Adult Partial Hospitalization Psychiatric Program (PHP) - McLaren Bay Region

THERE ARE OPTIONS - THERE IS HOPE.

McLaren Bay Region is the first in the Great Lakes Bay Region to offer a day treatment program for adult patients age 18 and over who are in need of a highly structured, short term psychiatric program that is similar in nature and intensity to that provided in an inpatient hospital setting. This program provides the most intense level of non-residential, non-inpatient care that is available within McLaren Bay Region network of treatment programs.

PHP is designed to allow intervention to prevent inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or provide transition for patients stepping down from inpatient care. Patients are assigned to a case manager to assist them through the treatment program, help patients identify methods to meet their treatment team goals, and assist with follow up appointments when indicated.

WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR THE PHP PROGRAM?

Care at the PHP level is designed for individuals who meet one of the two following criteria:

• People who have completed inpatient or residential treatment for a mental health disorder and can benefit from a structured level of step-down support as they transition to a more independent lifestyle.
• People who have mental, behavioral, or substance-related needs that do not rise to the level of requiring inpatient mental health admission, but would likely progress to a level of danger or failure of self care that would require inpatient treatment without a structured treatment setting.

REFERRALS

A professional referral is preferred for admission to PHP. This can include a primary care physician, emergency room physician, nurse, social worker, therapist, and court personnel. Call (989) 667-6231 to determine the level of care needed and complete an intake assessment. Please allow 24-48 hours for processing of referral and admission to unit, excluding weekends and holidays.

When a referring professional wants to recommend someone to McLaren Bay Region's PHP it is important to have:

• Patient's name and basic information
• Current clinical symptoms/reason for referral
• Medication List
• Insurance information
• Signed release of information consent to release information to PHP and referring provider

We will strive to have patients sign appropriate consents so we can answer questions or address concerns with outpatient professionals. Our philosophy of clinical communication includes notification of patient arrival and disposition during the intake process, contact by clinical case management staff shortly after admission to the program and as needed through the patient stay, and coordination of discharge planning information at the end of the patient stay.