MCES Station 305

Norristown State Hospital, located in Norristown, Pennsylvania, is a long-term psychiatric facility that provides treatment for patients with severe and persistent mental illness. With a total of 375 beds, the hospital is known for being the first institution in the country to recognize female physicians and house a pathology department. Norristown State Hospital is committed to psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery, working in partnership with patients, their families, mental health offices, and community mental health service providers. The hospital's Regional Forensic Psychiatric Center offers active psychiatric treatment and evaluation for individuals involved with the county-based judicial correction systems, while the step-down unit focuses on individual treatment and community discharge planning. Norristown State Hospital utilizes best practices, such as vocational services, anger management, and co-occurring disorders services, to meet the individual treatment needs of its patients. With a dynamic performance improvement program, the hospital continually strives to enhance the services it provides.Generated from the website