ABOUT ST. VINCENT’S HOSPITAL WESTCHESTER IN HARRISON, NY
St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester, located in Harrison, N.Y, provides outpatient, inpatient, and education services for adults, children, and adolescents with chemical dependency, mental health concerns, and/or co-occurring disorders. The facility is located 22 miles north of Manhattan and is a division or Saint Joseph’s Medical Center. The hospital also offers a broad range of wellness services including detoxification, clergy consultations, and a unique “mobile” team of mental health counselors called the Crisis Prevention and Response Team (CPRT).
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester offers a multidisciplinary treatment approach that is consistent with the 12-Step model of recovery. The residential program – divided into one unit for addiction and another for psychiatric care – is short-term, structured, and intensive. It addresses both physical and emotional symptoms through medical detox (if necessary), individual therapy, group therapy, family education, and rehabilitative activities. There is a separate geriatric psychiatric program for older adults, and one for adolescents ages 13 to 18. All patients receive thorough aftercare counseling and a referral for continuing treatment on an outpatient basis following the completion of the inpatient stay.
Outpatient programs – held at the hospital’s Port Chester Recovery Center and Maxwell Institute – have a wider variety of services. Patients can walk in or make an appointment for screening, assessment, individual or group therapy, family education, psychoeducation classes (i.e. anger management, relapse prevention), and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
The EXCEL day and evening programs address budding substance abuse problems in adolescents with the help of social workers and, if necessary, probation officers while working with the adolescents’ home schools to meet their educational needs.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
St. Vincent’s staff is made up of a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, therapists, physicians, and counselors. The staff also features bilingual employees. Each unit is led by a psychiatrist and nurse.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
While there is currently no specific information regarding the living arrangements for patients in the residential program, St. Vincent’s does list some that their Tompkins Residence, a community residence for clients 45 years and older, has 24 beds.
The facility also operates the Sister Anne Mary Regan Residence, a chemical dependence community for sobering women. It also maintains several transitional living “community residences” with 24-hour supervision for individuals with mental illness on Staten Island.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
At the time of this writing there have been four alumni polled by Best-rehabs.com. All of the reviewers stated they would recommend St. Vincent’s Hospital to a friend or family member seeking recovery, and their ratings of the facility were mostly positive. Three of the four anonymous clients gave the facility excellent ratings for treatment effectiveness. One alumni gave the facility four out of five stars for accommodations & amenities. Another reviewer agreed strongly that there are many counseling options to choose from, that the facility is adequately equipped and staffed to treat co-occurring mental health problems, and that facility staff are experienced and well-trained. That same alum felt that strengths of the facility were the helpful and knowledgeable staff and the quiet environment. He felt that the facility could improve upon their food. He also added that St. Vincent’s Hospital’s prices are reasonable and they accept all insurance. He said the facility “Helped me get better.” Two other alumni commented that they felt the facility was too expensive.
WHAT STAFF SAY
At the time of this writing there has been one staff member polled by Best-rehabs.com. His review of the facility was overwhelmingly positive. The anonymous staff member gave the facility five out of five stars for treatment effectiveness, five stars for accommodations & amenities, and five stars for meals & nutrition. He strongly agreed that there are many counseling options to choose from. He felt that a strength of the facility was the staff, and noted that the location of the facility was a weakness. He also added that working there “was a great experience.”
FINANCING
St. Vincent’s accepts Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance for payment. The hospital also operates a financial assistance/charity care program for qualified patients, and encourages those who are interested to call for more information.