Partial Hospitalization
The goal of the partial hospitalization program is to resolve or stabilize an acute episode of mental illness. Partial hospitalization is a time- limited, structured program of multiple and intensive psychotherapy and other therapeutic services provided by a multidisciplinary team, as defined by Medicare, and provided in an outpatient hospital setting outpatient department facility or a Medicare-certified community mental health center (CMHC) that meets Medicare requirements to provide partial hospitalization programs services. Partial hospitalization provides person- and family-centered treatment by a multi-disciplinary team, under the direction of a physician.