Community Behavioral Health Center an inpatient psychiatric facility. It is one of Community Medical Centers' four acute care facilities and provides a safe environment for patients needing 24/7 intensive, inpatient psychiatric treatment. Patients can be admitted either by walking in or through a hospital transfer.
A Safe and Therapeutic Environment for Patients
Community Behavioral Health Center prioritizes hiring and retaining skilled staff who are attuned to the needs of patients, ensuring that top-quality mental healthcare is delivered. Compassion and understanding guide staff interactions with patients and their families. The center is sensitive to individual needs and actively collaborates with community and governmental resources to enhance the support provided to those in need.
Specialized Staff Providing Excellent Patient Care
Community Behavioral Health Center employs a diverse team, including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, hospitalists, registered nurses, mental health workers, psychotherapists, recreational therapists, case managers and support staff.
All team members collaborate to support each patient's care plan until discharge and coordinate discharge planning with families, outpatient providers and community agencies.
Community Behavioral Health Center features four units providing tailored levels of care for patients with primary psychiatric diagnoses. The center can treat dual diagnosis patients, as long as their care needs primarily relate to psychiatric symptoms.
Assessment of a patient can be done on site or at one of the following facilities:
Community Regional Medical Center
Clovis Community Medical Center
Exodus Crisis Stabilization Unit
Saint Agnes Medical Center Emergency Department
Kaiser Permanente Emergency Department
If accepted, a patient can be transferred to Community Behavioral Health Center for psychiatric care after they are determined to be medically stable.
Psychiatric Assessments-Voluntary and involuntary assessments are completed on site
Recreation Therapy
Group and Individual Therapy
Medication Management
Milieu Management
Other treatment modalities
Walk-in requests for evaluation are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. An assessment will be provided to evaluate the need for 5150 hold (a temporary, involuntary hold for those who present a danger to themselves or others), inpatient admission or outpatient referral. An inpatient admission to the facility will be based upon meeting criteria and current hospital capacity. Transfers are also accepted from other hospitals in the area.
Visiting hours are every night from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Patients must list each visitor by name or staff will not confirm or deny if the patient is here and visitors will be turned away.
Visitors must provide government or school issued picture identification to be allowed inside the facility to visit the patient. Children under the age of 14 are not allowed to visit patient units, but special visiting times can be arranged through the patient's physician. Visitors may not bring any items onto the patient care units outside of their car keys and a wallet holding their identification. Visitors will be wanded by security before entry, and any items brought for patients must be checked by staff for appropriateness before being given to the patient.
Dependent
Non-ambulatory*
Under the age of 18
Medically unstable
Requiring acute medical care
Chemically dependent**
* non-ambulatory patients that are able to transfer themselves may be admitted
** chemically unstable patients are not treated at Community Behavioral Health Center.
Every three years, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations inspects participating hospitals to gauge the quality of care given. Community's psychiatric care services are currently accredited.
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