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Adult Psychiatric Partial Hospital


Unit Description: An average of 16 patients a day in two treatment tracks. One track is for eating disorder patients, the other for general psychiatry patients.

Patient Populations: Adult and adolescent psychiatric patients.

Unit Information: Psychiatric Partial Hospital is an alternative to inpatient care. Intensive psychiatric services are provided in an outpatient setting. Some people enter Partial Hospital from the community. For others it is a transition from an inpatient stay. RNs are members of a full interdisciplinary team including social work, psychology, occupational therapy, activity therapy, psychiatry, and dietary.

RNs coordinate patient care, complete initial patient assessments, DO insurance pre-certification and re-certification and coordinate Eating Disorder referrals for both in-patient and out-patient services.

Location: 5th floor, Boyd Tower

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Last modification date: Mon Apr 21 13:19:55 2008
URL: http://www.uihealthcare.com /depts/nursing/bhs/adult4.html