Capital District Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital certified for 165 beds, located in Albany, New York. It covers a nine-county service area in Upstate New York. The counties served include: Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Warren, Washington, Schoharie, Columbia and Greene and it is within an hour's drive from those places. Capital District Psychiatric Center offers inpatient psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation to patients who have been diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illnesses and for whom brief or short-term treatment in a community hospital mental health unit has been unable to provide symptom stability. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO).
Capital District Psychiatric Center employs a model of psychiatric rehabilitation that comprises program-based treatment and centralized skill-building groups, both to ameliorate symptoms, develop self-esteem, and create successful experiences for all patients. This philosophy of care improves patient outcomes and gives confidence to individuals to develop independence. Capital District Psychiatric Center has outpatient treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults. The hospital also operates two adult community residences, an adolescent crisis residence, and three adolescent day-treatment programs.
Located in an educationally rich community, Capital District Psychiatric Center is surrounded with numerous institutions of higher learning including nationally recognized schools of law, pharmacy, medicine, and nursing. The area where the hospital stands is conveniently located near major shopping malls, retail outlet stores, and entertainment arenas. Furthermore, Capital District Psychiatric Center is within a short driving distance of the Adirondack, Catskill, Green and Berkshire Mountain ski areas. The facility enjoys delightful surroundings as the local communities maintain several picturesque lakes, streams, and nature preserves for boating, swimming, camping, and fishing.