Ascension HealthSt. Mary's Healthcare is a member of Ascension Health. Consistent with its mission to serve all people with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable, Ascension Health is an innovative leader in transforming healthcare through patient-centered, holistic care of the highest clinical quality. Ascension Health is the nation's largest Catholic and nonprofit health system with more than 105,000 associates serving in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

Services Offered

Inpatient Psychiatric Care
The Mental Health Inpatient Unit (St. Dymphna Hall) is located on the third floor of St. Mary's Hospital. The goal is to provide short-term, comprehensive, individualized care designed to mobilize a person's resources and enable them to cope with current crises.

Adult Mental Health Clinic
The Adult Mental Health Clinic is located at 427 Guy Park Avenue in Amsterdam, New York. The clinic provides outpatient mental health services (diagnosis and treatment) to adults 18 years of age and older who reside in Montgomery County.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

The ACT office is located at 446B Guy Park Avenue in Amsterdam, New York. Assertive Community Treatment is an evidenced-based practice that offers treatment, rehabilitation, and support services, using a person-centered, recovery-based approach, to individuals that have been diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness. Assertive Community Treatment services - assertive outreach, mental health treatment, health, vocational, integrated dual disorder treatment, family education, wellness skills, community linkages, and are provided to individuals by a mobile, multi-disciplinary team, in community settings. The goal of Assertive Community Treatment services is to assist individuals to achieve their personally meaningful goals and life roles.

Mobile Geriatric Outreach Program

This program addresses the needs of the elderly mentally ill residing in Montgomery and Fulton counties. Staff provide education and consultation to service providers and mental health assessment and referral to individuals.

Case Management, Supportive Case Management, and Intensive Case Management Services

Working as client advocates, Case Managers support adult clients in Fulton, Montgomery, and Hamilton counties by linking them with needed medical, psychiatric, social, and educational services.

Family Care Program

The Family Care Program provides 24-hour supervised family-like housing and associated supportive services needed for community living.

Fees and Payment

If you have no insurance, you may contact our Enrollment Specialist, free of charge, to see if you may be eligible for a health insurance plan such as Medicaid, Child Health Plus, or Family Health Plus. Eligibility is determined based on family size and income level.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Teens
Children

Special Groups:
Bilingual

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Medicaid

Online Counseling:
During COVID-19