Psychiatric Inpatient Services in the Western Suburbs
For those clients with significant risk factors and acute psychiatric symptoms, our dedicated adult inpatient unit provides state-of-the-art safety features. Our board-certified psychiatrists, licensed therapists and nurses monitor patients around-the-clock until they are psychiatrically stable and no longer present a risk for harming themselves or others. Admission is through medical staff physician referral or the Emergency Department.
Phone assistance is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To schedule an assessment or inquire about services, call 630.933.4000.
Immediate Help in a Crisis
If you're facing an emotional crisis, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital offers immediate help, providing short-term psychiatric care for adults and teens (13 years of age and older) in a hospital setting. Short-term inpatient care is provided in three secure hospital psychiatric units to help people who pose a risk to themselves or others, and those who are unable to care for themselves.
Personalized Treatment
Northwestern Medicine offers personalized care from psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and licensed therapists on staff at Central DuPage Hospital (Central DuPage Hospital). These specialists work closely together to address acute problems and develop goals that will lead to a successful recovery plan. When you are admitted to the Inpatient Psychiatric Units at Central DuPage Hospital, you may need medication to stabilize symptoms associated with a psychiatric episode or illness. Following stabilization, your care team2 at Central DuPage Hospital will develop treatment recommendations that may include:
- Outpatient partial hospitalization
- Individual therapy
- Family therapy
- Group therapy
- Patient education
- Medication monitoring and supervision
- Follow-up services in the community
Find out more about our inpatient and outpatient services at Central DuPage Hospital: Behavioral Health - Northwestern Medicine.
To access non-emergency treatment at Northwestern Medicine Behavioral Health, please call 630.933.4000. TTY 711.
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