Community Behavioral Health Hospitals

The 16-bed hospitals provide an array of acute, short-term hospitalization services, including:

• Assessment of mental, social, functional, and physical health
• An individual treatment plan that includes medication management and 24-hour nursing care
• Multidisciplinary teams that include psychiatrists, general practice physicians, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, clinical social workers, addiction counselors and occupational therapists.
• Illness management and recovery
• Individualized discharge, care coordination and aftercare planning for transition back to an appropriate setting in the community

The CBHHs are locked facilities. On average, patients stay in the hospital about 60 days before discharge. 

Admission

Admission to a CBHH is by referral only. Most referrals are provided by county social service agencies, courts, community hospitals and mental health providers. Patients can be admitted to a CBHH from anywhere in Minnesota. Most patients have been civilly committed by a court.

Referrals are screened by DCT's Central Pre-Admissions Office and must meet admission criteria.

Contact the Central Pre-Admissions Office 

The Central Pre-Admissions Office is staffed around the clock. Reach an admissions professional at:

• Toll free: 1-866-966-2337
• Twin Cities Metro Area: 651-431-5337

Locations and Contacts

Alexandria	Annandale	Baxter
1610 8th Avenue East  Alexandria, MN  56308 Phone: 320-335-6201 Visiting hours: Weekdays: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Weekends: 2 to 3:30 p.m.  and 6 to 7:30 p.m.	400 Annandale Boulevard  Annandale, MN  55302 Phone: 651-259-3850 Visiting hours: Daily: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visits limited to 90 minutes.	14241 Grand Oaks Drive  Baxter, MN  56425 Phone: 218-316-3104 Visiting hours: Weekdays: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Weekends: 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Bemidji	Fergus Falls	Rochester
800 Bemidji Avenue North  Suite 200  Bemidji, MN  56601 Phone: 218-308-2400 Visiting hours: Weekdays: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Weekends: 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m.	1801 West Alcott Avenue  Box 478  Fergus Falls, MN  56538 Phone: 218-332-5001 Visiting hours: Weekdays: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Weekends and Holidays: 4:30 to 7 p.m.	251 Wood Lake Drive Southeast  Rochester, MN  55904 Phone: 507-206-2561 Visiting hours: Weekdays: 4 to 8 p.m. Weekends and Holidays: 2 to 8 p.m.

Visiting

To protect patient privacy, hospital staff provide visiting information to family, friends and others only at the patient's request and if the proper release form has been signed. The patient's treatment team may also deny visits from specific visitors if there is a therapeutic reason to do so.

Hospitals try to accommodate visitors at other times if they are traveling from a distance or there are other extenuating circumstances. While the hospitals try not to turn visitors away, they can’t guarantee there will be a private meeting space available during non-posted visiting hours.