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.

Valle Vista Hospital offers a short-term day treatment programs for children, adolescents, and adults up to 7 days a week, 8 hours a day. This program is for patients with a primary psychiatric diagnosis who require intensive support and structure, but not 24-hour supervision. Dual diagnosis programs are available for adults and adolescents with a secondary chemical dependency diagnosis. Programming includes psycho-educational, process, and medication management groups.

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