Behavioral Health Services
ACUTE THROUGH COMMITTED PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT | 24 HR EMERGENCY SERVICES
When life becomes puzzling we can help you put the pieces back together. No problem is too big, nor too complex that we cannot solve by working together.
Fairview University Medical Center-Mesabi (UMCM) works to provide you, your family and the residents of our Region a diverse array of mental health and behavioral programs.
The following Mental Health Services are available at Fairview University Medical Center-Mesabi's medical campus:
Acute Through Committed Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Fairview UMCM offers services for acute care and judicially committed and voluntary patients. The acute care unit is often the first intervention a person in crisis receives. The staff and facility provide a safe haven for the person in crisis. The qualified staff of nurses, social workers, therapists, recreation therapists, mental health workers, and physicians work as a team to bring about the best possible outcome for the patient and family. Fairview University Medical Center-Mesabi licensed nursing staff are available 24 hours a day to provide services ranging from crisis intervention to personal care. Services are provided to adult individuals who have a wide variety of mental disorders. Family members are provided with educational information about mental illness and treatment. At the time of discharge patients are assisted in obtaining appropriate living arrangements and follow-up care.
Judicially committed and voluntary patient services include: reality orientation, goals/community group, social skills training, medication/health group, recreation and individual therapy. Professionals involved on the unit area are: nurses, mental health workers, activity personnel, therapists, and physicians. The goal is to provide comprehensive inpatient services as close as possible to the patients' local community, to shorten the length of stays for committed patients, and to facilitate the connection between inpatient and outpatient services to make the continuum of care the patients in our area as seamless as possible
For information, call 218-362-6672.
24 Hour Emergency Services
Professional staff members are available to provide 24 hour emergency services.
Crisis Lines & Support Hotlines
Range Area: RMHC Crisis Line 1-800-450-2273
Range Women’s Advocates 1-800-343-5054
Sexual Assault 1-800-300-3102
Itasca County: First Call for Help 1-800-300-3102
National Suicide Prevention LIFELINE
1-800-273-8255
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