Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington is a hospital-based addiction treatment provider offering substance use disorder care through its Addiction Medicine program.
The program treats opioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder and stimulant use disorders, with integrated support for co-occurring mental health conditions. Rooted in a harm-reduction philosophy, Harborview connects patients to the full continuum of care they need.
Harborview’s Addiction Medicine Clinic specializes in medication-assisted treatment, offering office-based buprenorphine (Suboxone), naltrexone and a full methadone program through its Opioid Treatment Program. Treatment can begin during a hospital stay and transition seamlessly to outpatient care reducing gaps that often lead to relapse.
Clinical care combines medications with behavioral interventions and overdose prevention education, including naloxone distribution and fentanyl test strips. The team coordinates closely with psychiatric providers and medical specialists to address the complex, overlapping needs many patients face.
Harborview offers targeted programming for people with unique treatment needs, including the Pregnancy and Addiction Treatment program and substance use disorder care through the Madison Clinic for patients living with HIV. These integrated services reflect the program’s commitment to meeting patients in their full medical and social context.
Harborview Medical Center serves patients in person at its First Hill campus in Seattle and offers telemedicine for select addiction medicine services.
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Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Often, substance use disorder originates with negative thinking patterns. Cognitive behavioral therapy in Washington is designed to help individuals change these patterns of thought, which leads to changes in behavior and freedom from addiction.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Couples therapy can help a couple navigate their differences. By learning powerful interpersonal skills in therapy, the couple can work together to overcome challenges and change the direction of their relationship.
One goal of family therapy is to provide a platform where members have a safe place to talk about the challenges that addiction has created in their lives. Using guided sessions, therapists help individual family members develop healthy communication skills and address unresolved issues between themselves to support their loved one's sobriety.
The advantage of nicotine replacement therapy in Washington is the absence of the many harmful chemicals that are present in cigarette smoke. These products supply the nicotine only, so you don't suffer from extreme withdrawal and can feel more comfortable as you quit smoking.
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325 9th Ave Main Hospital
Seattle, WA 98104
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Great facility, efficient staff, and nice food! I feel like they gave me the chance to return to "normal" at my own pace, not feeling any pressure or anything
My son was misdiagnosed in the psychiatric ward with schizophrenia, even though it was clearly immediate onset, no history at all, either with him or in our family. They didn't even look into other possible causes or brain swelling. They did an MRI and slapped a diagnosis on him. No doctor after that was willing to do more testing because Harbor View diagnosed him after observation, a blood test, and an MRI. We had to go abroad to get proper testing. He had viral encephalitis. He is well now, but he lost a year of his life heavily sedated on "necessary" drugs. If we hadn't fought for our son and found a way around the obstacles he could have lost his whole life. This is what "protocol" looks like across the US, and it's FAR from adequate. I wonder how many misdiagnosed people there are in our country because doctors are unwilling to dig deeper. In this country guesswork seems to be protocol.
If your dying or having breathing problems don't come here because you'll actually die. Staff does not care about the patient. I get that they are busy but a 13+hr wait is ridiculous. While the drug addicts come in and quickly get seen.
I am only writing my review because I had such a complete opposite experience then the time before.! I have recently started struggling with mental health issues and I was taken to the PEZ unit yesterday afternoon. 9/15 The afternoon shift and the wonderful women who was talking to people made me feel like I might actually get help again. THEN the night shift, the most heartless physically assaulting people after telling them I was tensing up and seizures WHICH IS IN MY CHART! One nurse wanted to say I was throwing a tantrum cause the emotional pain and mockery was not okay with my head and they wouldn't even let me leave WITH someone. I was getting sadder being alone in cold grey rooms with NO form of comfort what so ever. I WILL NOT go back there because I know for a fact if people are scared to be alone waiting they SHOULD be allowed a loved one who know the difference between a tantrum and a seizure.... I will never go back to that hospital I have watched to many people who aren't addicts that need actual help just get handed drugs and told figure it out...
I am giving 5 stars only because of the staff here who were truly trying their best and keeping a positive attitude despite the people and environment they were dealing with. The hospital itself was very dirty with extremely long wait times. I have no idea what tests they ran or how they tried to help me, all I know is that somehow it was worth $1600 after insurance. Absolutely wild that I will be paying $240 monthly in health insurance premiums and medical bills and my quality of life hasn't improved in any way and I have no answers. In addition, UW Medicine was extremely anxious to bill me over Labor Day weekend and sent me two texts that I owed something like $800. When I was finally able to call them about it for more information, they had updated it to $1600. Why spam me with bill notices before the total has even been calculated? Especially when it is literally twice the initial amount which was already going to be a financial strain? No idea where else I could express these frustrations, I don't want to take it out on any insurance people, but the healthcare system in america is damning and living here is hell
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