Known as one of the most important among the 10 mental health facilities in the DSHS, the Texas Department of State Hospital Services, Kerrville State Hospital is absolutely committed to providing patients with mental illnesses with the best resources and services. The needs of these people may have to do with structure, safety, and/or resources. However, it is crucial that you know that the every patient is in need of very different things. Due to this, the time they will stay at Kerrville may vary depending on many personal factors that depend mainly on the personal situation of the patient.
At Kerrville State Hospital, they are conscious about the fact that the way and the moment in which treatment is provided to the patients is fundamental. They know that carrying out this objective is, most of the time, impossible without having a committed staff and without team-work. For this matter, they have implemented many singular and effective methods of treatment that allow them to have specific and realistic treatment goals.
Moreover, recognition is a fact at Kerrville State Hospital. This hospital, which also makes acute psychiatric care to adult people from 16 different countries, offers also the treatment for those people who are under an extended criminal commitment. In addition, last year, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations (JCAHO) accredited Kerrville. Thus, the hospital adopted some standards in their procedures regarding infection control, patient treatment, and patient rights as well.