includes psychiatrists, nurses, social workers and occupational or expressive therapists. Additional consultations from specialists such as dieticians are available as needed. The multidisciplinary treatment team combines various fields of expertise to provide the most positive therapeutic experience possible for each patient.
Multiple treatment modalities are used, including individual therapy, group therapy, education groups, family therapy and physician oversight.
Patients at Northwest Hospital each have a private room with its own bath and shower. Kosher meals are available upon request.
Psychiatric Consultation Services
Psychiatric consultation, including treatment recommendations, is available both to patients who are admitted through Northwest Hospital Center's Emergency Room and to patients who are hospitalized on medical/surgical units. Consultations are provided by master�s level psychiatric nurse and social work clinicians with psychiatrist back up.
At Northwest Hospital Center, patients are treated with dignity, understanding and respect. Ample free parking is conveniently located directly across from the Hospital on Carlson Lane. For more information about Psychiatric Services at Northwest Hospital Center, call 410-601-5461.
Chief
Samuel E.Adler, M.D.
Chief, Department of Psychiatry
410-601-5461
Medical Director
David L. Shevitz, M.D.
410-601-5610
Director of Patient Care Services
Bonnie Hartley Faust, MS, RN, CRRN
410-601-5925
