ABOUT JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE OUTPATIENT
Jacobi Medical Center is one of New York’s 157 private, for-profit medical facilities, and the hospital’s behavioral health department offers a full continuum of addiction and behavioral health treatment services, from residential care and emergency services through to outpatient programs and consultations.
The hospital’s Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Center (CATC) provides outpatient counseling for adults seeking treatment for addiction and co-occurring disorders. Detox is not available through this program, but may be available within another part of the medical facility.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
Treatment at the Jacobi Medical Center begins with a full psychiatric and medical evaluation. Clients work with a team of intake and medical specialists to collect a detailed medical history complete with current tests to determine each client’s individual needs.
The assessment is used to develop an individualized treatment plan and ensure outpatient is an appropriate level of care. If a client requires a heightened level of care, they may be referred to the Jacobi Medical Center’s inpatient care rather than outpatient services through CATC.
This medical and psychiatric assessment also looks for any co-occurring disorders that should be treated. Nearly 47% of clients in treatment facilities struggle with one or more co-occurring disorders that are treated alongside chemical dependency.
The treatment process focuses on intensive counseling. Clients participate in individual and group counseling sessions. Group sessions occur on a daily basis, while individual counseling may occur on a less-frequent basis, determined by the client’s needs.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
CATC’s treatment team consists of licensed and certified counselors. However, the facility employs a range of medical specialists who may be consulted if needed. The facility is also a part of the 19% of U.S. treatment facilities that are accredited by the Joint Commission. The single alum polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave the facility five out of five stars for its staff’s level of training and experience.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
The single alum polled by Best-rehabs.com about Jacobi Medical Center to date would strongly recommend treatment at this facility. “Compassion, professional. They have an excellent psych program,” the anonymous reviewer wrote, giving the facility five out of five stars for its counseling options and its ability to treat co-occurring disorders, four stars for its family participation, and two stars for its holistic offerings.
At the time of this writing, secondary review sites yielded no coverage of the chemical dependency program, and mixed-to-negative reviews of Jacobi Medical Center as a whole: the hospital had average ratings of 2.5 stars based on 332 reviews on Google.[1] The reviewers repeatedly described very long wait times and inattentive or rude staff. “The medical attention is unbelievably inattentive,” reviewer C.P. wrote.
FINANCING
Jacobi Medical Center is in the 34% of U.S. facilities that accept Medicare, as well as the 62% of facilities that accept Medicaid. It also accepts most private insurance policies. Financial assistance is available for eligible clients who have a demonstrated need for assistance in affording medical care. The single alum polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave the facility five stars for its affordability.
CONCLUSION
In an effort to help its community members improve their health, the Jacobi Medical Center hosts local events focused on healthy eating options. It routinely hosts farmers markets outside of the facility that focus on providing cleaner eating options.
[1] GoogleReviews