Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

Name :

Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

Address  :

998 Crooked Hill Road

Town  :

West Brentwood

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

11717 1087

Phone  :

631 761 3500

Fax  :

631 761 2600

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

pilgriminfo@omh.state.ny.us

Description

About us
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center provides a continuum of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric residential and related services with approximately 450 inpatient beds and six outpatient treatment centers throughout Nassau and Suffolk County plus one ACT Team in Suffolk County The campus includes several residential agencies on the grounds such as Central Nassau Guidance Center and Transitional Services Charles K Post a residential treatment center operated by the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Phoenix House a residential treatment center for those with substance abuse diagnosis Development of the surrounding acreage has been planned for the near future The campus is within easy access to parkways public transportation and local shopping

Inpatient Services are located in three modern complexes and offer a wide variety of treatment options The focus of treatment is rapid recovery with symptom reduction access to programs which develop skills to manage psychiatric illness and better function in the community and active discharge planning and support for individuals returning to community living Treatment is provided by multidisciplinary teams of professional and paraprofessional staff offered in individual and group format Onward treatment spaces reflect stateofthe art design and a therapeutic environment Each ward includes private and semiprivate bedroom areas and bathroom facilities a living room program room activity area and dining room Offward program and recreational space are available within each building

Mission
The Mission of Pilgrim Psychiatric Center is
To provide excellent integrated care in evaluation treatment crisis
intervention rehabilitation support and self helpempowerment service to
individuals with serious psychiatric illness

To facilitate a closely coordinated relationship with public and private
health and service providers in order to ensure continuity of care

To participate proactively in regional planning for services to individuals
with serious psychiatric illness

To work respectfully with individuals with serious psychiatric illness to
maximize their functioning and reach their fullest potential in an
environment of respect and autonomy

To collaborate with academic communities to advance knowledge in the area of
treatment for individuals with serious psychiatric illnesses

Vision
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center envisions itself as a community leader in psychiatric care and treatment which is based on a foundation of knowledge innovation and human values

We strive to enhance our comprehensive and integrated system of mental
health services for individuals with serious psychiatric illness

As a member of the local and state mental health community Pilgrim
Psychiatric Center works toward developing a responsive mental health system
through our network of mutually supportive relationships with advocacy
groups support groups other health care providers as well as various
external agencies

We endeavor to create a work environment that is personally and
professionally rewarding supporting and challenging

Goals
To accomplish the Pilgrim Psychiatric Centers vision and mission we have identified the following goals

Provide leadership management and governance

Recognize and respect the rights of each patient

Provide individualized treatment

Assure continuum of care

Provide a safe environment

Assure a competent workforce

Improve organizational performance

Values
We share these values in support of our mission vision and goals

Patient Focused Care

Safety

Communication

Individual Worth

Quality

Integrity

Family and Other Significant Relationships

Teamwork

Innovation

Accountability

History

In 1927 New York Governor Alfred Smith with public support pressed the legislature to appropriate money to obtain a minimum of 10000 beds needed to relieve overcrowding and treat the increasing numbers of people who would need treatment in a mental institution

Such a big hospital had to be located out in the country where land was cheap It had to be as nearly complete and selfsufficient as possible generating its own electricity pumping its own water and growing some of its food One thousand acres in Brentwood was chosen for this to be another farm colony

Pilgrim State Hospital was created by the Legislature in 1929 and named for Dr Charles W Pilgrim Commissioner of Mental Health in the early 1900s The hospital officially opened for the care and treatment of patients on 825 acres with 100 patients transferred from Central Islip State Hospital on October 1 1931 Nine months later 2018 patients were hospitalized at Pilgrim The census rose to its peak in 1954 with 13875 patients

Pilgrim was the largest facility of its kind in the world when it was built The hospital community was independent in that it had its own water works electric light plant heating plant sewage system fire department police department courts church post office cemetery laundry store amusement hall athletic fields greenhouses and farm

Over time as increasing numbers of patients were able to be discharged and greater support and services became available in the community the need for such large facilities to treat the mentally ill was diminished Following the trend Kings Park Psychiatric Center and Central Islip Psychiatric Center were consolidated and relocated to the Pilgrim campus in the Fall of 1996 The following Fall those facilities were merged into Pilgrim Psychiatric Center under one name Today Pilgrim reflects the history and best practices for care and treatment of all three facilities and has become a modern health care delivery system serving the mentally ill adults of Long Island