Spencer Hospital

Spencer, Iowa

1200 1st Avenue East
Spencer, IA 51301

(712) 264-6198
3.2 (48 reviews)

About Spencer Hospital

Spencer Hospital, located in Spencer, Iowa is a public alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including co-occurring mental health disorders. They offer residential care providing long term support for addiction recovery.

Specialty rehab programs at Spencer Hospital include tailored care focusing on women's specific needs and experiences, gender-specific addiction treatment addressing unique challenges faced by men, and age-sensitive addiction treatment considering health and life-stage issues of older adults.

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Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

inpatient iconInpatient

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.

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adult-program iconAdult program

men iconProgram for men

women iconProgram for women

young-adult iconYoung adult program

elderly iconElderly program

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Our Policy: Spencer Hospital works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.

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check iconDual Diagnosis

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

mental-health iconMental 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.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

dialectical iconDialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical behavior therapy helps you learn healthier ways to cope with your emotions and life stressors. The goal is to find a balance between acceptance of who you are and the advantages of making changes. You will work with your therapist to strike this balance and develop skills for better emotional regulation.

intervention iconGroup 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.

mental-health iconIndividual 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.

house-medical iconTrauma Therapy

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.

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1200 1st Avenue East
Spencer, IA 51301

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3.2 (48 reviews)
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When it comes to helping someone in a sensitive critical time in their lives you would think the staff would have empathy, be caring and understanding!! There were some nice nurses but good luck with the doctors up there. Horrible communication skills, lack of trauma informe ... Read More

Reviewed on 10/22/2019
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Their behavioral unit is one of the worst I've been to. The nurses and doctors were terrible, and they never listened to any of my needs. Also, they don't follow HIPPA. Save your time and money and go somewhere else.

Reviewed on 3/7/2019
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3.3 (46 reviews)
FGS 536
2 months ago
5

I recently had an ESWL procedure for a kidney stone at Spencer Hospital on August 14th, and I cannot speak highly enough of the experience. From the moment I started setting up my procedure, Kelly B. was incredibly pleasant and helpful. She made the scheduling process smooth and followed up on my additional questions with care and professionalism.On the day of my surgery, I was fortunate to have a wonderful team looking after me. Crystal, Sydney, Megan, the CNA, and the CRNA, Anne, were all exceptional. Crystal, in particular, took the time to pause and address my cautionary questions before I got settled for the procedure, which I greatly appreciated.The radiology staff also stood out, especially the woman who completed my KUB X-ray. She was welcoming, pleasant, and professional, making the imaging process comfortable and stress-free.Dr. Christ, who performed the surgery, was excellent. The entire team was professional, kind, and focused on providing the best care possible.I truly feel that I received top-notch service and would not hesitate to return to Spencer Hospital if needed in the future. Thank you to everyone involved for making what could have been a stressful experience as smooth and comfortable as possible.

Lara Spencer
6 months ago
1

My mom went to the hospital a couple of hours after getting a hip injection due to severe pain. She was there for several hours and she asked for a strong pain medication, as she was in tears. She was told no and was given toradol. (Which Nurse Laura denied) My mom stated that the toradol didn t take the edge off and she was still in extreme pain and was told she couldn t be given anything more until she had a CT scan. This is absolutely unacceptable and inappropriate. Pain is a vital sign and her verbal reports were ignored. She s had injections in her hip before and she knows what to expect, so if this is not normal, that should be taken seriously. She isn t an addict and isn t a drug seeker- there is no reason to deny someone in this situation medication.

Greg D Hart
7 months ago
5

Outstanding surgery department, because of the people who are giving you outstanding care!!!!

Response from the owner7 months ago
Thanks for your kind remarks!
Isabel Gruver
7 months ago
5

Psychiatric/behavioral health unit saved my life and changed me for the better. Staff cared and never judged. Other than one nurse and a few little things, everyone was so kind.

David Parker
7 months ago
1

Absolutely the worst hospital i have ever been to I hardly ever get sick or anything else for that matter so I do not pay for insurance and don't have it because ide rather just pay for the visit and prescription when and if I do have to go which I only do if I think something is wrong.They refused to treat me like a person and ran 1 test then gave me anti allergy medicine for an infection I might not be a doctor but I know for a fact that is not right and not only that but I coughed up blood and had chest pain and they acted like they didn't care because I did not have insurance I am seriously debating on suing this horrible place for medical Mal practice you are a hospital you are suppose to treat people whether or not they have insurance and not tell them you don't bc they don't have insurance . They said take this medicine you'll get better 1st of all allergy medicine doesn't help infections 2nd I don't feel better it's been 5 days since and I feel worst absolutely absurd to think this place is even allowed to stay in business if this is how they treat people

Amanda Shirbroun
9 months ago
1

The Doctor's and Nurses have always been amazing and I've had great care. This review is regarding the billing department. I have always taken care of my bills and been on time. Recently I stopped receiving bills on my account. Apparantly even after paying my account I had missed, in a letter, I needed to call and reset an already set payment agreement. Due to this oversight, though still having paid when a bill was sent I was turned over to a collection agency.I've worked customer service most of my life. I would think a small local hospital could have the courtesy to send another letter or even call or better yet continue sending bills instead of that?!!!

Whitney Christensen
10 months ago
5

What a great hospital to work with! The staff is amazing!

Response from the owner10 months ago
Thanks, Whitney! Enjoy working with you too!
Holly Urban
1 year ago
5

Between my OB doctor and all of the staff at the hospital OR and the OB even the ER staff have been amazing. This week was a very long stressful week but they made everything go smoothly and made sure I was OK and comfortable my OB doctor even came during the day yesterday to be with me in the operating room because she knew I was worried and scared I can't say I know many doctors that would do that also I was awake during my surgery because I didn't want a bunch of meds in my milk supply because my milk just came in yesterday. So we did a spinal block the anesthesiologist was amazing as well and made sure that I wasn't going to get any meds that would compromise my milk supply the nurse has found me a pumped pump before I went into surgery and had me call my family to come bring my baby so I could nurse her before I went in they were all so amazing I can't say enough good stuff about them it was definitely an experience that I will never forget. Thank you all who took care of us and were there for us this week I appreciate each and every single one of you

Response from the owner1 year ago
Congrats! We'll share your comments.
Mike Miller
1 year ago
1

Avoid Hillary Kerrick her staff is all about over testing and underperforming. Case in point I asked for a referral for a therapist and they refused to lift a finger to assist. I needed Hillary s assistance for an ESA (emotional support animal) and I was told to find one myself. No money in it for her, yet they happily prescribe drugs that line their pockets and cloud my thinking.So much for the follow the Gospels that Avera pushes on the phone messaging.In fact I am now working with Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville to get my ESA certificate, it s well run and so very helpful.

Brock Krejchi
1 year ago
5

Pam at the front desk and Deena in the lab we re awesome to work with and Jeana was very helpful on the phone. It s super refreshing to have so many friendly and helpful people provide lab work on a Saturday.

James P
1 year ago
5

Compassionate and high level care from a small town hospital.

Response from the owner1 year ago
Thank you, James, for your thoughtful remarks.
Cher Lindahl
1 year ago
4

When ever I ve been here it s been great love the food buttt I really dont have like how baby net is set up in alphabetical order can ya go back to the way it was and post the babies birth when it s born that day and not alphabetically I don t like having to go threw all the pics just to get to the one I want am I the only one that is un happy about this?? Tx

Response from the owner1 year ago
Cher, thanks for your note. When our website is viewed from a larger screen, such as a laptop or tablet, you can sort by all of the data categories - name, date, gender, parents, etc. However, we see that the filter isn't being applied on the mobile version. We're working with our web developer to look into having a mobile-friendly filter option or defaulting to displaying by most recent delivery.
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