Thomasville Medical Center Geriatric BH Unit

Thomasville Medical Center Geriatric BH Unit

Services:
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• Medicare
• Private health insurance

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Type

• Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital

Ancillary Services

• Chronic disease/illness management
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Family psychoeducation
• Education services
• Diet and exercise counseling

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

• Clozapine
• Aripiprazole
• Fluphenazine
• Haloperidol
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Ziprasidone
• Nicotine replacement
• Olanzapine
• Quetiapine
• Risperidone

Treatment Approaches

• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Group therapy
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Activity therapy

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
• Substance use treatment

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Laboratory testing

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

• Private non-profit organization

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Seniors or older adults

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services