rehabBirmingham VA Healthcare System
Bessemer, AL
Mental health care
Medical West
An Affiliate of the UAB Health System
Medical West provides mental health care in Bessemer, AL, with hospital inpatient services. People seeking care can access cognitive behavioral therapy. Payment options include private health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-payment.
995 9th Avenue SW, Bessemer, AL, 35022
Services & treatment options
Treatment
Type of Care
- Mental health treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Care setting
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
Pharmacotherapies
- Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Aripiprazole
- Chlorpromazine
- Clozapine
- Droperidol
- Fluphenazine
- Haloperidol
- Lurasidone
- Olanzapine
- Paliperidone
- Perphenazine
- Pimozide
- Prochlorperazine
- Quetiapine
- Risperidone
- Thiothixene
- Ziprasidone
Treatment Approaches
- Activity therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Group therapy
- Individual psychotherapy
Emergency Mental Health Services
- Crisis intervention team
- Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Who we help
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Seniors or older adults
Age Groups Accepted
- Seniors
Payment & insurance
Payment and insurance
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Private health insurance
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- U.S. Department of VA funds
Support services
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Diet and exercise counseling
- Integrated primary care services
- Psychosocial rehabilitation services
About the center
Facility Type
- Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital
Facility operation
- State government
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted