Silver Hill Hospital
| Silver Hill Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Silvermine River Valley of Fairfield County, New Canaan, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°09′54″N 73°28′08″W / 41.165°N 73.469°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 129 [1] |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Links | |
| Website | silverhillhospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in Connecticut |
Silver Hill Hospital is a non-profit psychiatric hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut.[2] established in 1931. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission and provides behavioral health care treatment.[3] This includes psychiatric and addiction services.
From 2010 to 2018, Silver Hill Hospital hosted the annual Giving Hope Gala, a fundraiser to benefit the Patient Financial Aid Fund, which assists patients lacking funds to cover the costs for the hospital's long-term residential treatment programs. The gala was founded by Michael Cominotto and husband Dennis Basso.[4]
History
Silver Hill Hospital was founded by John Millet in 1931 as Silver Hill Inn as a setting to help patients described as "nervous, depressed, anxious, or malingering."[5] It was located in the Silvermine River Valley of Fairfield County, straddling the borders of Wilton and New Canaan, Connecticut.[6]
Starting in 1971, focus was placed on building the hospital's substance abuse program. By 1984, that program included a psychiatrist, an associate psychiatrist, a psychologist, substance abuse counselors, nursing staff, and a recreational and occupational therapist.[2]
The inpatient acute care unit was built in 1985[7] to provide treatment to patients whose mental illness call for constant supervision.[5]
In 2012, The Chronic Pain and Recovery Center program launched.[8] In 2015, both an eating disorder program for adults[9] and an outpatient opioid addiction program launched.[10]
Facilities
The hospital's 42-acre campus includes former family homes acquired by the hospital's board over time, allowing for longer-term treatment and transitional living programs on the campus.[7] The restoration of these homes generated several awards from a local historical preservation society. These include:
- Scavetta House, which serves as a men's residential facility.[11]
- River House, a 1913 English Tudor style home that has served as a patient residence since the 1980s[11] and now houses the Dialectical Behavior Therapy residential program,[12] which helps patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder regulate feelings by charting emotions.[5]
- Klingenstein House, a 1920s guesthouse that now houses the Adolescent Transitional Living Program.[12][13][14]
References
- ^ "Behavioral Health Care" (PDF). ct.gov/. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
...and Silver Hill Hospital, Inc. with 129 licensed HMIP beds in New Canaan.
- ^ a b Sheehy, Michael (1984). "Silver hill foundation substance abuse service". Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 1 (4): 287–289. doi:10.1016/0740-5472(84)90009-6. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "The Joint Commission Quality Check". qualitycheck.org. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Zilkha, Bettina (November 18, 2015). "2015 Silver Hill Hospital Giving Hope Gala Raises Over $1 Million". Forbes. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c Slocum, Bill (September 1, 2007). "Mending Body and Soul". New Canaan - Darien Magazine. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "About Silver Hill Psychiatric Hospital | Mental Health Hospital CT". Silverhillhospital.org. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ a b "Only in the Darkness Can You See the Stars". Visionaries. Season 21. PBS. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Kang, Crystal (August 28, 2014). "Silver Hill Hospital takes nondrug approach to chronic pain". Fairfield Business Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Enos, Gary A. (November 9, 2015). "Silver Hill launches multi-level eating disorders program". Addiction Professional. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Dinan, Michael (March 5, 2015). "Q&A: Silver Hill Launches Outpatient Opioid Addiction Program". New Canaanite. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Fisher, Joshua (May 24, 2014). "Silver Hill receives historic preservation award". The New Canaan Advertiser. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ a b Sigurd, Ackerman (June 5, 2015). "Silver Hill gets Historic Preservation award". The New Canaan Advertiser. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "Klingenstein House, Silver Hill Hospital". New Canaan Preservation Alliance. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "New Canaan Preservation Alliance to hold annual awards event". Houston Chronicle. April 22, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2017.