Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP)
PHP is designed as an alternative to hospitalization. Patients may be enrolled
directly into a PHP program or may be "stepped down" from a hospital setting
to facilitate the quickest return to the home setting. PHP offers all of the
program intensity of acute inpatient care without having to stay in the hospital
overnight. Treatment consists of multiple treatment modalities (individual therapy,
group therapy, education groups, family therapy and physician oversight) provided
in a coordinated manner to achieve short-term stabilization of immediate crises.
Skilled nursing care is provided, as well as routine treatment supervision by
a psychiatrist. Partial hospitalization is time-limited and concludes when the
patient's immediate presenting problem is stabilized or resolved.
Streamwood Behavioral Health Center offers a short-term day treatment program
for children and adolescents seven days a week, six hours a day. This program
is for patients with a primary psychiatric diagnosis who require intensive support
and structure, but not 24-hour supervision. These services are offered at our
main facility in Streamwood and at our St. Mary's location in Chicago.
Advantages of PHP:
- Patient continues to live at home, but comes to hospital for care.
- Weekly psychiatric oversight and supervision
- Skilled nursing interventions
- Multi-disciplinary treatment team
- Stabilization of condition that would otherwise result in hospitalization
- Tutorial school classes (for children and adolescents) may be offered.
- Hospital stays may be shortened by "step down" to PHP
- Less intensive, less expensive alternative to hospitalization
- Specialty programs available
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