To access Inpatient mental health services, referral sources or patients may contact our Emergency Psychiatric Services at 810-989-3159, or patients may go directly to McLaren Port Huron's Emergency Center.
Services
The inpatient Mental Health Unit provides intensive, structured treatment to voluntary and involuntary adult, geriatric, and patients aged 18 and older.
Every patient admitted to the inpatient unit is a "person requiring treatment" as defined in section 401 of the Michigan Mental Health Code. This definition includes the patient being either a danger to self, a danger to others, or unable to provide for self care.
The Mental Health Unit has a multidisciplinary team of caregivers which consists of nurses, social workers and recreational therapists, and mental health technicians, and is led by a psychiatrist. All patients are also seen by an internal medicine physician for any necessary medical treatment or testing.
Treatment modalities include:
- Individual and group psychotherapy
- Psycho-educational group therapy
- Recreational therapy
- Spiritual Care
- Recipient Rights Review
- Psychopharmacological therapy
The inpatient Mental Health Unit is designed to provide rapid stabilization to patients struggling with acute emotional or behavioral problems related to:
- Depression
- Anxiety or panic disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Psychosis or Schizophrenia
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Suicidal or homicidal thoughts
Contact Information
- Emergency Psychiatric Services call (810) 989-3159 or patients may go directly to the McLaren Port Huron's Emergency Center
- Inpatient Mental Health Unit call (810) 985-2614
Inpatient Mental Health Visiting Hours:
- Mental Health is a secured unit. Use the intercom located outside the entrance to contact staff for entry.
- Visiting hours are 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and holidays.
- Limit of 1 (one) visitor per patient.
- Visitors must be age 18 and over.
- Visiting is supervised and limited to the dining area.
- Visitors are asked to place coats and personal belongings in a locker prior to entering the unit. Items brought in for patients are limited and will be checked by staff. Unit staff will provide you with a list of items that may not be brought into the unit.
Emergency Psychiatric Services
McLaren Port Huron's Emergency Psychiatric Services (EPS) provide 24-hour-a-day clinical assessments through the Emergency Room by a psychiatric Registered Nurse. Through the assessment, it is determined what level of care would be best for the patient, and assistance is provided in finding the appropriate treatment. A psychiatrist makes the final decision regarding admission and referrals based on the symptoms of the patient.
The EPS nurse will also facilitate direct admissions onto the inpatient Mental Health Unit from other facilities/offices in which the patient has been medically evaluated by a physician and found to be in need of inpatient mental health treatment.