UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient options for those with behavioral health and substance use disorders.
Medical Behavioral Health Unit
The hospital recently completed a $6.6 million renovation to create a new 33-bed medical behavioral health unit. The 16,688 square feet unit offers a wide range of services aimed at treating patients who have psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder psychosis, depression and schizophrenia as well as medical disorders.
The medical behavioral heath unit cares for adult and geriatric patients. Behavioral health services include:
- Acute crisis stabilization
- Group therapy
- Behavior management
- Medical management
- Treatment of acute psychiatric symptoms
To learn more about medical behavioral health services provided at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, along with the process to be admitted, please call 502-361-6778 | Fax 502-361-6661.
Medical Detox Unit
UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital has partnered with our sister facility, UofL Health – Peace Hospital to create a voluntary inpatient medical detox unit at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital to care for patients with substance use disorders. The unit features 12 private patient rooms, but has the capacity to expand to care for 25 patients.
In addition to assisting patients through the detox process, the unit also offers:
- Therapy groups led by licensed therapists who work with discharge planning and aftercare services to ensure that patients maintain adherence to their treatment plans to achieve long-term sobriety and increased well-being.
- Recovery-based therapy, some of which may incorporate music and art components, is available to patients as is guided meditation.
Staff caring for patients on both the medical behavioral health unit and the medical detox unit have experience in behavioral health as well as medical/surgical nursing. The therapists have certification in alcohol and drug counseling.
At discharge, each patient will work with a therapist/case manager to develop a continuing care plan for intensive outpatient, residential or outpatient therapy. Community resources will also be provided so that patients have the support and tools needed in their recovery.
To learn more about medical behavioral health services provided at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, along with the process to be admitted, please call 502-361-6731 | Fax 502-363-7808.
Long-Acting Injection Clinic
Both Mary & Elizabeth Hospital and Peace Hospital offer long-acting injection (LAI) clinics. These retail, pharmacist-operated LAI clinics provide monthly shots of long-acting medications to help patients with substance use and psychotic disorders. Some detox unit patients will be written physician orders to receive LAI injections immediately after discharge before even leaving the Mary & Elizabeth Hospital campus.
To learn more about the onsite retail pharmacy services provided at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, please call 502-367-3315.
