Hospital Panamericano de Ponce

Behavioral Medicine Unit

Hospital Panamericano de Ponce provides mental health care in Ponce, PR, with hospital inpatient services. People seeking care can access cognitive behavioral therapy. Payment options include private health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-payment.

2213 Ponce Bypass, 8th Floor, Damas Hospital, Ponce, PR, 00731

Call intake: 787-840-1187

Services & treatment options

Treatment

Type of Care

Mental health treatment
Substance use 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
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Lurasidone
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone

Treatment Approaches

Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Group therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

Laboratory testing
Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Who we help

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Active duty military
Clients who have experienced trauma
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
Members of military families
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
Persons with eating disorders
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Young adults

Age Groups Accepted

Adults
Children/Adolescents
Seniors
Young Adults

Payment & insurance

Payment and insurance

Cash or self-payment
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Medicaid
Medicare
Private health insurance
U.S. Department of VA funds

Support services

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Spanish

Ancillary Services

Case management service
Diet and exercise counseling
Education services
Family psychoeducation
Suicide prevention services

About the center

Facility Type

Psychiatric hospital

Facility operation

Private for-profit organization

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted