Acute Inpatient Care
Acute inpatient hospitalization occurs only with a physician's order for conditions that cannot be safely or effectively treated on an outpatient basis. It is the most intensive level of care offered, providing 24-hour skilled nursing observation and care; daily interventions and oversight by a psychiatrist; and intensive, highly-coordinated treatment by a physician-led team of mental health professionals. Inpatient hospitalization is always short-term and designed to quickly stabilize the most serious symptoms to allow a quick transition to less intensive levels of care.
BHC Alhambra Hospital offers acute inpatient care for adults, adolescents (ages 13 to 18), and children ages 4 to 12. Dual Diagnosis programs are available for adults and adolescents with a secondary chemical dependency diagnosis.
Advantages of Acute Inpatient:
- Safe, controlled, structured environment
- 24-hour skilled nursing care
- Intensive physician involvement.
- Physician-led multi-disciplinary treatment team.
- Able to utilize both medication and psychotherapy, as appropriate.
- Medically-supervised detoxification (for alcohol & drugs)
- Intensive treatment not available on an outpatient basis.
- Tutorial-based school program available
- Up to 10 hours of daily programming.
- 7 day a week programming.
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