Clinton Hospital – Geriatric Psychiatry

Clinton, Massachusetts

201 Highland street
Clinton, MA 01510

About Clinton Hospital – Geriatric Psychiatry

Clinton Hospital - Geriatric Psychiatry is based in Clinton, Massachusetts. It’s part of the UMass Memorial system. This hospital has behavioral health services that focus on emergency cases and evaluations. Primary care is also available as needed. Their main patients are 16 years old and older. Medicare is accepted, but not Medicare Advantage.

At Clinton, clients who are in crisis can be stabilized in an emergency care setting. Afterwards, a case management team sits down with them and discusses options on how to strengthen their recovery. This can include consultations, therapy, and referrals to an outside hospital, such as the Karen W. Green clinic for pregnant women who have addiction disorders.

The hospital offers limited prevention services. Occasional classes can offer tips on addiction control, like tips on detox and harm reduction methods. However, these classes are not part of the hospital’s regular services.

Payment Options

Medicaid
Private insurance
Self-pay options
Financial aid
Medicare
Military Insurance

Levels of Care

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Programs

Adult program

Elderly program

Hearing impaired program

Treatment

Mental Health

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Experiential Therapy

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Nutrition Therapy

Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.

Contact

(978) 368-3000

201 Highland street
Clinton, MA 01510

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Reviews

2.8 (74 reviews)

Google Rating

Cynthia Riley

2 months ago

I went to the ER yesterday afternoon. I only waited 15 minutes. The staff was friendly and kind. I would definitely recommend this ER. I m sure there s times where you d have to wait longer but Isn t that every hospital?

Anthony Zangarine

3 months ago

Save your money and go to Rite Aid, speak to a pharmacist for free, and buy OTC meds. This place embodies everything wrong with the American Health"care" system. Wish I could give them negative stars.

marielsi ramos

4 months ago

This is by so far the worst hospital ever, You can literally come here dying and they still make you wait for more than 5 hours

Dawn Homon

They kicked me out twice for helping my mom eat, cut her food. And overstaying the 60 minutes by 11 min. Staff lied and didn't change her clothes for 3.5 days. No washup nor a shower. No snack time when certain ones gets shakey. Never offer water. She forgets to ask and she is dehydrated. No button for emergency. What if she needs help? Totally abuse to all the residents. I was there! All promises and no results. All humans with a dissibality are on that floor for a reason! If you don't like ur job..... f. Quit. Always do the right thing. Follow rules and care for those individuals that are Cleary mental issues. I see it in person. It's a fasaide. 4t

L AK

3+ hours waiting in pain to be seen by someone, anyone. Take your business elsewhere.

Angela Wooldridge

Worst hospital ever. Not seen for 5 hrs and we were initially told it would be a few minutes. Bleeding badly and no attention. No one even would give us gauze. We finally left because a Code Blue came in. This is the second time we were not seen.

Meaghan Finneral

I sliced my finger, and it was a pretty deep cut and tons of blood. It wouldn t stop bleeding so I went to the Clinton Hospital emergency room. There was no one else in the waiting room, but I waited for 5 hours, and during that time the custodian had to mop up blood that was dripping from my finger in the waiting area. Finally they called my name and I was put in a room, but then an overdose came in and everyone went into action so I realized there was no chance of being seen. I left without any treatment after midnight. Go somewhere else!!!

ML B S

6 months ago

Clinton hospital isn't much more than an urgent care center. I was with a patient in the ER earlier today. Clinton has some of the faster waiting room times in the area, but the compliments stop there. The staff, from nurses to techs, are extremely immature and appear not to know how to be professional. You can often hear them gossiping about each other, how there is no management located at the Clinton location, or about the patients. We are not that far away and can hear. Today there was a tech, Amy I believe, that was arguing with a coworker on the floor in a hostile manner. She comes off as rude with an appalling attitude, and extremely lazy just slouching around the nurses station while everyone works. That type of person does not belong in healthcare. They lack equipment, specialists, staff, and seem to have to send everyone to another hospital if your condition is worse than a sprain or the flu. It's sad to see healthcare fall apart like this when medical care is a necessity. Step it up UMass. Your true colors are showing. Perhaps you should have some on-site staff to keep the crew in check and remind everyone that patient care is first. Its not about how your techs feel about each other. I should not know about your lack of present leadership but it does show.

Honest Joe

7 months ago

Of course there s a few good people at Clinton UMass but there s an absolute degenerate that tended the ER on 2/16/24. Short black haired, white woman who blanketed my wife s symptoms with covid when yes she has covid but also had symptoms that justified blood work to rule out any other possibilities. I noticed an abnormality in her heart rhythm at rest not artifact which the degenerate claimed she was moving at the time of the blip. Told us a fever can climb as high as it wants and only rest would subdue. I asked if 105f was dangerous and she said no. People not drs. Like this need to have all credibility stripped and exploited to the max! The absence of an ethical obligation accompanied with unprofessionalism and disrespect are all the ingredients to a toxic care taker. Nothing else to add other than Clinton hospital has to reap the harvest and starts with her. One dead fly can and will ruin an entire bottle of perfume. The scumbags name is.. Dr. GALLETTAStay clear of this insensitive scrub if you want to get to the bottom of your emergency. If not you will end up at another ER due to a massive Misdiagnosis from a degenerate dirt merchant like GALLETTA!! Fact!

Jon DiVito

8 months ago

My father is 83 years old and has been in the geriatric psychiatry unit for the last month. He has Alzheimer s. They are trying to help him with his medication. I have been extremely impressed with the social workers that have been managing his case. Both Kristin and Marianne have been incredibly thoughtful and supportive. I have literally been blown away by the level of caring and that they have had with me. They are literally doing their very best to help my father get better so he can move back into his assisted living setting. This is one of the most difficult situations that I ve ever experienced In my life. But I cannot rave enough That the social workers and the team at this geriatric psychiatry unit have done for my father. If you end up in a similar situation as my family, feel confident that this group Care about the people that they are working with. Absolutely phenomenal!

Richard Pelletier

Been to the emergency room multiple times and it has always been a positive experience. Friendly nurses and the Doctors are fantastic. They get a five star. The rating for UMASS HealthAlliance is a one star. Called to make an appointment with radiology and had to listen to multiple recordings before getting to a human. How many times do you have to listen to "if this is an emergency, please call 911"? Hopefully AI will soon take over management at UMASS as using Mychart and other features to coordinate medical care shows me that management is clueless.

ariana thibodeau

10 months ago

the worst sat in the waiting room for 6+ hours, they took people that showed up after me, got told they were making my bed and still was sitting in the waiting room a hour after being told. definitely do not recommend this hospital.

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