Behavioral Health Network
Inpatient Psychiatric Services
Rochester General Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Unit is a thirty bed acute inpatient psychiatric unit. The unit provides medical and psychiatric services to adults with a diagnosis of psychotic disorders, affective disorders, organic brain syndrome, and anxiety disorders with or without personality disorders and substance abuse problems.
Admissions occur from a variety of locations including home, emergency department, other units at Rochester General Hospital, Rochester Mental Health Center, Genesee Mental Health Center, and other community health care institutions and programs.
Services Provided
The specific services provided at Rochester General Hospital's Inpatient Psychiatric Unit include a variety of treatment modalities by a multidisciplinary team:
- Crisis Intervention and Stabilization
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Individual Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Psychoeducational and Group Therapy
- Pharmacotherapy
- Milieu Therapy
- Activities Therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Social Work Services
- Medical Management
- Consultations
A full range of hospital services is also provided. The most common services include:
- Laboratory Services
- Dental Services
- Neurology Services
- Ophthalmology Services
- Podiatry Services
- Physiotherapy Services
- Occupational Therapy Services
- Pastoral Care Services
- Respiratory Care Services
- Radiology Services
- Dietary services
Our Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Team Consists of :
- Medical Director
- Attending/Admitting Physicians
- Director of Nursing
- Nurse Manager
- Nurse Practitioner
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Care Manager
- Registered Professional Nurses
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Mental Health Technician
- Activity Therapists
- Social Work
- Unit Secretaries
The Inpatient Psychiatric Unit is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
General Information and Referrals
Crisis Intervention Unit:
Program Coordinator: Ingrid Wander LCSW (585) 922-3728
Inpatient Unit:
Nurse Manager: Mark Daniels RN, BS, MS (585) 922-3880
Partial Hospitalization:
Program Coordinator: Melissa Galardi (585) 922-4100
