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The Oaks Behavioral Health Hospital

The Oaks Behavioral Health Hospital. 2131 South 17 th Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910)343-7787. Contact Information…. ~Karen Jefferson-Clinical Education Specialist Phone: (910) 815-5477 ~Michelle Hern-Volunteer Coordinator for NHRMC Phone: (910) 343-7704.

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The Oaks Behavioral Health Hospital

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  1. The Oaks Behavioral Health Hospital 2131 South 17th Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910)343-7787

  2. Contact Information… ~Karen Jefferson-Clinical Education Specialist Phone: (910) 815-5477 ~Michelle Hern-Volunteer Coordinator for NHRMC Phone: (910) 343-7704

  3. About The Oaks… • The Oaks is the psychiatric hospital located on the New Hanover Regional Medical Center campus. • The Oaks provides inpatient and outpatient services for adults (18 & up) • The Oaks is licensed and accredited by the Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

  4. History of The Oaks… • The Oaks was opened in 1987. • No one knows anything else.

  5. About the Oaks, cont’d… • Mission Statement: NHRMC is a team-centered, value-focused, teaching provider of health care to all in need of its services. • Funding-Medicare, Medicaid, personal insurance, donations, Federal funding.

  6. Inpatient Units… • Behavioral Medicine (30 beds): Offers structured treatment in a secure and safe environment for a broad range of psychiatric disorders. • Dual Diagnosis (22 beds): Offers treatment for chemical addiction, in addition to affective disorders and/or other psychiatric needs. • Progressive (10 beds): This unit offers treatment for those who are experiencing acute crisis and issues of affective disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.

  7. Other Services offered… • Triage and screening services: Assessments are done to determine the need of mental health services. • ECT/Shock Therapy: For patients who fail to respond to other treatment and may benefit from this treatment. • Partial Hospitalization: 20 hour/week program where patients receive treatment during the day and return home for the evenings/weekends.

  8. My duties at The Oaks… • Observation • Sit in on/participate in Group Therapy • Participate in Art Therapy • Interact with patients during gym/outside time (ping-pong, basketball, pool, exercise, croquet) • Help put data in the computer • Help with trays at dinner/record how much the patients eat (in %) • Talked with patients one-on-one • Help during cigarette breaks

  9. My Duties, cont’d… • Some clerical work (punching holes in staff evaluations & filing them, making copies)

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