Napa State Hospital

Description

MISSION

The mission of Napa State Hospital is to provide hope to adults with a serious mental illness and support each individual to achieve personal recovery

VISION
Napa State Hospital envisions a future when

All individuals served are successful in achieving personal recovery
Mental health care services provided by the hospital are state of the art and set the national standard
The hospitals research and education leads to an improved understanding of mental disorders treatment strategies and outcomes of care and
Negative stigma towards individuals with a mental illness is eliminated
VALUES
We commit ourselves to a high level of excellence and share these values in support of our mission and vision

Recovery We believe individuals with a mental illness can recover and lead meaningful lives

Hope We believe in fostering a strong sense of hope in each individuals recovery process

Dignity amp Respect We celebrate and respect cultural diversity and individual differences and value the worth of each individual

PersonCentered We provide an environment that is welcoming respectful of persons and culture courteous and kind

Family We invite and promote positive collaborative partnerships with family and significant others in designing and delivering services and care

Excellence We commit ourselves to a high level of excellence in the delivery of recovery focused mental health services that are evidence based with datadriven outcome measures

Accountability We expect people to take responsibility for their actions

Safety We commit to an environment free from harm injury or danger

PRINCIPLES
We embrace the following principles

Quality Care We deliver quality and costeffective services

Leadership We set quality standards in the delivery of mental health treatment consistent with the Recovery Model

Respect for Individuals Rights We promote respect and support the rights of all individuals served

Hope We believe Hope is a keystone to ones recovery and so we strive to instill hope in assisting individuals to recover

Independence We provide an environment that supports the individuals maximum participation in Wellness Recovery planning rehabilitation and education while emphasizing selfdetermination

Partnership We invite and promote collaborative partnerships to design and deliver care and services

Diversity We value the diversity within our community and the infinite combination of options it provides us for the provision of mental health services

Equal Access to Service Delivery We provide individuals with equal access to services without regard to their age gender race creed nationality sexual and gender orientation disability financial status culture religiousspiritual beliefs and legal status

Safety and Security We promote a safe secure noncoerciveviolencefree environment for individuals served staff visitors and the community

Recognition We recognize members of the hospital community for their contributions and achievements

TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophy is based on the Recovery Model Each individual has the central role in developing hisher Wellness Recovery plan Assessments identify each individuals strengths talents preferences and personal goals Individuals are given the opportunity to engage in a wide range of selfdetermined treatment and rehabilitation services They are encouraged to take risks make decisions and experience the results of those decisions in a safe and supportive environment

Services are sensitive to the age gender race creed nationality sexual and gender orientation disability financial status culture and religiousspiritual beliefs of individuals served Treatment and security are integrated to ensure a supportive therapeutic and hopeful environment that is free from coercion and violence

History

In 1872 a site was selected and work began for the erection of the 500bed fourstory Gothicstyle hospital building The hospital originated due to overcrowded conditions at the Stockton Asylum the first State Hospital The doors of the unfinished entrance of Napa State Hospital opened on Monday November 15 1875 to the first individuals two San Franciscans

Initially 192 acres of land were purchased for 11506 from Don Cayetano Juarez These acres were part of the Mexican Land Grant Rancho Tulocay received from General Mariano Vallejo Additional land was acquired over the years bringing the total to over 2000 acres The land extended from a wharf on the Napa River to the eastern edge of Skyline Park allowing for the development of dairy and poultry ranches vegetable gardens orchards and other farming operations necessary to make the hospital as selfsufficient as possible Farming operations ceased in the late 1960s Napa Valley College Kennedy Park and Skyline Wilderness Park now occupy most of this land

The population peaked in 1960 with over 5000 individuals in residence and then steadily declined with the arrival of psychotropic medications and the development of county based programs Treatment programs for developmentally disabled residents were operant from October 1968 to August 1987 and from October 1995 to March 2001

Our current treatment philosophies rooted in the moral treatment concept of the late 1800s have reflected the numerous prevailing practices over the decades We are moving toward the next century with a biopsychosocial rehabilitation philosophy for the individualized treatment of individuals

The hospitals specialized programs and treatment services meet national standards set by the Joint Commission on Healthcare Organizations JCAHO The hospital is certified under the Health Care Financing Administration and licensed by the Department of Health Services for three levels of care including Acute Psychiatric Skilled Nursing Facility and Intermediate Care Facility

Napa State Hospital is classified as a low to moderate security facility The hospital has a bed capacity to treat up to 1362 patients on an attractive campus with its treatment units located on 138 acres The hospital admits individuals who have been referred from their home county under a civil commitment or through the courts on a forensic commitment All individuals admitted to Napa State Hospital suffer from a major mental illness The most frequent diagnoses include schizophrenic disorders mood disorders anxiety disorders and personality disorders

Napa State Hospital staff are dedicated and committed to delivering high quality costeffective professional services and specialized programs in an environment that promotes continuous improvements in treatment for individuals with mental disabilities The hospital creates an atmosphere where individuals hospital staff volunteers family members and community mental health staff work together to offer new ideas and make choices and decisions regarding the quality and type of services provided

The hospital offers a broad range of diagnostic treatment habilitation and rehabilitation services Depending on the assessed needs of the individual several treatment modalities may be utilized to enable individuals to achieve their optimum personal and social functioning both in the hospital and in the community Such treatment may involve pharmacological therapy individual and group psychotherapy educational vocational and competency training as well as other therapies such as independent living skills development physical medical service habilitation services such as supportive and cognitive skills development and leisure time activities