Inpatient Psychiatric Services at Auburn Medical Center

Sometimes mental and behavioral health challenges require more care than can be provided in an outpatient setting. At MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, we offer inpatient psychiatric care for adults of any age experiencing a mental health crisis. Two of our units also specialize in providing inpatient psychiatric services for adults 60 and over.

Adult Behavioral Health Unit 

Our 20-bed Adult Behavioral Health Unit provides care for people 18 and over on both a voluntary and involuntary basis. We specialize in treating people experiencing depression, anxiety disorders, thoughts of self harm, psychosis, or other severe behavioral health disorders.

This unit incorporates many of the latest designs and protocols that help keep patients and staff safe, while still providing a pleasant and comfortable environment.

Watch the video above to tour MultiCare’s Adult Behavioral Health Unit at Auburn Medical Center.

Auburn Medical Center has two inpatient psychiatric units that specialize in the care of adults 60 and over. Our Memory Wellness Unit provides care for people who have a diagnosis of dementia, or a similar cognitive impairment, who are displaying behaviors that prevent them from safely living in their current environment.

Our Emotional Wellness Unit treats older adults who have anxiety disorders, depression, thoughts of self-harm, psychosis or other severe behavioral health concerns.

Your loved one may benefit from our inpatient geriatric programs if they experience sudden changes in their mental or physical condition that lead to:

• Trouble keeping up with daily medications (taking too much or too little)
• Difficulty performing activities of daily living, such as eating and bathing
• Behavior that puts themselves or others at risk
• Difficulty communicating their thoughts and needs
• An inability to control their feelings and emotions

Both geriatric units are primarily voluntary programs, but we accept involuntary patients on a case-by-case basis.

A variety of professionals with specialized mental and behavioral health training, such as psychiatrists, advanced registered nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and creative arts therapists, support your loved one during their inpatient hospital stay.

Across all three of our inpatient units, our goal is to provide stabilizing treatment, support patients’ comfort and safety, and help them transition back into a community setting. Treatment in our inpatient units may include:

• Counseling. Therapy can help patients cope with depression, anxiety and other behavioral health challenges.
• Medication management. Medications may be an important part of recovery. We provide around-the-clock medication management so we can adjust medications as needed and prevent medication-related complications.
• Therapeutic group activities. An active daily schedule of therapeutic group activities, including art, music and movement therapy, helps support engagement and healing.
• Medical care. Physicians work side by side with mental health specialists to deliver seamless care for medical conditions (medical care only provided for patients on our geriatric units).
• Rehabilitation. From speech therapy to help with daily activities, such as eating and getting dressed, our therapists deliver personalized care to help your loved one maintain as much independence as possible (rehabilitation services only provided for patients on our geriatric units).