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- Providence Swedish offers a partial hospitalization program at our Ballard and Edmonds campuses that offers patients with acute psychiatric needs high levels of support on an outpatient basis. The program, which is a step-down from inpatient care, is five to six hours a day, five days a week.
- Our intensive outpatient program is also available at both campuses. The program is a step-down from our partial hospitalization program and inpatient care.
- We offer a host of other behavioral health services, including wholistic outpatient care coordianted with your primary care clincian, addiction and recovery services, perinatal mental health services, and more.
- Watch the short video to learn more from a Providence Swedish behavioral health expert.
It’s no secret that it can be difficult to access behavioral health care. Late last year, NPR reported that roughly two-thirds of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition were unable to access treatment in 2021, though they had health insurance. And only a third of insured people who visited an emergency department or hospital during a mental health crisis, received follow-up care within a month of being discharged. In 2021 a report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation showed Washington State among the states with the highest levels of unmet mental health care needs. A program at Providence Swedish’s Ballard and Edmonds campuses aims to help close some of these gaps.
Last year, Providence Swedish introduced a partial hospitalization program at its Ballard campus, offering 5-day a week intensive outpatient treatment to patients with acute psychiatric needs. Also available is an intensive outpatient program, which offers patients the same level of care over three days per week, offering patients more flexibility.
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While it’s part of the normal human experience to feel lonely from time to time, if you are feeling this way a lot or it’s causing you distress, and you’re having difficulty resolving these feelings, it may signal the need to talk with a professional for help.
If you have questions about behavioral health services, Swedish is here for you. Contact Swedish Behavioral Health and Well-Being. We can accommodate both in-person and virtual visits.
Whether you require an in person visit or want to consult a doctor virtually, you have options. Contact Swedish Primary Care to schedule an appointment with a primary care physician. You can also connect virtually with your doctor to review your symptoms, provide instruction and follow up as needed. And with Swedish ExpressCare Virtual, you can receive treatment in minutes for common conditions such as colds, flu, urinary tract infections and more. You can use our provider directory to find a specialist or primary care physician near you.
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