Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 1101 West Moreno Street, Pensacola, FL 32501
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<p><strong>ABOUT BAPTIST BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE CENTER</strong></p> <p>The Baptist Behavioral Medicine Center of Pensacola, Fla., provides <strong>inpatient treatment for adults and youth</strong> struggling with psychiatric illness, chemical dependency, or a <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis</a>. Since the center is connected to the regional healthcare provider Baptist Health Care, clients may be referred to <a href="https://www.rehabs.com/listings/lakeview-center-1281211297/" target="_blank">Lakeview Center</a>, also in Pensacola, for detoxification and treatment for a primary substance use disorder. <strong>The facility primarily provides psychiatric stabilization support</strong>.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Treatment is <strong>individualized to each patient’s needs</strong>. BBMC's primary focus is treating those experiencing a psychiatric crisis. Patients are admitted through the hospital's emergency room and will be received in <strong>a separate, secure, and private psychiatric area</strong>.</p> <p>To promote stabilization, patients will participate in <strong>individual, family, and group counseling</strong>, lead by the center’s Therapeutic Activities Team. The hospital may also incorporate <strong>pharmacological intervention</strong> and ongoing medication management, therapeutic recreation, and educational classes. </p> <p>Clients and their families play a role in treatment development, according to the website. <strong>Men, women, and children are treated and housed separately</strong>. Referrals may be made to Lakeview Center, which provides <strong>evidence-based treatment and trauma-informed care</strong> to patients struggling with a primary substance use disorder.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Baptist Behavioral Medicine Center employs a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, counselors, and peer specialists. The one alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the staff's level of training a rating of three out of five stars, while two loved ones polled to date rated the level of staff support with two stars and three stars.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>The <strong>80-bed facility hosts women, men, and youth on separate floors</strong>. Limited information regarding accommodations is available on BBMC's website, but the three individuals polled by Rehabs.com felt the facility was overall clean. Two survey respondents rated its cleanliness with four stars while one respondent rated it three stars.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole alum polled by Rehabs.com at this time of writing indicated that they’d recommend BBMC but gave moderate ratings overall. The alum gave four stars for overall staff support, as well as three stars for the effectiveness of group counseling and three stars for the respect shown to patients. They wrote: “I would recommend the Center to anyone who has behavioral issues.”</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>Both loved ones polled by Rehabs.com reported dissatisfaction with BBMC’s lack of follow-up and staff support. One loved one gave two out of a possible five stars for the level of family involvement, staff support, and aftercare options. “Need follow-up. It was ok,” they wrote.</p> <p>Another loved one gave family involvement four out of five stars but echoed complaints with aftercare. The loved one cited problems with billing and gave two stars for staff support. “This place will only get you stabilized long enough to discharge and then wait to readmit for more money,” the family member wrote.</p> <p>On Facebook, two reviewers to date rated the facility one star and five out of five stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Loved one Traci in her one-star review complained of inefficient admissions and scarce time spent on therapy, writing: " If your adolescent really needs a intense program look elsewhere don't waste your money here. The adolescent only remains here three to five days."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to the facility’s website, most insurance providers are accepted including Aetna, Humana, United, and Florida Blue. Baptist Health Center also <strong>accepts Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. Financial assistance is also available through a partnership with third-party lender CarePayment.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baptist-Hospital-Behavioral-Medicine-Pensacola/215914571760298" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baptist-Hospital-Behavioral-Medicine-Pensacola/215914571760298</a></small></p>
— Brodie Gress · 2018-04-10 10:08:11 PDT
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