Girard Medical Center

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8th and Girard Avenue, 3rd Floor Tower Building, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA

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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

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Relapse prevention from naltrxone
  • Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
  • Prescribes/administer buprenorphine and/or naltrexone

Facility Type

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking not permitted

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

  • Outpatient
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

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

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Medicare
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Emergency Mental Health Services

Payment Assistance Available

Language Services

  • Spanish

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Ancillary Services

  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Martix Model
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young adults
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • Girard Medical Center

    8th and Girard Avenue, 3rd Floor Tower Building, Philadelphia, PA 19122

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