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Highlands ARH Hospital

Prestonsburg, KY
Accepting Patients as of 07/07/2025

Highlands ARH is 192 bed acute care facility which includes a 25 bed behavior health inpatient unit.

Populations 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 & Visualy Impaired
    • Physical Disability
    • Intellectual or other Developmental Disability
    • Brain Injury
    • Other Mental Disability
  • Current Substance Use
  • Correctional/Legal
    • Allows individuals with correctional history

Service Types

Mental Health Treatment

Treatment Types

Accepting Patients

Not Accepting Patients

  • Inpatient
    • Residential
      • Short Term
      • Long Term
      • Family
Treatment Services

  • Case Management
  • Individual Therapy

Policies

Referral / Admission

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 health treatment is needed.
Admission criteria
  • Individuals must be 18 years old. 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

Tobacco Policy

Smoking not allowed
Dipping not allowed
E cigarettes not allowed
Smoking cessation products allowed

Medication Policies

Prescription Medication Policy Details
  • Patients will be provided with medications from ARH pharmacy. Patients may not bring home medications to be dispensed while inpatient at the psychiatric hospital.

Payment and Amenities

  • Medicaid
    • Aetna
    • Anthem
    • Humana
    • Passport
    • WellCare
    • United Healthcare Community Plan
  • Medicare
  • Private Insurance
  • Military Insurance / Tri-Care

Facility

Facility Type

  • Non-profit

Additional Services & Programs

  • Peer Support / Peer Recovery Program
  • Social Services
  • Domestic Violence Services
  • Involuntary Treatment (202a Tim's Law)