Mercy Health — Lorain Hospital Inpatient Behavioral Health
3700 Kolbe Road
3 West
Lorain, Ohio 44053
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Psychiatric Emergency Services (BAC)
Located in Mercy Health – Lorain Hospital’s Emergency Department, the Behavioral Access Center (BAC) provides specialized psychiatric assessment and evaluation to patients with mental health and addiction emergencies. Emergency psychiatric services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Inpatient Hospitalization
Inpatient care is often recommended when the emotional, psychological and behavioral problems have reached a crisis and the patient needs a safe environment to stabilize. As the crisis is addressed, the team assesses the need for follow-up outpatient care and puts a plan in place to support the patient’s continued recovery. Inpatient services are for adults and can include medication management, group therapy and activities, ECT, further consultation, and education.
ECT Electroconvulsive Therapy
ECT is a safe and effective treatment for some psychiatric disorders. We use it to treat depression, but it is also effective with other mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder. Before a patient receives their first treatment, they will create a treatment plan with their physician team to determine that ECT is the appropriate form of treatment. The total number of treatments needed to successfully treat severe depression will vary based on age, diagnosis, history of the illness, family support and response to treatment. Most people require six to twelve treatments and may notice a difference after two to four depending on the severity of their illness. ECT can be inpatient or outpatient.
Located in Mercy Health – Lorain Hospital’s Emergency Department, the Behavioral Access Center (BAC) provides specialized psychiatric assessment and evaluation to patients with mental health and addiction emergencies. Emergency psychiatric services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Inpatient Hospitalization
Inpatient care is often recommended when the emotional, psychological and behavioral problems have reached a crisis and the patient needs a safe environment to stabilize. As the crisis is addressed, the team assesses the need for follow-up outpatient care and puts a plan in place to support the patient’s continued recovery. Inpatient services are for adults and can include medication management, group therapy and activities, ECT, further consultation, and education.
ECT Electroconvulsive Therapy
ECT is a safe and effective treatment for some psychiatric disorders. We use it to treat depression, but it is also effective with other mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder. Before a patient receives their first treatment, they will create a treatment plan with their physician team to determine that ECT is the appropriate form of treatment. The total number of treatments needed to successfully treat severe depression will vary based on age, diagnosis, history of the illness, family support and response to treatment. Most people require six to twelve treatments and may notice a difference after two to four depending on the severity of their illness. ECT can be inpatient or outpatient.