Rogers Memorial Hospital

Rogers Memorial Hospital offers partial hospitalization at our Milwaukee location for preteens to young adults who are affected by anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder or other eating disorders. The treatment program meets weekday afternoons and offers two meals and one snack. This program uses proven, evidence-based treatment components including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and family-based therapy (FBT) when clinically appropriate.

Why Treatment Is Effective

• Services directed by a nationally recognized expert in eating disorders treatment
• Experienced multidisciplinary treatment team
• Individualized treatment plan and length of stay
• Strong emphasis on family involvement and education
• Comprehensive case management and coordination of continuing care
• Access to onsite experts for additional clinical consultations

Admissions and Insurance Coverage

This partial hospitalization service can effectively treat preteen to young adult males and females who meet the following criteria:

An initial screening with the prospective patient starts the admission process. Based on a review of this screening and recent lab results, a psychiatrist will recommend an appropriate level of care. After the review, admissions staff will share the psychiatrist’s recommendation with the individual.

As a courtesy to prospective patients, admissions staff will contact the individual’s insurance carrier to obtain a quote of insurance benefits. Benefit availability, service providers, and medical necessity criteria vary with each insurance plan. We recommend that potential patients check with their insurance carrier to determine what is covered and if there are any exclusions. After admission, patient care specialists can provide assistance with remaining questions or concerns.

Treatment Team

Treatment services are under the direction of a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist specializing in eating disorders treatment. On admission, each patient meets with members of the multidisciplinary treatment team for a comprehensive evaluation, which forms the basis of a personalized plan of care. Members of the treatment team may include:

• Board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist
• Board-certified adult psychiatrist
• Consulting psychologist
• Primary care physician
• Certified pediatric nurse practitioner
• Registered nurse
• Master’s-level social workers/counselors
• Registered dietitian
• Movement and fitness therapist
• Experiential therapists
• School liaison

Treatment Components

Our treatment philosophy emphasizes psychiatric education and therapy through a multidisciplinary program with comprehensive therapies. Treatment components may include:

• Group therapy
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Interpersonal therapy
• Experiential therapy
• Nutritional monitoring
• Meal plan development and compliance
• Normalizing eating and abstaining from binge, purge and excessive exercise behaviors
• Monthly meal outings, structured family meals, and “body image challenge” outings
• Medical monitoring
• Physical assessment by a registered nurse daily
• Laboratory and other medical tests as prescribed by physician
• Medication administration as prescribed by physician
• Twice weekly individual sessions with psychiatrist
• Assure treatment progress
• Address co-occurring depression and anxiety
• Weekly family-focused therapy
• Improve family communication
• Develop support system for recovery

Typical Daily Schedule

• Physical assessment with registered nurse (weight, vital signs, labs)
• Therapeutic meal group; post-meal observation
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy group
• Body image, self-acceptance or nutrition group
• Supervised snack
• Experiential therapy group
• Social work therapy group
• Therapeutic meal group; post-meal observation
• Goal setting; homework assignments

Individual sessions are held throughout the day as needed, including:

• Nutritional consultation with dietitian
• Family therapy session
• Psychiatrist session
• Individual therapy

Continuing Care and Discharge Planning

With proper consents the treatment team works closely with the referring professionals to communicate treatment progress and assist in making discharge plans. If necessary, staff will assist with locating resources needed to provide continuing care.

The treatment team monitors each patient’s progress and level of participation. If, based on the patient’s behavior, the program is no longer a helpful or appropriate form of treatment, or if the patient needs a different level of care, then the treatment team will explore options with the patient and his or her family.

Should they become necessary, Rogers Memorial Hospital provides short-term acute stabilization of psychiatric symptoms on its inpatient unit.