Meritus Medical Center
Meritus Medical Center, located in Hagerstown, Maryland, is an acute care hospital specializing in behavioral health services. With over 300 beds, it offers comprehensive mental health and addiction treatment for adults. It’s recognized for its level III trauma center and primary stroke center.
Meritus Health's mission is "Improving the Health of the Community." The medical center has earned the Surgical Care Excellence Award™ (2024) and the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ consecutively from 2021 to 2023.
- Offers both inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction services, including crisis management.
- Provides care for adults struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.
- Hosts an adjacent 364-unit residential community for medical students.
- Maintains a home-like crisis center capable of caring for patients up to 72 hours.
The center caters to adults aged 18 and older, focusing on severe drug and alcohol addiction cases, providing a variety of psychiatric, counseling, and addiction treatment services.
- 1+ Accreditations
- 25 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 4 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 15 Therapies & Programs
Accreditations
JCAHO
Staff
- Maulik JoshiPresident and CEOBackground in integrated care delivery and leadership in not-for-profit organizations.
- Carrie AdamsCOOFormer pharmacy director, implemented EHR, Six Sigma green belt certified.
- Josh RepacCFO & VPBackground in healthcare reimbursement, CPA with MBA from Univ of Baltimore/Towson Univ.
- Dave LehrChief Strategy OfficerCo-chair of the CHIME opioid taskforce, named top 25 emerging healthcare leader in 2019.
- Adrian ParkChief Surgical OfficerAdvancements in laparoscopic techniques and technology, complex hernia repair, foregut and spleen surgery.
- Anand BudiCMOBackground in neonatology and pediatric care, AIIMS graduate and various leadership roles.
- Lynn HainesVP of Legal ServicesIn-house counsel experience, JD from University of Baltimore School of Law, licensed in MD.
- PaulaDean of Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine3 decades of clinical education experience, former founding dean of KCUSOM Joplin.
- Jason ColeCIOPrior leadership experience in Johns Hopkins Medicine and MedStar, background in finance and technology.
- Mansoor AhmadHospitalist, Internal MedicinePracticing at Meritus Medical Center.
- Aaron GeorgeCore Faculty, Family Medicine ResidencyD.O., FAAFP, FCPP.
- Andrew DittoCore Faculty, Family Medicine ResidencyM.D.
- Bradley J. MillerInterim Program Director, Family Medicine ResidencyD.O., FAAFP.
- Catherine FeagaAssociate Program Director, Family Medicine ResidencyD.O.
- Daniel DeatonCore Faculty, Family Medicine ResidencyM.D.
- Denise RingleyClinical Faculty, Family Medicine ResidencyCRNP.
- Dipti MistryPediatricsM.D.
- Geoffrey SanyiSports Medicine Core FacultyD.O.
- Helen HarringtonCore Faculty, Family Medicine ResidencyD.O.
- Jean GrossResidency Department AssistantSupport staff for Family Medicine Residency.
- Julie WilsonResidency CoordinatorSupport staff for Family Medicine Residency.
- Matthew KearneyClinical Faculty, Family Medicine ResidencyPA-C.
- Matthew WagnerDirector of Behavioral HealthM.D.
- Obafemi OkuwobiClinical Core Faculty, Family Medicine ResidencyM.D., MBA, FAAFP.
- Stephen E. MetznerGeriatricianM.D.
- William RoysterFamily Medicine Clinical FacultyM.D.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. Overuse of these substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence.
Substance abuse is treatable and the duration of treatment and most successful sobriety can require weeks or months of professional care at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.
Dual-Diagnosis
An underlying cause often brings about addiction. Mental disorders can lie at the center, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or anxiety disorder. As well as the cause of the addiction, a dual diagnosis by Meritus Medical Center helps to treat the addiction. This ensures that after treatment is complete, the patient will not fall back on old practices.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Inpatient treatment for addiction is generally not as scary as it might sound. It is a way to find recovery while being in a supportive and controlled environment. The duration of treatment at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown can be different based on each individual. Many can leave after 28 days; some may stay a few months, and others may stay six months or longer.
When remaining at their job in Hagerstown, or continuing their studies, the individual may live with their family while utilizing Meritus Medical Center‘s outpatient services. Treatment requires counseling the patient at the individual level, in a group setting, about substance addiction, drugs, and therapy sessions.
Help with aftercare applies to the follow-up care provided after the initial recovery program offered by Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. The level of support for aftercare plays a vital role in avoiding relapse and in maintaining sobriety. Aftercare support is tailored according to the patient’s needs.
Meritus Medical Center‘s Therapies & Programs
Couples therapy reduces the dysfunctional behavior in a relationship that may cause addiction. It can help one or both members of the couple. It targets addiction and it can make for a healthier relationship.
Patients who receive generous support from their loved ones have better chances of completing their recovery. Genetics play a role when it comes to addiction, so it’s better to approach the problem as a unit. Family members can help an individual avoid addiction triggers and guide him or her in making lifestyle changes.
Group therapy is a type of counseling at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD that occurs between a bunch of strangers. The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious.
As a means of managing pain that has plagued them in the past, many individuals turn to drugs and alcohol. Assault, negligence, the loss of a loved one, and other unfortunate events may involve trauma. This treatment, offered and administrated by Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD provides individuals the resources to cope with past traumas healthily.
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Location & Contact
11116 Medical Campus Rd
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Phone Number
(301) 790-8250
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Hagerstown, Maryland Addiction and Treatment
For the past decade, Maryland's rate of drug use and abuse has significantly increased. The overdose rate is currently higher than the national average. This epidemic is due to the many industries where manual labor is required. As soon as prescription opioids were more readily accessible a large part of manual workers started using–and eventually abusing–the painkillers.
Hagerstown boasts an Arts & Entertainment District anchored by the Maryland Theatre and a bounty of outdoor escapes like the C&O Canal Trail. However, it faces challenges with rising opioid-related deaths and an increase in deaths linked to methamphetamine and cocaine use over the past four years.
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