Bangor Mental Health Institute

Details

Name :

Bangor Mental Health Institute

Address  :

656 State Street
P.O. Box 926

Town  :

Bangor

State  :

Maine

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

04402 0926

Phone  :

207 941 4000

Web URL  :


Description

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center formerly known as Bangor Mental Health Institute located in Bangor Maine is one of two State psychiatric hospitals under the Maine State Department of Health and Human Services DDPC is a 100 bed psychiatric hospital serving twothirds of the States geographic area that provides services for people with severe mental illness The Hospital is governed under laws established by the Maine Legislature to provide care and treatment for inpatients both voluntary and court committed inpatients as well as outpatients DDPC is part of a comprehensive mental health system of services in Northern and Eastern Maine which includes community mental health centers private psychiatric and community hospitals and private providers
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