Mental health services
To access mental health services, call Assessment and Referral at 763-236-7911.
Northtown Behavioral Health Clinic
Geriatric Psychiatry
Full hospitalization
Adult Mental Health Outpatient Program (AMHOP)
Full hospitalization for adults
Mercy Hospital's Adult Mental Health Inpatient serves as an intensive inpatient psychiatric setting for adults (ages 18 and older). There are 32 inpatient beds and three behavioral seclusion rooms. All beds are located on the fifth floor in the east tower of the hospital (5E). Two-way communications between the desk and patient/therapy rooms is possible through the patient call system. Emergency equipment available on the unit includes: defibrillator and monitor, crash cart, arrest board, ambu bag and airways, and portable oxygen. Computers, lab printer, fax machine and TV/VCR are available for clinical information communication.
- Adult psychiatry (AP2) - 16 dedicated beds (two with headwalls having air, suction, and oxygen outlets)
- Adult psychiatry (AP1) - 16 dedicated beds
The physical structure is based on a centralized nursing station on 5E. Group therapy rooms on 5E allow for integrated programming of the adult inpatient and partial hospital patient.
All patients have a primary mental health diagnosis and are experiencing an acute exacerbation of psychiatric symptoms that interferes with their ability to carry out activities of daily living. The unit accepts admissions facilitated by Assessment & Referral Services, direct admissions, medically stabilized transfers from the hospital's medical units and outpatients.
The unit staff is comprised of a nurse manager, clinical development coordinator (CDCs), partial hospital coordinator, registered nurses (RNs), behavioral health associates (BHAs), program specialists (PSs), health unit coordinators (HUCs), and program therapists (PTs). RNs also function in the charge nurse role.
A multidisciplinary team provides patient care, which is a collaborative and delegated relationship between RNs, PTs, PSs and BHAs caring for a group of patients - each functioning within the relative scope of practice as defined by the Nurse Practice Act, applicable licensure and role accountabilities. Integrated patient care is accomplished through collaboration with other hospital services including, but not limited to, Pharmacy, Nutritional Services, Laboratory, Pastoral Care and Rehabilitation Services.
For additional information, call 763-236-8500 or 763-236-8600.
Adult Mental Health Outpatient Program (AMHOP)
Mercy Hospital's AMHOP program consists of comprehensive mental health day treatment services offering adults 18 years of age and older professional assistance in learning how to cope with the significant problems they are experiencing in day to day living.
AMHOP is characterized by a flexible scheduling of three hours a day, one to five days per week, to allow for gradual transitions back into the community. It is focused primarily on providing the client with the necessary lifestyle management and coping skills needed to maintain the optimum level of functioning in the community. This enables the client to develop a more functional and autonomous existence in the community, while engaged in a comprehensive, coordinated therapy program.
AMHOP is designed to:
- Assist patients in making the transition back into the community once inpatient treatment has been completed
- Provide therapy, structure and support for patients who do not require an intensive treatment program
- Prevent hospitalizations by providing stabilizatioon of symptoms and medication monitoring
- Assist patients in identifying and gaining an awareness of his/her feelings, needs and goals
- Teach new ways of dealing with self-defeating or non-functional behaviors and thought processes
Persons are referred to AMHOP from a variety of sources including psychiatrists, family practitioners, therapists, county agencies, clergy, other hospitals, family members or by the individual. AMHOP services offer a goal-oriented continuum of therapeutic and group activities, which are tailored to meet the individual needs of the client. A multi-disciplinary approach is utilized with the primary focus being to provide assessment, treatment and facilitation of change as is appropriate.
How to find us
AMHOP is located in a house directly across from Mercy at 4025 Coon Rapids Blvd. and is staffed by a psychiatric medical director, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurses and adjunctive therapists. AMHOP is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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