ABOUT COLUMBIA ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE – BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
Founded in 1848, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital (CSMH) in Milwaukee, Wyo. is comprised of four hospitals with more than 60 primary and special care clinics. The hospital’s behavioral medicine clinic offers inpatient hospitalization care to adult clients. Detox services are available on site.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
Inpatient hospitalization provides coordinated, short-term, intensive treatment for adults and older adults with acute episodes of mental illness. CSMH treats both substance abuse and mental health issues, including depression, alcohol and drug dependence, anxiety, and more. Treatment includes electroconvulsive therapy. One client polled by Best-rehabs.com reported staying between one and 14 days.
Treatment for adolescents and other types of care are available at other locations of the CSMH network.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
Staff consists of qualified and dedicated mental health and substance abuse professionals. The one individual polled by Best-rehabs.com to date rated the staff’s level of experience and training four out of five stars.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
Clients stay in a hospital-like environment. Two reviewers polled by Best-rehabs.com rated CSMH’s accommodations and amenities a perfect five stars and its meals and nutrition an average three stars.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
Three alumni polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave CSMH fair to positive ratings. They rated the facility’s treatment effectiveness an average 4.67 out of five stars. Two alumni also rated the facility’s cleanliness a perfect five stars, while they rated its holistic treatment offerings three and four stars. In comments, alumni mostly praised the facility, with one anonymous client writing: “Thus was a quality treatment center.”
FINANCING
CSMH accepts private insurance, Medicare, and Wisconsin Medicaid. One alum also reported paying for treatment in installments. Another rated the facility’s affordability four out of five stars.