Signature Psychiatric Hospital Adds Medication-Assisted Treatment to its Addiction Treatment Program

This April Signature Psychiatric Hospital added Medication-Assisted Treatment to its chemical dependency treatment program. By helping people reduce their cravings for alcohol and drugs, the treatment paves a more assured road to recovery and a higher likelihood of sobriety versus relapse. Medication assisted treatment (MAT) is considered the gold standard for opioid and substance use … Read More

JEFFERSON CITY — First responders recounted traumatizing experiences in vivid detail during a Missouri Senate committee hearing Tuesday. “If you’ve ever held a limb separated from a person, it’s weird,” said Ben Chlapek of the Mid-America Regional Council and Missouri EMS Association. “And on the highway, we have to pick up a leg or an … Read More

LIBERTY — Signature Psychiatric Hospital will officially open its outpatient clinic doors Dec. 3, at 555 Rush Creek Parkway, south of Liberty Hospital and the inpatient psychiatric hospital – the hospital within a hospital. Blair Swadley, director of outpatient services, said the organization had a “serious and hard conversation” after the inpatient space opened in … Read More

By Kellie Houx kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com LIBERTY — Signature Psychiatric Hospital will open officially Saturday, March 24. On that day, the hospital within Liberty Hospital can start taking patients. “We anticipate that we will receive patients on that first day,” said Carrie Dermody, director of nursing. “Our North Kansas City Hospital location is always full, and often … Read More

By Elise Reuter – Reporter, Kansas City Business Journal Signature Psychiatric Hospital will double its presence in the Kansas City area through expansions at North Kansas City Hospital and Liberty Hospital. The behavioral health provider has operated 24 inpatient beds at North Kansas City Hospital since entering the area market five years ago; the expansion … Read More

On November 29th, 2017 Signature Psychiatric Hospital held an Open House and Ribbon Cutting by the Northland Chamber of Commerce for a new, state-of-the art Outpatient Services Suite. The new Outpatient Services Suite provides a partial hospitalization program, and an intensive outpatient program, both for adults, and features a new Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment … Read More

By Garippo, Gina If your loved one has schizophrenia, you probably know there are treatments that can reduce symptoms and help him or her live a more productive life. But it can be frustrating if your loved one doesn’t participate in these therapies. Maybe he refuses to take his medication. Or perhaps she skips her … Read More

Signature Psychiatric Hospital is proud to announce the addition of a new Partial Hospital Program.  This program offers a high level of psychiatric treatment.  PHP provides level of structure and support greater than that of traditional Intensive Outpatient Program(IOP).  Partial Hospitalization is a day program for patients who have acute symptoms, but do not meet the … Read More

Depression has a way of being an all-consuming, monster of a battle. It takes a toll physically and emotionally. It’s often stigmatized. But perhaps one of the biggest struggles for those who suffer is the feeling that no one else in the world can truly understand what they’re going through. However, those feelings of isolation provide one … Read More

One police officer’s experiences patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge. Connections between people can be such a powerful force, suicide is unable to overcome it. Sent by Dale Fellin