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Ponce, PR Joint Commission

Hospital Panamericano Ponce

Program Length

28 days

Focus

At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditions. They provide therapy and tailor treatment to your unique needs, diagnoses, and preferences.

In the southern Puerto Rico city of Ponce, Hospital Panamericano Ponce offers inpatient care to adolescents and adults struggling with mental health concerns. This behavioral health hospital provides multidisciplinary care, with a team made up of psychiatrists, social workers, occupational therapists, counselors, and nursing staff. Hospital Panamericano Ponce seeks to help clients reintegrate back into their communities by equipping them with the tools to face their daily routines and tasks. They believe that mental health affects both the client and their family and thus they involve the client's family and loved ones in the treatment process. Hospital Panamericano is accredited by the Joint Commission and accepts insurance.

Hospital Panamericano Ponce

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

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

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

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Facility Type

Psychiatric hospital

Pharmacotherapies

Chlorpromazine Fluphenazine Haloperidol Aripiprazole Clozapine Lurasidone Olanzapine Paliperidone Risperidone Ziprasidone Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency onsite services

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

Private for-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Young adults Seniors or older adults Veterans Active duty military Members of military families Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients with HIV or AIDS Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia Persons with eating disorders Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

Metabolic syndrome monitoring Laboratory testing

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Diet and exercise counseling Family psychoeducation Case management service Suicide prevention services Education services

Contact Information

Address

2213 Ponce Bypass, 8th Floor, Damas Hospital, Ponce, PR, 00717

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