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Commonwealth Health - Geriatric Inpatient Behavioral Health

700 Quincy Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510

Eligibility
Must be 55 years of age or older. Must receive primary psychiatric diagnosis requiring acute inpatient treatment. Must be able to participate in unit activities and benefit for a therapeutic setting and treatment program. Must be medically cleared before admission. Acute medical illnesses must be treated on a medical unit prior to admission.
Hours
24/7
Application process
Accepts inquiries and referrals by family members, health care providers, nursing home care providers, social workers and individuals. Call for patient referral, or for more information.
Fees
Medicare accepted. Most insurance accepted. Call for details .
Service area
Bradford, PA Clinton, PA Columbia, PA Lackawanna, PA Luzerne, PA Lycoming, PA Monroe, PA Montour, PA Northumberland, PA Pike, PA Snyder, PA Sullivan, PA Susquehanna, PA Tioga, PA Union, PA Wayne, PA Wyoming, PA
Provides inpatient, short term psychiatric treatment for older adults. Works closely with the patient, family and health care providers to help patients with grief and loneliness; age-related changes in function and thinking; dementia-related issues; depression and anxiety; marital,family, and social problems; Schizophrenia and other psychoses.
Providing organization
Commonwealth Health
The largest network of hospitals in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Provides an integrated behavioral healthcare delivery system consisting of a comprehensive and accessible range of coordinated services to meet the mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse needs of its client/patients, their families, significant others, and the community at large regardless of age, religion, income, sex, national origin or disability.