Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System - John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital

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📍 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, AR 72205

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<p><strong>ABOUT CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - JOHN L. MCCLELLAN MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL</strong></p> <p>Located near downtown Little Rock, Ark., John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital provides <strong>residential treatment</strong>, short-term inpatient care, a partial hospitalization program (PHP), and <strong>intensive outpatient program (IOP) for military veterans</strong> struggling with chemical dependency and psychiatric conditions, including <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>. Part of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, the center also provides <strong>medically-monitored detoxification</strong> and is among <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/AR16.pdf" target="_blank">19 facilities in the state</a> that specialize in treating veteran.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Patients undergo a <strong>substance abuse and psychiatric assessment</strong> to determine a plan of care. Those needing a structured, monitored environment are referred to short-term inpatient or live-in residential care to stabilize and then transition to a less intensive level of treatment.</p> <p>The facility may use <strong>medication-assisted therapy (MAT), such as Suboxone or Campral</strong>, to minimize cravings associated with opioid addiction or alcohol dependency. Treatment involves <strong>evidence-based treatment methods and 12-Step practices</strong>. Patients participate in <strong>individual and group counseling sessions</strong> to address destructive patterns that contribute to addictive behaviors and, through educational classes, learn coping and relapse prevention skills. <strong>Marriage/couples counseling is available</strong> to educate loved ones about mental health and addiction.</p> <p>The center offers <strong>medication management</strong> to individuals with a primary psychiatric disorder or dual diagnosis, as well as specialized counseling for those with <strong>posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief and loss, and other trauma-related conditions</strong>. Patients receive comprehensive <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">discharge plans</a> and may transition to the facility’s less intensive <strong>PHP or IOP for typically six to 10 weeks</strong> after residential care.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital employs a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, registered nurses, case managers, social workers, and peer specialists.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There currently is no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. The three individuals (alum, loved ones) polled by Rehabs.com to date offered four and perfect five-star ratings for the facility's cleanliness and upkeep.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>An alum polled by Rehabs.com to date, David, praised the facility, offering top ratings for most evaluated metrics. David offered perfect five-star ratings for the facility's ability to treat co-occurring disorders, counseling options, the level of family participation, and the staff's level experience and training. Highlighting discharge planning as a strength, David wrote: “Even after I left the facility they still kept in touch and offered to allow me to share my story and experience with the other patients.”</p> <p>On John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital’s Facebook page, which the facility has the ability to manage, 298 reviews gave the facility, as a whole, an average rating of 3.9 out of five stars. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Of note, about 70 percent of the reviews were five- and four-star ratings.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The two loved ones polled by Rehabs.com to date also offered positive feedback. Both gave four or five-star ratings for the facility's cleanliness, its discharge planning, and counseling options. “A strength is that this facility really helps veterans with personal problems regarding mental and drug and alcohol problems,” one reviewer wrote, while the other loved one described facility as “outstanding.”</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>On Indeed, the center as a whole received a four and five-star rating (out of five stars) from two reviewers. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> Both employees praised peers and patients.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital accepts private insurance, Military Health System plans, and Medicare.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/VA-Hospital-146704812017187/?rf=171219456239756" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/VA-Hospital-146704812017187/?rf=171219456239756</a></small></p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/John-L.-Mcclellan-Memorial-Veterans-Hospital/reviews" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/John-L.-Mcclellan-Memorial-Veterans-Hospital/reviews</a></small></p>

— Sherry Adler · 2018-04-07 12:25:49 PDT

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