Sandia Ridge Center Launches New Mental Health and Recovery Unit
February 15 2017 - 4:01PM
Sandia Ridge Center, a 136-bed skilled nursing center operated by
Genesis HealthCare, is opening a new Mental Health Recovery unit in
an important clinical collaboration with the University of New
Mexico Health System.
Over the past year, Genesis and UNM have developed a variety of
new clinical programs across New Mexico aimed at improving patient
care and making the transition from the hospital to a post-acute
care facility more efficient.
The new 26-bed Mental Health and Recovery Unit at Sandia Ridge
offers patients with mental health conditions a robust,
recovery-based program of services provided by a highly trained,
knowledgeable team working together with UNM mental health
specialists.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with UNM specialists to bring
the first Mental Health and Recovery Unit to New Mexico,” said Dave
Almquist, Genesis executive vice president and president of the
company’s West Division.
“This specialized program addresses an unmet need in the
Albuquerque community,” he added. “Patients with mental health
conditions often are discharged unsuccessfully from the hospital or
other care setting to the community and require re-hospitalization.
Our Mental Health and Recovery program is focused on helping our
patients manage their disease and live in a physically and
emotionally healthy manner.”
Paul B. Roth, MD, MS, Chancellor for Health Sciences and CEO of
the UNM Health System, said the new unit will enhance the ability
of UNM clinicians to meet the mental health needs of New Mexico
residents.
“This new collaboration with Genesis focused on mental health is
a unique and innovative care model,” Roth said. “This is a great
opportunity to leverage the expertise of our physicians and
providers with a national leader in skilled nursing to create a new
level of care in our community.”
Genesis is New Mexico’s largest post-acute care provider,
operating 19 skilled nursing centers throughout the state. Ten of
its skilled nursing centers are located in the Albuquerque
metropolitan area.
The new unit will tailor services to each person’s unique needs.
The focus is on wellness and recovery, based on the premise that
people with mental health conditions can – and do – recover from
the effects of their illnesses.
UNM psychiatrist Davin Quinn, MD, will serve as the Mental
Health Recovery Unit’s medical director. Quinn received his medical
degree from Harvard Medical School and was fellowship trained in
psychosomatic medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an
associate professor and chief of the Division of Behavioral Health
Consultation and Integration in UNM’s Department of Psychiatry
& Behavioral Sciences.
Quinn will be on-site at the unit each week to review care
plans, perform evaluations and conduct educational rounding with
unit staff.
About Genesis HealthCare Genesis HealthCare
(NYSE:GEN) is a holding company with subsidiaries that comprise one
of the nation’s largest post-acute care providers with
approximately 500 skilled nursing centers and assisted/senior
living communities in 34 states. Genesis subsidiaries also supply
rehabilitation and respiratory therapy to more than 1,700 health
care providers in 45 states, the District of Columbia and China.
References made in this release to “Genesis,” “the Company,” “we,”
“us” and “our” refer to Genesis HealthCare and each of its
wholly-owned companies. Visit our website at
www.genesishcc.com.
About UNM Health SystemUNM Health System is the
clinical arm of the UNM Health Sciences Center, New Mexico’s only
academic health center. The Health System, which includes UNM
Hospitals, UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNM Sandoval Regional
Medical Center and UNM Medical Group, Inc., is home to the state’s
only Level I trauma center and offers a broad range of tertiary and
quaternary care for patients with high-acuity needs. It also
operates adult and child psychiatric programs. The Health System
handles approximately 900,000 patient visits a year.
Contact: Jeanne Moore, Genesis HealthCare
484-949-5647
Luke Frank, UNM Health System
505-272-3679
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