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<p><strong>ABOUT FREMONT HOSPITAL</strong></p> <p>Located in San Francisco’s East Bay area, Fremont Hospital offers <strong>inpatient and outpatient treatment to children and adults</strong> struggling with psychiatric and behavioral health disorders. Inpatient care is oriented toward crisis management and <strong>includes detoxification support</strong>, a hospital-based service offered at just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">2.1 percent (28) of California's 1,311</a> treatment facilities. </p> <p>However, substance use disorders are addressed primarily through the hospital’s chemical dependency <strong>intensive outpatient program (CDIOP)</strong>. Other primary diagnoses commonly addressed include eating disorders, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Scheduled clinical assessments at Fremont Hospital in California typically take one to two hours, resulting in <strong>personalized treatment plans prioritizing strengths-building</strong>, according to the facility's website. </p> <p>Adult inpatient treatment is typically short-term, while <strong>the chemical dependency IOP runs for 8 to 10 weeks</strong>, three evenings a week. All levels of treatment, including a full-day partial hospitalization program (PHP), utilize <strong>cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), process groups, individual counseling, and education</strong> for both the patient and family. <a href="https://americanaddictioncenters.org/therapy-treatment/animal-assisted#Research%20and%20Effectiveness" target="_blank">Pet therapy</a> is also offered. Outpatient programming for primary psychiatric disorders incorporates <a href="https://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis treatment</a> for addiction as appropriate.</p> <p>Fremont Hospital provides an extensive array of children and <strong>adolescent services</strong>, through both inpatient and outpatient programming, including drug and alcohol education. In California, the facility is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">21.3 percent of facilities</a> to provide specialized programming for adolescents.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Fremont Hospital takes pride in employing 15 board-certified psychiatrists, along with registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and master’s-level social workers and therapists. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission, a credential held by just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/2017_nssats_rpt.pdf" target="_blank">20 percent</a> of treatment facilities nationwide.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>Photos of the 145-bed behavioral health facility on the Fremont Hospital website feature <strong>shared bedrooms</strong> and indoor group spaces with lots of access to natural light. <strong>The hospital also has an outdoor swimming pool and a gym.</strong> Visiting hours are available daily. Smoking is not allowed on-site, but the facility offers support for quitting.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>At the time of this writing, Rehabs.com does not have any feedback for Fremont Hospital from its former patients. <strong>Reviews on secondary sites tended to be polarized</strong>, trending more critical than favorable. On Google, 68 individuals contributed to a rating of 2.5 out of five stars, while on Yelp, a similar number of ratings averaged two out of five stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small></p> <p>About half the written comments were from alumni, and most of the rest from family members. <strong>Inadequate care and/or staff training</strong> were the most frequent concerns expressed by alumni. Additional criticism focused on facility disorganization and poor communication with staff. A few reviewers cited therapy groups as programming strengths and more reported that they learned coping skills or <strong>generally improved in mental health</strong> during their time at Fremont Hospital. Alumni shared highly positive and negative comments about accommodations and meals.</p> <p>None of these reviews included specific reference to addiction treatment.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date gave three or four out of five stars for 14 of 15 metrics measured. Family participation and counseling options received three stars; connectivity policies regarding outside communication, the staff’s level of training and experience, and treatment affordability each received a four-star rating. Admission and discharge procedures received just two stars, an area cited as a weakness by family members on Google and Yelp. The Rehabs.com-polled loved one cited the hospital’s size and “impersonal” nature as weaknesses, also a concern reflected in other reviews.</p> <p>Feedback from relatives of Fremont Hospital patients posted to Google and Yelp included some split reviews, especially when <strong>complimenting accommodations but criticizing treatment</strong>. “The staff is nice the hospital is clean, however patience go there to get help” wrote one parent in a representative review, concluding that his daughter received insufficient therapy and inadequate reinforcement of healthy behavioral skills.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small></p> <p>Inadequate care and <strong>unsupervised adolescent patients</strong> were the most frequent complaints in loved ones’ reviews. More pleased relatives characterized the treatment as effective and consistent and the staff as especially accommodating and caring.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>Most of 26 ratings for Fremont Hospital on Indeed were three out of five stars, and the reviews were less polarized than alumni and family reviews. One employee described the treatment setting as “organized chaos,” with which a few others agreed. Others referenced <strong>understaffing</strong>, high staff turnover, and insufficient training as weaknesses. Several reviewers shared mixed perspectives on co-workers’ commitment, noting that <strong>some staff prioritized clients</strong> and some seemed not to.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small></p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by Fremont Hospital regarding its costs. However, the facility website states that coverage by most insurance carriers is accepted. </p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=n3UJXOGVCozIsQXCpLDwBQ&q=fremont+hospital+in+fremont+ca&btnK=Google+Search&oq=fremont+hospital&gs_l=psy-ab.3.2.0l10.312.3746..6464...0.0..0.178.1812.11j6......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..35i39j0i131j0i10.AmfwpUTLels#btnK=Google%20Search&lrd=0x808fc0973e122511:0x8b8f3c78ec04699b,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/fremont-hospital-fremont-2" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/fremont-hospital-fremont-2</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Fremont-Hospital/reviews" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Fremont-Hospital/reviews</a></small></p>
— Rini Cobbey · 2018-12-26 12:02:47 PST
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