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<p><strong>ABOUT ST. JOSEPH MERCY CHELSEA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES</strong></p> <p>St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea hospital is a <strong>133-bed not-for-profit hospital,</strong> one of five hospitals operated in southeast Michigan by the St. Joseph Mercy Health System. Alongside a full range of medical services, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea offers a behavioral health department that provides <strong>inpatient and outpatient services</strong> for children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics struggling with a range of mental and behavioral health disorders. </p> <p><strong>Substance use disorder is treated primarily via outpatient care.</strong> Inpatient stays are available, on both locked and open units (making the hospital one of just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/n2016_st_profiles.pdf" target="_blank">13 hospitals</a> in the state of Michigan that offers hospital-based inpatient care for behavioral health), but the hospital doesn't specify whether this includes detox services. The hospital is located on Main Street in the center of the small town of Chelsea, 60 miles west of Detroit.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The center uses a multidisciplinary team and <strong>evidence-based methodologies</strong>, such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). For adults, substance use treatments consist of evaluations, <strong>individualized programming,</strong> referrals to community resources, and some on-site groups, namely: an <strong>Older Adult Recovery Program</strong> and a <strong>Discovery Group</strong> for those in the early stages of problematic substance use, who are worried about their intake.</p> <p>Individuals struggling with a primary or secondary psychiatric illness who require stabilization may participate in <strong>counseling sessions</strong>, educational classes, coping skills workshops, and therapeutic recreation. <strong>Pharmacological intervention and ongoing medication management</strong> may also be used to promote stabilization.</p> <p>For adolescents, the center can provide an <strong>extended evaluation program,</strong> consisting of six sessions spread over three weeks, and ending with a recommendation for appropriate further treatment. Adolescents can also participate in group counseling, and there's a <strong>prevention group for parents</strong>, too. The hospital is also involved in organizing a community coalition designed to prevent underage substance abuse.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea's behavioral health team includes <strong>psychiatrists, social workers, clinical psychologists, nurses, and recreational therapists.</strong> The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility four out of five stars for its staff's level of training and experience, though they added that a few isolated staff members could have been improved upon.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There are <strong>24 beds</strong> in the behavioral health ward, some of them secured and some open. The <a href="https://thesuntimesnews.com/st-joseph-mercy-of-chelsea-and-university-of-michigan-health-system-celebrate-joint-venture/" target="_blank">Sun Times News</a> reported in August 2018 that a major renovation had just been completed on the behavioral health unit. </p> <p>According to the facility's own website, this renovation included <strong>new exercise and music therapy spaces, improved patient safety features,</strong> and a general update to the center as a whole. The single alum polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave the facility five stars for its meals and nutrition, four stars for its cleanliness and accommodations, and three stars for its exercise and leisure options — though this review was submitted before the renovation was completed.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date would strongly recommend St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Behavioral Health Services. "The staff, environment, treatments and people I met there were definitely life changing," the reviewer wrote, giving the facility four or five stars in almost all of the 15 evaluated treatment metrics; five-star ratings were awarded to the facility's holistic offerings, family participation, and ability to treat co-occurring disorders. </p> <p>At the time of this writing, secondary sites yielded glowing reviews of the behavioral health department, with two five-star ratings left on Google.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> "The front staff is helpful and nice and the doctors are nice and understand ing," A.J. wrote in the only piece of accompanying commentary.</p> <p><strong>Secondary-site coverage of the hospital as a whole is mixed, skewing positive,</strong> with average ratings of 4.5 stars based on the opinions of 324 people posting on Facebook (where the facility can manage its own page), 3.5 stars based on nine reviews on Yelp, and 3.7 stars based on 33 reviews on Google.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-4"><sup>[4]</sup></a></small> Despite a few complaints of misdiagnoses, the overwhelming impression from these secondary reviews was that <strong>the staff were kind and helpful.</strong> "From the RNs to the support staff and my doctors I feel like I’m getting the best care," Lia wrote in a typical comment on Google.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>St. Joe's Chelsea accepts many private health insurances and is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/n2016_st_profiles.pdf" target="_blank">60.1 percent</a> of Michigan facilities that <strong>accept Medicare</strong>, and the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/n2016_st_profiles.pdf" target="_blank">72.2 percent</a> that <strong>accept Medicaid.</strong> The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility three stars for its affordability, though indicated that treatment was worth the cost.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=St.+Joseph+Mercy+Chelsea+Behavioral+Health+Services+chelsea+mi&oq=St.+Joseph+Mercy+Chelsea+Behavioral+Health+Services+chelsea+mi&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60j0.1959j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x883ccc0122a834b3:0x54f576016113f959,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/stjoeschelsea/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/stjoeschelsea/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/st-joseph-mercy-chelsea-chelsea?osq=St.+Joseph+Mercy+Chelsea" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/st-joseph-mercy-chelsea-chelsea?osq=St.+Joseph+Mercy+Chelsea</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-4"><sup>[4]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=st+joseph+mercy+chelsea&oq=st+joseph+mercy+chelsea&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l3j35i39j0.4415j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x883cceacb2c077cb:0x5574ff85b60fd45,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2018-11-06 11:11:58 PST
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