About SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – St. Charles – Saint Charles
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – St. Charles is an acute care hospital situated along First Drive in downtown St. Charles, Missouri. The hospital promotes healing, recovery and healthy living among residents of St. Charles community through compassionate and exceptional care. They also serve patients from surrounding towns including Bridgeton, St. Peter’s and Florissant. They primarily offer acute medical care and ER services alongside specialty services like wound care.
People who inject IV drugs often struggle with wounds like abscesses, cellulitis and other skin issues due to repeated needle use. The SSM Health wound care team can help your body heal more effectively using advanced treatment techniques while maximizing your body’s natural ability to mend itself.
Their acute medical care supports patients seeking short-term intensive treatment for severe or urgent conditions like mental health crises and co-occurring substance use. If you’re struggling with these behavioral issues, they’ll help you stabilize the symptoms and link you to the appropriate level of care. Depending on your unique condition, you may be referred to their facility in Wentzville or Bridgeton for continued recovery. This facility offers tailored treatment that helps you overcome substance dependence including opioids in a conducive outpatient setting.
Outpatient recovery in these facilities involves assessment, personalized treatment planning and therapy rooted in clinically proven practice. The goal is to guide you toward a journey of lasting abstinence by equipping you with tools that support sobriety and relapse prevention. This is all while maintaining jobs and other family responsibilities. You’ll benefit from the support of masters-level clinicians genuinely committed to helping you heal. One of the most powerful recovery techniques available here is medication-assisted treatment. This proven method pairs behavioral therapy with FDA-approved meds to deliver “whole person” care.
This is an effective means of managing painful withdrawal symptoms and physiological cravings as you address underlying psychological issues fueling your opioid dependence. The program involves physician oversight and monitoring to ensure withdrawal is comfortable. The facility also supports folks with co-occurring conditions using an integrated model of care that takes care of both addiction and mental health issues at the same time. This ensures a holistic recovery involving general wellness of the mind, body and spirit.
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