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When patients and families consider coming to Menninger, they often view it as the "court of last resort," since previous treatments often have not been successful.

 

The average length of stay on Menninger's Hope, Compass and Professionals in Crisis inpatient treatment programs is about 45 days, a timeframe rarely available in today's brief-stay acute inpatient world.

 

We believe that the opportunity to participate in intensive collaborative treatment with a team of specialists enables patients to regain a healthy level of functioning and to stay well after returning home. At Menninger, we believe our patient outcomes and quality indicators demonstrate the value of our treatment model and the work of our treatment teams.

 

Outcomes data
Outcomes data for 1,595 adult patients treated at Menninger between April 2008 and December 2011 show Menninger's patients are typically quite severely ill; in fact, on average, 80 percent had three psychiatric disorders. Prior to arriving at Menninger:
  • They averaged three prior psychiatric hospitalizations.
  • They had been treated by an average of three prescribing psychiatrists.
  • They had been in psychotherapy with the same or different therapist an average of four times.
As the following charts indicate, average depressive symptoms decreased 26 points from admission to discharge, while suicide ideation scores decreased 8.4 points. Following discharge, most patients continue care in outpatient treatment or in a step-down program.
 

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Other quality indicators
  • Menninger is ranked no. 4 on U.S.News & World Report's Best Hospitals list for psychiatry, and has been on the list every year since its debut in 1991.
  • Menninger was the first psychiatric hospital in Texas to be awarded the Pathway to Excellence™ designation by the American Nurse Credentialing Center.
  • Menninger is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the nation's top medical schools, and The Methodist Hospital, ranked as the best hospital in the Houston area by U.S.News & World Report.
  • Menninger is accredited by the Joint Commission.
  • Menninger has been voted a Top Workplace by the Houston Chronicle three years in a row.
  • All our nurses are registered nurses, and only individuals who have at least a bachelor's degree are hired as mental health associates.
  • All treatment teams included a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, psychiatric nurse, psychiatric rehabilitation specialist, and, if warranted, a licensed chemical dependency counselor. The teams have offices on their units so they are accessible to patients.
  • In 2011, 47 percent of patients were referred by mental health professionals and other treatment facilities, and 24 percent were referred by family and friends. The Clinic's website generated 27 percent of referrals.

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