On Monday, Norwegian American Hospital officially opened its new Behavioral Health Center for Recovery and Wellness with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The state-of-the-art center was designed with an individualized approach in mind and, most importantly, provides mentally ill patients with an additional inpatient resource setting to get well. The center includes 15 beds with five private rooms available.

“We are pleased to announce the expansion of our behavioral health services by 15 additional beds with a sophisticated center that has single-room occupancy to ensure patient privacy,” said José R. Sánchez, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian American Hospital. “The new Behavioral Health Center for Recovery and Wellness was created to address the needs of individuals suffering from mental illness in Humboldt Park and the City of Chicago.”

The new Behavioral Health Center for Recovery and Wellness will have a variety of highly-qualified staff including: registered nurses; counselors; social workers; certified addictions counselors; dance/movement therapists; and art therapists. Treatment by hospital clinicians is supervised by attending psychiatrists.
Each patient will have a care coordinator assigned on admission. The care coordinator will work closely with the patient and their support system(s) to identify and establish individualized goals. At discharge, the patient will receive a safe and comprehensive plan that will include after-care services. Post-hospitalization wellness and progress checks will be completed with the patients over the phone. For more information, call Norwegian American Hospital at 773-292-8200.