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Hazard ARH Psychiatric Center
About
ARH Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital adjacent to ARH Regional Medical Center and is the designated State acute mental health facility for a 21-county region in Eastern Kentucky.
Treatment Services
Mental Health Treatment
Information
Accepting Patients
Not Accepting Patients
Treatment Type
- Inpatient Hospitalization
Facility Type
- Non-profit
Treatment Services
- Health Education Services
- Case Management
Accepted Forms Of Payment
- Medicaid
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Humana
- Passport
- WellCare
- United Healthcare Community Plan
- Medicare
- Private Insurance
- Self-Pay
- Military Insurance / Tri-Care
Additional Services
- Peer Support / Peer Recovery Program
- Social Services
- Domestic Violence Services
- Transportation Services
- Involuntary Treatment (202a Tim's Law)
Population Served
- Age
- Adult
- Gender
- Female
- Male
- Pregnant / Postpartum
- First Responders
- Veterans/Military
- Health Care Professionals
- Teachers
- Preferred Language
- English
- Disabled
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Blind & Visually Impaired
- Physical Disability
- Other Mental Disability
- Current Substance Use
- Correctional/Legal
Policies
Referral / Admission
- Admission criteria
- Admission criteria is based on individualized assessment regarding psychiatric symptoms that the patient is experiencing at the time of evaluation. Patients will be assessed to determine if inpatient psychiatric treatment will improve behavioral health needs. Individuals who are considered to be a danger to self or other and are in need of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Individuals who are in need of psychiatric medication adjustment or any other behavioral health crisis and would benefit from psychiatric hospitalization. Individuals who exhibit psychiatric symptoms who are felt to be a danger to self or other. Individuals requiring medication adjustment to improve behavioral health symptoms +
- Referral process
- Individuals may seek inpatient psychiatric hospitalization via any ARH Emergency Department. Individuals will be seen by local Comprehensive Care Mental Agency within that county to determine if inpatient or outpatient type behavior health treatment needed.
Tobacco Policy
- E cigarettes
- Not Allowed
- Smoking cessation products
- Allowed
- Smoking
- Not Allowed
- Dipping
- Not Allowed
Other Requirements / Policies
- Prescription Medication Policy Details
- Patients will be provided medications from ARH pharmacy. Patients may not bring home medications to be dispensed while inpatient at the psychiatric hospital.