Safe, Therapeutic
Compassionate Recovery

For more information
phone: 570-969-8731

Our mission is to provide safe, quality inpatient care for behavioral health issues in a therapeutic, compassionate setting with a focus on recovery.

Unit Information

The Behavioral Health Unit at CMC provides a caring, compassionate, therapeutic environment for individuals needing acute, inpatient psychiatric treatment.

The professional staff on the unit is made up of Psychiatrists, R.N.’s, L.P.N.’s, Mental Health Workers, Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Counselors, Licensed Psychologist, Activity Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Utilization, Coordinators and secretarial staff. All staff are devoted to helping patients begin and/or continue on their recovery journey.

Staff Psychiatrists:
Dr. A.C. Patel, Medical Director
Dr. Nelson Asante
Dr. M.A. Rahman
Dr. Guido Boriosi

Coverage also provided by Psychiatrists who have privileges at CMC.

Behavioral Health Manager:
Jeanie Pavlovich, Ph.D.
Licensed Professional Counselor

Adult Programs

• Short-term inpatient 24 bed unit for adults, 18 years and older, providing intensive 24 hour care
• Comprehensive treatment approach by multidisciplinary team focusing on recovery
• Individualized treatment planning to meet patient needs
• Discharge planning to provide patients with continuity of care
• Various group sessions directed toward the needs of the patients
• Drug & Alcohol educational programming available for the patients who have co-occurring illnesses
• AA meetings held on the unit
• Warm, welcoming, clean environment
• Caring, compassionate, professional staff

Program Highlights

• Individualized treatment
• Extensive multidisciplinary assessments
• Group Therapy
• Individual & group medication education
• Activity Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Electroconvulsive Therapy
• Discharge Planning
• Pet Therapy
• Music Room/Quiet Room
• Chaplain availability
• Individual nutritional programming
• Individualized family sessions

Vision Statement

• Promote recovery from acute psychiatric illness by focusing on patient strengths in a therapeutic setting.
• Implement a best practice model which is responsive to changing research and clinical practice.
• Provide an environment based on recovery principles, which provides patients with hope for their future and empowers them to play a significant role in their recovery from mental illness.
• Provide inpatient treatment which is caring, compassionate, and respectful of patient dignity.
• Provide a setting which is safe & uses the least restrictive measures for the patient.
• Provide a setting which is responsive to the unique needs of each individual patient.
• Maintain a treatment team which is culturally competent, clinically proficient, empathic, dedicated, and wholly supportive of the values and mission of the inpatient setting.

Visitor Information

Patients may have visitors during visiting hours. The number of visitors per patient may be restricted due to the number of patients that are on the unit at that time.

Visiting Hours are:
Monday through Friday (7:00-8:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays (1:00-2:30 p.m. & 7:00-8:30 p.m.)

To keep the unit safe, visitors are not allowed to bring any items onto the unit that may be considered contraband.