Admission Criteria:
Patients will be admitted to Restpadd when they require behavioral or psychiatric care. Medical clearance is required for admission. This refers to the initial medical evaluation of patients usually in the ER to determine if they have serious underlying medical conditions which would render their admission to a psychiatric health facility unsafe or inappropriate. Patient must be ambulatory.
Restpadd does not accept walk-in patients.
Exclusionary Criteria:
Restpadd PHF does not admit or treat patients when the primary diagnosis is chemical dependency, chemical intoxication, or chemical withdrawal.
Restpadd PHF does not admit patients with a primary diagnosis of eating disorders.
Restpadd PHF will not admit any patient with major mental disorders or patients requiring medical interventions beyond the level appropriate for a PHF.
All patients admitted to Restpadd are seen by a physician or physician extender on a daily basis.
What Not To Bring
No outside food unless permitted by Restpadd staff
Jewelry, watches, Suitcases
Belts, shoelaces, ties, clothes with drawstrings
Mirrors or glass containers of any type
Valuables such as large sums of money, credit cards or keys, video game consoles, iPods, laptops, etc.
Narcotics, street drugs, or weapons (such as knives, firearms). If found these items handed over to the Police Department.
What To Bring – ( Limited To )
Three sets of clothes (three shirts, three pants, three socks, three or more underwear).
One jacket or one sweater and one pair of pajamas with no drawstrings.
A washer and a dryer is available to do laundry in the facility.
One or two pairs of slip-on shoes or slippers (no shoelaces)
Above items to be brought in a bag (no storage space for suitcases please).