About Mountain View Hospital – Gadsden
Located in Gadsden, Alabama, Mountain View Hospital is a private psychiatric hospital. The staff provides services for children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults. They offer inpatient and outpatient services for mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The hospital accepts most commercial insurance. They also accept Medicare and Medicaid for clients up to 21 years of age.
Gadsden is a vibrant city with a rich history. The quaint downtown historic district is perfect for window shopping, strolling, and dining, and it’s only five miles from the hospital.
The outpatient clinic at the hospital treats children, adolescents, and adults with emotional and behavioral problems, including chemical dependency. As a client at the clinic, you’ll have a case manager who helps coordinate your services.
After a full assessment and diagnosis, the treatment team develops a custom treatment plan to address your unique needs. Treatment may include medication, individual, and family therapy. There are also employee assistance services available.
One of the unique things about this hospital is the number of inpatient units so clients get the level of care that’s right for their situation. The hospital has 40 beds devoted to adolescents with an additional 68 beds for other clients.
The Child Center serves children up to 12 years of age and offers a combination of behavioral modification, recreation, counseling, and education. The environment is designed to uncover the strengths of each child and his or her family.
The Adolescent Center serves teens ages 12-18 and uses an individualized treatment approach for teens and their families. In addition to many of the same therapies used in the Child Center, the adolescent program includes chemical dependency therapies.
There’s an Intensive Care Center for clients with acute psychiatric disorders or syndromes. The center is designed for children and adolescents and clients are intensely monitored in the unit.
Some of the specialty programs offered at the hospital include groups for sexual abuse survivors and children of alcoholics. There are also parent education training groups and aftercare and outpatient services.