About the
ITU Unit
For the
public record, below is some information about this unit.
The
Intensive Care Unit at Centennial Peaks Hospital (a for-profit LLC) is located on 2255 South
88th Street, Louisville, CO 80027. It is
the hospital’s inpatient psychiatric unit. The hospital’s mental health program
as a whole is described on their website as:
Centennial
Peaks Hospital offers a confidential, caring environment that promotes crisis
resolution, positive self-awareness, coping skills and personal growth.
A typical
day on the ITU begins with 7 am wake up (patients are allowed in the main room,
the day room, beginning at 6am). Most patients have roommates. Breakfast, Lunch
and Dinner are served each day and there are frequent snacks available. All
days include the taking of vitals, the dispensing of medication and very
frequent smoke breaks (at least every 2 hours to the best of my recollection).
For patients who have seen a doctor, there is also a daily opportunity to go to
an outdoor gym. There are also a wide variety of group activities, most that
are too simplistic for someone highly educated. There is access to a TV, to
telephones and to games and puzzles. Contrary to the literature supplied by the
unit, I personally have seen no evidence of the following:
9:00 - 9:45
am Community Meeting/Goals Group
7:40 - 8:30
pm Daily Wrap Up/ PM Goals Group.
In addition,
contrary to the ITU literature, myself a veteran of psychotherapy since 1990
never received anything resembling psychotherapy.
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