AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health
AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health (MHMBH) provides comprehensive mental and behavioral health care services through AOA体育平台. We share the AOA体育平台 mission, vision and values. Services include counseling and therapy, hospital-based behavioral health care, community-based treatment programs, and integrated behavioral health care in AOA体育平台 primary care practices. Coordinating client and patient care across multiple locations and treatment settings provides optimal health outcomes and serves as a national model for treating people with behavioral health issues.
AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor
AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor is Southern Maine's only not-for-profit, free-standing private psychiatric facility. The 100-bed licensed center is set on 50 private acres. Children, adolescents and adults experience a comfortable and pleasant setting for psychiatric treatment. As part of the AOA体育平台 system, Spring Harbor is clinically integrated with mental health providers, hospitals, and primary care sites to make sure people can access care easily, safely and effectively.
Accreditation and Awards
AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health is licensed and accredited in Maine to provide community-based services for adults, adolescents and children challenged with mental health, developmental disorders, co-occurring and/or substance abuse issues. Our services include outpatient treatment, medication management, residential treatment, supported living, integrated care, psychosocial rehabilitation, intensive outpatient treatment, case management and behavioral health home services, among others.
We hold hospital inpatient care contracts with AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center and AOA体育平台 Pen Bay Hospital. We also provide services in partnership with the AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center outpatient psychiatry practice. Programs are managed by AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health and accredited by the joint commission under the hospital contracts.
AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor has received local, regional and national awards for our exceptional services.
The Joint Commission "Top Performer" Accreditation
is an independent, not-for-profit organization that sets the standards by which health care quality is measured in America and around the world. In 2015, AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor was recognized in The Joint Commission America's Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety report for attaining and sustaining excellence in performance. The Joint Commission's recognizes accredited hospitals that attain excellence on accountability measure performance. Out of the 10 hospitals recognized in Maine as top performers, AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor was the only one recognized for psychiatric measures.
The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor also received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission. To maintain and earn accreditation, organizations must have an extensive on-site review by a team of Joint Commission professionals at least once every three years. The purpose of the review is to evaluate the organization鈥檚 performance in areas that affect patient care. Accreditation is awarded based on how well an organization meets The Joint Commission standards. Safety and care quality are top priorities. If you have a concern about the safety or quality of care provided by AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor, you have the right to contact The Joint Commission toll free at 800-994-6610.
Additional Awards
- 2012: Dr. Bruce Chemelski, Senior Psychologist in the hospital's Developmental Disorders Program, was named Special Education Therapist of the Year for 2012 by MADSEC Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities.
- 2008: Anne Pringle, Board member, was named Volunteer of the Year by Maine Governor John Baldacci
- 2008: Joseph Pastore, Director of Nutritional Services, wins Future Horizons Award from the
- $324,000 grant from the to continue the hospital's pilot program to integrate mental health treatment within primary care settings in Maine.
- $15,000 grant from The Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation to research outcomes of Spring Harbor's intensive community treatment program serving youth and families of Greater Portland.
- $12 million grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for dissemination of research to identify and prevent serious mental illness in youth
- $1 million donation from Judy and Al Glickman of Cape Elizabeth to establish the Glickman Family Center for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
- Healthcare Leaders national finalist for Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare competition (executive management team)
- Warren Williams Assembly Speakers Award from the American Psychiatric Association (William McFarlane, M.D., director of psychiatric research)
- GAINS Center National Achievement Award for involvement in the Cumberland County Jail Diversion Grant Program (the ACCESS assertive community treatment team for adults)
- Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry鈥檚 Chairman Elkes Award for Innovation in Mental Health Services (Betty Jarratt, Maine Medical Center Psychiatric Consultation and Liaison Service)
Strategic Plan
AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health is part of the AOA体育平台 integrated health system. We work together toward common goals established by a shared strategic plan.
Mission, Vision & Values
All AOA体育平台 care team members share the same mission, vision and values.
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