We are a short-term facility and provide a multitude of treatment programs to assist in the treatment of severe psychiatric problems, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression. Patients come to the hospital through several different routes. Patients range in age from children aged four and up to senior citizens. They are treated for a number of chronic and persistent mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder, major depression, and schizophrenia. Some of HCPC's patients suffer from various levels of mental retardation or have a substance abuse problem which further complicates their mental illness.
Adult care is provided in any of seven treatment units.
These units serve adults between the ages of 18 and 50. The units provide a therapeutic living environment for patients during their hospitalization. The goals of the treatment team on these units are to clarify the patient's diagnosis, improve and stabilize symptoms of the illness, work together with the patient in the treatment process and develop acceptable discharge and continuing care plans. Depending upon the diagnosis, the patient's conditions are treated with psychoactive medications. The nurse pays a key role in working with these patients in order to improve the patients interpersonal skills so they can function better in society.