Flushing Hospital Medical Center Psychiatric Inpatient Unit

Flushing Hospital Medical Center Psychiatric Inpatient Unit

Services:
Facility Type
• Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Ancillary Services

• Diet and exercise counseling
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Family psychoeducation

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Testing

• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Laboratory testing
• HIV testing

Language Services

• Other languages (excluding Spanish)
• Spanish
• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Treatment Approaches

• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Couples/family therapy
• Activity therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Group therapy

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Adults
• Young Adults

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• Medicaid

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment

Other Languages

• Any Chinese Language
• Farsi
• Hindi
• Tagalog

Pharmacotherapies

• Perphenazine
• Fluphenazine
• Chlorpromazine
• Lurasidone
• Quetiapine
• Clozapine
• Ziprasidone
• Risperidone
• Paliperidone
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Olanzapine
• Droperidol
• Cariprazine
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
• Thioridazine
• Nicotine replacement
• Trifluoperazine
• Thiothixene
• Asenapine
• Pimozide
• Prochlorperazine
• Haloperidol
• Aripiprazole
• Brexpiprazole
• IIoperidone

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders