St. Bernard Hospital
St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago, IL, primarily focuses on behavioral health care and offers both inpatient and outpatient services. Founded in 1904, it serves the Englewood neighborhood and offers a 70,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Center opened in 2016. The hospital is known for delivering trauma-informed care.
The hospital's mission is to provide high-quality healthcare with compassion and respect, emphasizing Christ-like healing and treating the whole person. St. Bernard has been recognized with the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for its community development efforts, including the Bernard Place project.
- Trauma-informed care addresses signs, symptoms, and risks of trauma for better patient outcomes.
- Specialized dental care is provided for children and adults with special needs, including two dedicated operating rooms.
- A comprehensive range of behavioral health services is available, including individual and group therapy.
- Over 40,000 patients are served annually through a comprehensive Emergency Department.
St. Bernard Hospital treats adults dealing with mental health issues and substance abuse. Services also benefit children and adults with special needs, as well as the overall Englewood community.
- 1+ Accreditations
- 4 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 6 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Spanish
- 21 Therapies & Programs
Accreditations
JCAHO
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally, you may be suffering from substance abuse.
Fortunately facilities like St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago, IL are here to help.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction treatment facilities in Illinois, like St. Bernard Hospital cover both illegal and prescription opioids abuse. Most plans include detoxification and subsequent medications to ease the process. Behavioral therapies and counseling are also necessary to resolve the root cause of addiction.
Dual-Diagnosis
A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Detox is a drug rehab process that is designed to remove the drug addict from the drug safely. The problem with solely using detox as a sobriety tool is that it alone provides no therapy or counseling. If a person goes through detox and returns to their everyday life, they may begin using again once the detox has worn off.
Detox does not help with cravings, so for some addicts, this can be extremely difficult and should be both done and supervised by medical professionals. Aftercare is crucial, so selecting a facility that offers additional services is important.
Inpatient treatment takes place when a patient checks into a rehab facility. Patients at St. Bernard Hospital receive round the clock care that includes detoxing and therapy. Although outpatient treatments are available, inpatient care is recommended as the first step in rehabilitation. The intensive and comprehensive treatment sets patients on a path for drug free living.
An outpatient treatment program is set up to help with alcohol or drug addiction, or a co-occurring disorder. The patient must attend the Illinois facility for their therapy and other programs but are able to return home each night. The frequency of mandatory attendance decreases after much of St. Bernard Hospital‘s program is complete.
Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at St. Bernard Hospital helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near Chicago, IL, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.
St. Bernard Hospital‘s Therapies & Programs
Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your St. Bernard Hospital counselor. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction.
Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. It becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Some facilities like St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago, IL offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal.
It has been said that unhealed trauma is the root of most addictions. Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. Healing past traumas and introducing coping strategies are strong foundations for sustained recovery from addiction. This may involve individual or group counseling or both, in a Chicago, IL facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps those who attend St. Bernard Hospital understand how their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts affect their behaviors. DBT is particularly useful for people with self-harming behaviors, as well as those with substance abuse disorders. DBT teaches people how to tolerate distress, regulate their emotions, and how to become mindful.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the problem of addiction in the first place and may cause a relapse. Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders, and if not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders.
CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern by cognitive restructuring. In simple terms, it helps to remove negative thoughts and provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control, and healthy ways to respond to negative thoughts. It can be administered as a mono-therapy as well as a part of combination therapy.
The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment. In this program, peers help each other to achieve the goal of abstinence. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. Due to its huge success, the 12-step program is included as a part of other substance abuse treatments.
The 12 steps guide at an individual level. It begins with the individuals accepting that they are addicts, and they understand its consequences. It is followed by focusing on the recovery process and making amends for hurting others. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring, which refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.
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Location & Contact
326 West 64th Street
Chicago, IL 60621
Phone Number
(773) 962-3968
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Location
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326 West 64th Street
Chicago, IL 60621 -
(773) 962-3968
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
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ModalityCouples, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Chicago, Illinois Addiction and Treatment
In 2016, more than 2,350 Illinoisans died from drug overdoses. More than 5,500 deaths annually occur in Illinois due to the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. 7.17% of Illinois residents reported using illicit drugs in the past month (2018). Substance abuse costs the state approximately $3.5 billion every year.
Chicago's an exhilarating city with world-class museums, a vibrant arts and culture scene, and mouthwatering cuisine to savor. Opioid overdoses and fentanyl-related deaths, however, have skyrocketed – Cook County saw a 97% rise in fentanyl-induced fatalities from 2018 to 2019, and had the state's second-highest drug mortality rate in 2021.
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