Providence Swedish expands behavioral health services in Snohomish County
More flexible group therapy options are now available.
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· Two new behavioral health outpatient facilities are open in Edmonds and Everett.
Providences Swedish is committed to the behavioral health needs of Snohomish County residents. In a significant move to address the growing mental health crisis in Snohomish County, Providence Swedish expanded its behavioral health services. This month, two new facilities have been opened to provide much-needed support to the community.
· Providence Swedish Everett: The new Pacific Campus space now offers a five-days-a-week partial hospitalization group therapy program. This addition complements Everett’s existing inpatient behavioral health services and the behavioral health urgent care clinic at the Colby Campus.
· Swedish Edmonds: All behavioral health services have been consolidated under one roof, creating a more convenient and accessible option for patients. The new space can now accommodate up to 30 patients at a time, compared to just 12 in the old facility.
These new and enhanced care spaces allow us to provide more mental health services, reduce isolation, and build a supportive community for those in need.
Centralized services at Swedish Edmonds boost patient care
For more than 30 years, Swedish Edmonds has provided behavioral health services. Combining services under one roof simplifies access for patients. It also expands care space, allowing for as many as 30 patients to be served at a time, compared to 12 in the old space.
The new space at Edmonds offers a five-days-a-week partial hospitalization group therapy program as well as a three-days-a-week intensive outpatient group therapy program. This project was made possible by philanthropic support from the Providence Swedish community.
Providence Swedish Everett offers new group therapy programs
Everett’s new Pacific Campus space offers a five-days-a-week partial hospitalization group therapy program. This new program augments Everett’s inpatient behavioral health services and the behavioral health urgent care clinic at the Colby Campus. Later this year, we’ll begin to offer a three-days-a-week intensive outpatient group therapy program at Everett as well.
In an environment of uncertain federal funding for critical community resources, we are especially grateful the Everett project is 100% funded through the Providence Well-Being Trust and Providence General Foundation, from individual donors, as well as grants from the Raynier Institute & Foundation, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Waterman Medical Foundation and Norcliffe Foundation.
ABOUT PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION & INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs are a step down from inpatient care and provide flexibility to patients who need more support than routine outpatient therapy can provide. These group-therapy programs help expand access and provide treatment plans that accommodate the diverse needs of our community.
The programs provide tools and training for patients learning to manage day-to-day stressors and mental health concerns. The group-therapy model supports patients by decreasing isolation and building comradery with others who may be facing similar challenges. A graduated patient from the partial hospitalization program said of completing the program, “I am not fully healed, but I feel able to take the next steps to take care of myself.”
These programs are appropriate for individuals who are:
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- 18 or older.
- Continuing to have symptoms requiring more support than is possible in traditional outpatient settings.
- Not in imminent danger to themselves or others.
- Having difficulties maintaining baseline functioning, such as needing to take time off from work or school due to isolation, ruminating thoughts or low motivation.
- Willing and able to participate in intensive group-based psychotherapy.
- 18 or older.
The outpatient treatment team consists of psychiatrists, advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs), social workers, and licensed mental health counselors. Medication management is available, as needed.
ACCESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT PROVIDENCE SWEDISH
Patients can be referred to these behavioral health services by any health care professional or they can
self-refer to be evaluated for the appropriate level of care. The programs are covered by most insurance plans, and insurance navigation support is available for those who need it.
Did you know that Providence has a Behavioral Health Urgent Care clinic that was honored with an Excellence in Medicine Award by the King County Medical Society for Innovation in Access?
Get access to immediate, innovative treatment at Providence's Behavioral Health Urgent Care clinic in Everett.
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