Bridgeport Hospital Behavioral Health Services WT9/NE8

Bridgeport Hospital Behavioral Health Services WT9/NE8

Services:
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Pharmacotherapies

• Chlorpromazine
• Prochlorperazine
• Pimozide
• Loxapine
• Thiothixene
• Nicotine replacement
• Olanzapine
• Perphenazine
• Clozapine
• Quetiapine
• Haloperidol
• Droperidol
• Fluphenazine
• Aripiprazole
• Risperidone
• Thioridazine
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Trifluoperazine

Testing

• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• HIV testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Laboratory testing
• STD testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Mental health treatment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• Medicaid
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicare
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Ancillary Services

• Diet and exercise counseling
• Suicide prevention services
• Illness management and recovery
• Case management service
• Family psychoeducation
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services

Treatment Approaches

• Group therapy
• Activity therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

Facility Type

• Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization