Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center Unity

1225 NE 2nd Avenue Portland, OR 97232
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center Unity OR 97232

About Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center Unity

Unity Center for Behavioral Health provides mental and behavioral health care services for adolescents and adults in Portland, Oregon. Here, they offer inpatient services to help stabilize your condition and put you on the path to recovery. They help treat an array of disorders, including substance abuse and co-occurring conditions. They accept self payment and private insurance. Payment plans are available.

I like that the environment in this facility is purposely designed to feel caring, compassionate, and safe. If you’re visiting here, you’re going through an acute mental health crisis and you need immediate care that puts you at ease. Rather than making you stick to a generic treatment plan, they’ll talk to you about what you want your recovery journey to look like. Then, they’ll create a schedule that takes your personal choices, needs, and strengths into account.

Some of the services they provide include individual, group, and family counseling, crisis intervention, medication management, and peer support. You’ll also have access to professional nursing care and spiritual support to manage the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of recovery.

One former client says that this facility exceeded her expectations. She notes that the team members are serious, the care is seamless, and everyone keeps your safety and comfort in mind at all times. Another client said that even in a room full of other people with similar struggles, she felt like her individual needs were met.

Facility Overview

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Other Forms of Payment

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Addiction Treatments

Treatments

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 (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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

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.

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.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Staff

Melissa L. Eckstein, MSSW, MBA

President

Anne Gross, MD

CMO

Ron Lagergren, MSW, LCSW

Director of Clinical Operations

June Gower, PhD, CCNS, LNC, RN

CNO

Contact Information

Phone icon (503) 944-8021
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1225 NE 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97232

Fact checked and written by:
Courtney Myers, MS
Edited by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW

Reviews of Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center Unity

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2.8 (242 reviews)
Debra Ursino
3 weeks ago
1

I want to thank everyone for their honest reviews. I've had private insurance and I've had medicaid stays, in another state. I am in crisis but not willing to go to another nightmare Cuckoo's Nest no matter how bad just because I'm poor. I guess I'll just have to get through this one on my own, again. SMFH

Lily
3 weeks ago
1

Fraudulent and abusive and anyone wanting the audio and video of my care there after I was forced to go by fraudulent apt manager and ccc staff lmk I release the video of my care there for anyone to see the abuse I endured on Oct 4th 5th 6th 7th 2024

calvin gabriel
4 weeks ago
1

a girl threated to beat me up, and i felt completely isolated outcasted and alone more than i already did i never wanna go to the unit EVER again

Har Hat
1 month ago
4

i was there after i made an attempt on my life, the staff there were really sweet and helped me with my meds and my wants/ needs. the groups are good and they arent a lot of pressure and youre not even forced to go to them. it isnt a long program either. the people there are cool too but you dont get much of an opportunity to get to meet them as much as other programs that ive been at . the food there js pretty good but the showers suck but overall its a really good place and its a lot better than youd think for a psych ward . free time is so fun and the hot cocoa is the best there.

Clarice Rea Bechtel
1 month ago
1

This place is such a waste..This area is in dire need of a hospital that only focuses on mental health and unfortunately they put more money into the pamphlet and business model than actual health. Everyone I've asked about sending someone in crises there has warned me against unity and has said Providence. When I picked up my brother from triage I saw hard chairs with heavily medicated people. The nurse Melissa Monroe was gossiping about a patient and was so rude and rolled her eyes at my Mom for asking questions. we left before filling out discharge I wouldn't recommend this place .

mary taylor
1 month ago
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R CK
1 month ago
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Taken here against my will for a mental health crisis. I was nonviolent, not on any drugs or in any form of withdrawal. I was suicidal secondary to a bad PTSD episode. I wanted to know where I was and what my rights were, and wanted to speak to whomever was signing the hold (normally a physician). I initially didn't want to change into the paper scrubs they were handing me. Within 10 minutes of arrival, they had violently (I mean 4+ guys on me, who weighs less than 150lb), stripped me naked, injected me with a strong mix of drugs, and left me alone in a padded room to then pass out from the drugs- they never bothered to ask, but I have a severe heart condition and was on blood pressure meds that caused my blood pressure to severely drop when they pushed those meds. Scariest couple of hours of my life. I didn't even end up having to stay overnight, and left with a broken toe, a dislocated rib, and blood pressure that landed me in the hospital the next morning because it was still so low. This place is DANGEROUS.

julie plancarte
1 month ago
5

There are amazing staff doctors and nurses here, helped me out w alot of my shit.

X X
1 month ago
3

The nurses and psychiatrists were very nice and went above and beyond to help me through a scary time. It is true that it could be better - the big open room with chairs is not great for anxiety or people struggling with PTSD like myself. I have other concerns with unity as well (healthcare privacy being a big one), but I still would go back if I needed to, because I'd rather be there than dead.Edit: I've been a few times and removed a star. Some of the nurses are nice. Some of them are immature and childish and literally gossip and laugh about patients in front of their faces. Privacy concerns also remain. Depending on the shift you might get professional staff or disorganized and immature people who don't deserve to be healthcare workers.

Ann Schmidt
1 month ago
1

Considered taking a friend there until i found out that once he went through that door, he was locked in and woukdnt get out till they said he could leave.My friend is very agreeable, and didnt have an issue with it. But i did. I took him by the arm, and walked out. On the way to the car which was parked on the street , security followed us. Harrassing me as if i was a kidnapper.

Daniela Sanchez Rios
2 months ago
5

I had never in my life been to a psychiatric ward. I would say my doctors & nurses were knowledgeable in their field of study & made the process of being at psychiatric ward bearable. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 depression by Dr. Wong & his medical assistant. Due to their help, I was placed on the right medications & have been experiencing less hallucinations and delusions as a result of mental illness. The activities that were held throughout the day were informative & entertaining to participate in. It is evident the nurses, staff, & doctors are passionate about what they do.

jack white
3 months ago
1

If you have warrants do NOT go to unity they will hold you and wait for the police to pick you up

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