St. Joseph's Healthcare System

Geriatrics

Services available at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital

Operating under St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, St. Vincent's Nursing Home, provides long-term skilled nursing care as well as an adult medical day care program for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The 151-bed facility is operated under the direction of a board-certified geriatrician and offers onsite therapeutic services such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

In addition, geriatric acute care services are offered at both St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital's facilities with each offering dedicated Geriatric Special Care Nursing Units which follows the Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders (NICHE) care protocols designed to meet the needs of this special patient population.

St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the region to provide a dedicated Geriatric Emergency Department (SrED) for older patients, featuring a 14-bed treatment area with thicker mattresses, natural lighting, and reduced noise.

Behavioral Health

Services available at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital

A leader in Behavioral Health Services, the System provides a wide range of programs and facilities that enable consumers of mental health services to function at the highest level possible. With a mission focused on serving all those in need, outstanding treatment, assessment, consultation, support, and community outreach services are available to adults, adolescents, and children. These include psychiatric hospital-based adult inpatient services and psychiatric emergency services.

Special programs include:

• Harbor House Partial Hospitalization Program
• Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
• Family Preservation Services
• The Right Step Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program
• Supported Employment Program
• Supportive Housing Program
• Adult Residential Services
• ACCESS Integrated Case Management Services (ICMS)
• ACCESS Outpatient Services
• ACCESS Partial Hospitalization Program
• ACCESS Residential Services
• PATH Program of Essex County
• Psychiatric Emergency Services
• Screening Center