Phone Numbers

Inpatient Services
(718) 670-5546

Chemical Dependancy
(718) 670-5000

Mental Health Clinic
(718) 670-5562


 
Psychiatry And Addiction services

Consultation / Liaison Service
The Department of Psychiatry provides 24-hour consultation and liaison services on the medical, surgical, geriatric, pediatric and obstetrical units. Referrals are made by the attending physician and phoned in to the department by the nursing staff.

Inpatient Psychiatry Services
This is an 18-bed unit that provides psychiatric services by a staff of caring professionals which include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, creative arts therapists, and nurses. Admission is voluntary and patients are admitted seven days a week. For further information, please call 670-5546.

Inpatient Chemical Dependency Unit (CDU)
This unit offers treatment for the safe withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs. Detoxification services are provided by a dedicated and caring professional staff, including physicians, physicians' assistants, specially trained nurses and attendants, credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselors, creative arts therapists, social workers and psychiatric consultants. Admission is voluntary, following intake screening. Patients are admitted 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Discharge plans are based on the individual needs of the patient. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 670-5000 and ask for the Chemical Dependency Unit.

Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
The FHMC Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, located on the third floor of the Medical Science and Administration Building, provides outpatient treatment including psychiatric evaluation, individual therapy, group psychotherapy, medication management, psychological testing of adults and children from age five. The clinic is open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Most private insurances, Medicare and Medicaid are accepted, and there is a sliding fee scale for self-pay. For appointments, call 670-5562.

 

 
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