PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES Michael Reese Hospital maintains a full spectrum psychiatric care for children, adolescents and adults including inpatient hospitalization for acute psychiatric cases as well as an intensive outpatient program for individuals in need of ongoing support. The department also provides medical detoxification for people with mental illness who have a dual diagnosis of drug and/or alcohol addiction or dependence. Services include intake and assessment, individualized inpatient or outpatient treatment plans and referral to community resources. For more information, call 312-791-3800. Inpatient Treatment Inpatient Treatment Services include an individualized treatment plan that is based on initial assessment and acts as a guide to the participant’s clinical needs throughout the duration of services. This plan identifies which behaviors are the most disruptive to successful placement in the community and will include the least restrictive plan for addressing those problems. For individuals with a dual diagnosis, the treatment plan includes referral to organizations that provide addiction treatment. Clients are prepared for post-release services by completing plans for ongoing medication management, housing and case management services. Outpatient Treatment The Outpatient Treatment Program provides intensive psychiatric services to patients, four hours a day, five days a week. Patients attend the program an average of four to six months and participate in ongoing individual therapy, group therapy, recreational therapy and medication management services. Referrals are also made to the community for adjunct services such as housing, public aid and intensive case management services. Child and Adolescent Services Michael Reese Hospital is the state-designated hospital for the south side of Chicago and its suburbs for uninsured children and adolescents in need of acute psychiatric care. Services for children and adolescents include family counseling, medication management, play therapy and parenting skills training. Additionally, this unit provides on-site special education provided by board-certified teachers in a classroom setting as well as individualized educational services developed in conjunction with the primary school. CARDIOLOGY & CARDIAC SURGERY With a distinguished history in groundbreaking advances in cardiac research and medicine, the Division of Cardiology at Michael Reese Hospitals continues its mission to provide comprehensive care to cardiac patients. Today, cardiology-related treatment and diagnostic services include the Cardiac Surveillance Unit, Carpel/Heart Failure Unit, ECG, Echocardiography and Lab, Pacemaker Clinic, Pulmonary Unit, an Electro-physiology Lab, a stress Lab and cardiac surgery. A three-year general cardiology fellowship program affiliated with the University of Illinois at the Chicago College of Medicine covers all aspects of cardiac care and is dedicated to providing an intellectual environment that facilitates acquiring the knowledge, clinical skills, attitudes and values that are fundamental for the consultant in cardiac medicine. This fellowship program emphasizes the humanistic, moral and ethical aspects of medicine as well as the history of cardiology and offers opportunities for basic and clinical research. For more information, call 312-791-3160. REHABILITATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY Michael Reese Hospital operates a 24-bed comprehensive Rehabilitation Unit for patients who sustain physical and/or neurological injuries such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, amputation, total joint replacement, sports-related injuries, arthritis, chronic pain and other trauma. This comprehensive program offers a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment to help patients resume daily life activities in their own home and community and actively involves the patient and family with the goal of assisting the patient in becoming as physically independent as possible. The multidisciplinary team includes board certified physicians, psychiatrists, physical therapists and speech pathologists as well as registered nurses, social workers and auxiliary staff. For more information, call 312-791-3730. OB/GYN, HIGH RISK PERINATOLOGY, PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT During the early 20th century, the outstanding physician in pediatrics was Dr. Issac A. Abt. Dr. Abt was part of the medical staff until 1927. Under the guidance of Dr. Julius Hess, the hospital developed the first incubator for premature infants as early as 1915. Today, services offered to families include family planning and reproductive health services, labor and delivery, antenatal diagnostic unit, fetal monitoring, a gynecology clinic, high-risk OB clinic, OB ultrasound and an obstetric clinic. Michael Reese also operates a neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatric intensive care unit and a special care nursery. Call 312-791-4000 for more information.	MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER 2929 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 Main telephone: 312-791-2000 Enrique Beckmann, M.D. - Chairman & CEO NUMBER OF: Physicians: 575 Employees: 1,100 Beds - 450