Girard Medical Center

North Philadelphia Health System

North Philadelphia Health System (NPHS) is located in the heart of North Philadelphia. This system provides services to one of the most under-served communities in Philadelphia. NPHS is not only a healthcare provider, but is a major employer and economic anchor in North Philadelphia. St. Joseph's Hospital (SJH), is closed. For information regarding St. Joseph’s Hospital, please contact the Girard Medical Center’s Medical Records Department at (215) 787-2452. Our apologies for any inconveniences this may cause you.

Girard Medical Center (GMC), located on 801 West Girard Avenue, is a 168 bed long-term acute care hospital.

We provide quality healthcare through prevention, education, and treatment in our hospital and community, including services and special programs for persons with behavioral medical disorders and/or extended acute medical conditions. We offer these services in a manner that is spiritually and culturally sensitive and responsive to community needs.

North Philadelphia Health System's vision is to be the region's premier provider of behavioral and extended acute medical services. Through the provision of high quality, innovative, culturally sensitive services, North Philadelphia Health System will meet the needs of the community it serves. North Philadelphia Health System will continue its commitment to the under-served patient population in all its plans for services expansion.

Our guiding principles are: Integrity, Sensitivity and Consistency

     Integrity:  We will strive to meet the identified needs of our patients in the most efficacious and caring manner.

     Sensitivity:  We will seek to understand our patients'/residents' values and concerns so that we can serve them with compassion and sensitivity.

     Consistency: We will be consistent in the delivery of quality care and services to all patients/residents.

Read about the history of NPHS

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Methadone maintenance
• Methadone
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
• SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• General Hospital(including VA hospital)

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• Hospital licensing authority
• The Joint Commission

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

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Language Services

• Spanish

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
• Veterans
• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Seniors or older adults
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Persons with HIV or AIDS
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
• Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

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Ancillary Services

• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Martix Model
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

• Methadone clients only

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