South Oaks Hospital

Amityville, New York

400 Sunrise Highway
Amityville NY, 11701

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About the Facility

South Oaks Hospital, located in Amityville, New York, offers evidenced based addiction treatment programs through a wide continuum of care. They also provide mental health services through an inpatient psychiatric unit and cater to adolescents and adults.

South Oaks Hospital’s addiction treatment services include medically supervised detox, inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, family support services, and medication assisted treatment.

The Medically Supervised Detox Program at South Oaks Hospital starts with a comprehensive assessment to create the proper detox protocol for each patient. The purpose is to safely and effectively remove all addictive substances from the body as a first step in the recovery process. A high level of care will be administered through medication management. Individual, group, and family counseling can also accompany this phase of treatment once physical and mental stability has been regained.

The Inpatient Program at South Oaks Hospital is a highly structured environment for those who need a high level of care. It’s suitable for those who need to stabilize themselves before moving forward in their recovery. During the inpatient program, detox can be administered as a first step. Once the detox is completed, a specialized recovery plan will be created. Individual therapy and group therapy are run by experts that use evidence based approaches to addiction recovery.

The Outpatient Program at South Oaks Hospital starts by helping create internal motivation for change. This program is best suited for individuals who have already successfully detoxed and who do not need a highly structured environment to create healthy habits. A commute to treatment while sleeping at home will be required. Within the outpatient program, individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy will take place. Each person will be assigned a counselor, and medication assisted treatment can be utilized as needed.

At Aspire Health Partners, the Medication Assisted Treatment Program provides medications along with comprehensive medical, psychiatric, and behavioral counseling. FDA approved medications are used to support withdrawal from opioid drugs and to help maintain long term abstinence. By combining medication with mental health treatment, a greater chance of success is achieved for long term abstinence.

Check icon Accreditations

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 358286

SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

State License

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: New York
License Number: 81980

Heart icon Treatment

book iconAlcoholism

Alcohol rehab in New York can help individuals overcome alcoholism. This alcohol addiction is characterized by drinking alcohol compulsively, being unable to control how much you drink, and feeling anxious or stressed when you’re not drinking. Treatment for alcohol addiction may involve brief intervention, an outpatient program, or inpatient alcohol rehab in New York. The main goal of treatment is to stop alcohol use to improve quality of life.

prescription iconDrug Addiction

When you choose drug rehab in New York, you’ll participate in a variety of treatments that are designed to help you live a drug-free lifestyle. Common methods of treatment include group, individual, and family counseling, medication management, nutrition, exercise, and management of co-occurring mental health disorders.

head-side-medical iconDual Diagnosis

Dual-diagnosis addiction treatment programs in New York provide complete and holistic care for individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health conditions. These specialized programs are available on an inpatient and outpatient basis, depending on your individual needs. Addiction experts at these facilities can treat both conditions at the same time using a combination of evidence-based therapies, individual counseling, recovery groups, educational workshops, and family support.

file-medical iconMental Health and Substance Abuse

Mental health and substance abuse treatment in New York, is typically offered in a dual-diagnosis rehab, which can provide comprehensive care designed to meet your specific needs. These programs are usually offered on an inpatient or outpatient basis, depending on whether you need detox. Their behavioral and medical experts combine evidence-based therapies like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), educational groups, and medical support to help you achieve and sustain recovery.

prescription-bottle-pill iconOpioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Dollar icon Insurance and Financial

  • shield-quartered iconMedicaid
  • id-card iconPrivate insurance
  • dollar-sign iconSelf-pay options
  • money-check-dollar-pen iconFinancial aid
  • shield-quartered iconMedicare
  • id-badge iconMilitary insurance
  • calendar iconDaily
  • calendar-days iconMonthly: $75,000

User icon Programs

  • user iconAdolescence program
  • user-tie iconAdult program
  • children iconChildren program
  • person-cane iconElderly program
  • ear iconHearing impaired program
  • capsules iconHIV/AIDS program
  • person-breastfeeding iconPostpartum program
  • person iconProgram for men
  • person-dress iconProgram for women
  • bed-front iconTotal beds: 246
  • user iconYoung adult program

Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

clipboard-medical iconMedically Assisted Detox

Medical detox involves weaning your body off of addictive substances in a medically supervised environment. If you’ve become dependent on alcohol and/or drugs, quitting on your own can be uncomfortable and even dangerous. In medically assisted detox, a team of licensed medical professionals will help manage potential withdrawal symptoms, ensuring that you’re as safe and comfortable as possible. This process typically takes about 5-7 days, although the length will depend on your individual needs.

bed-front iconInpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

car-building iconOutpatient

Outpatient rehabs offer an intermediate level of care for clients who do not require the kind of intensive supervision and support an inpatient program typically provides. Many clients transition into outpatient care immediately after exiting inpatient treatment. Others enter outpatient programs upon completing detox. Some facilities offer ambulatory medical detox for clients who do not require hospitalization. Most outpatient rehabs offer a combination of services, including addiction counseling, life skills training, and medication assisted treatment (MAT).

house-medical iconIntensive Outpatient

Clients who enroll in an intensive outpatient program (IOP) are typically either in early recovery or are experiencing a crisis that increases their relapse risk. These programs promote clients’ sustained sobriety through robust support, including multiple, extended care sessions per week. Intensive outpatient treatment often encompasses an array of services, including psychotherapy, recovery education, and evidence-based holistic therapies, such as acupuncture and meditation. Many outpatient rehabs also offer medication assisted treatment (MAT).

hospital iconPartial Hospitalization Program

The partial hospitalization program (PHP) level of care offers short-term, intensive rehab for individuals with acute symptoms that require focused management but don't require 24/7 care. PHP treatment provides structured programming (i.e. individual and group therapy) and allows you to return home in the evening. PHP treatment typically meets weekly for a minimum of 20 hours with the duration typically averaging 90 days. While PHP treatment cost can vary, it is often covered by most providers.

book-medical icon12-Step

Participants in 12 step programs maintain access to community-based peer support, which is the programs’ primary treatment modality. 12 step recovery combines personal growth with paper coaching. Participants regularly attend group meetings, which are free, anonymous, open to the public, and available multiple times per day in most communities. They are also mentored by self-selected sponsors who guide them through the steps of recovery. Age and gender specific and other specialized formats are common.

house-medical iconAftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

Animal Therapy

Animal therapy (aka pet therapy or animal-assisted therapy) can be very healing, as it allows patients to bond with animals, who give unconditional love. This is particularly useful for those who suffered trauma by the hands of people, who may be able to trust and form closer attachments to animals than humans at certain stages of rehabilitation.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Creative Arts Therapy

Creativity is inherently healing, and can help those in recovery express thoughts or feelings they might not otherwise be able to. Creative arts therapy can include music, poetry/writing, painting, sculpting, dance, theater, sandplay, and more. Unlike traditional art, the final product matters far less than the experience of creation and expression itself.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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.

Experiential Therapy

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Family Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Fitness Therapy

Fitness therapy blends exercise with psychotherapy for a fun, inspiring, and effective way of treating addiction and other issues. By incorporating movement into counseling sessions, clients become more empowered, motivated, and goal-oriented, all while strengthening their bodies and becoming more flexible. Fitness Therapy is usually used to complement a course of treatment (inpatient or outpatient) to make it even more successful. Increasing the connection between a patient’s mind and body helps both with healing as well as in creating new, healthy habits.

Group Therapy

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.

Individual Therapy

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.

Life Skills

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Nutrition Therapy

Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.

Recreational Therapy

Recreational therapy (aka therapeutic recreation) uses creative and fun activities to help with addiction recovery. Recreational therapists lead patients in entertaining and engaging activities like sports or games; art (drawing, painting, sculpture); drama, music, and dance; and/or community outings (field trips) to improve patients' physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Trauma Therapy

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.

House check icon Settings and Amenities

  • house-chimney iconResidential setting
  • couch iconPrivate setting
  • car iconPrivate transportation
  • table-tennis-paddle-ball iconRecreation room
  • music iconMusic room
  • spa iconMeditation room
  • person-hiking iconHiking
  • dumbbell iconGym
  • building iconBusiness center
  • palette iconArt activities

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400 Sunrise Highway
Amityville NY, 11701

Fact checked and written by:
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Edited by:
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We sent our son there hoping to get him into a sober living afterwards. They told him he didn't need it, that one on one was better for him. He almost died last year but according to these "professionals" he didn't need it. This place is all about the $$$$.

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South Oaks is completely disorganized and chaotic. I went in n was told there were scheduled groups but every day there was a different story as to when, where, and IF the group was even happening. But then you get written up for not being in the "correct" group. The counsel ... read more

Reviewed on 10/7/2019
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My daughter was placed there in 1975. We were young and inexperienced at the time of her crisis. She was not that ill only sad. The doctors plied her with medication. They suggested ECT and did not inform of us of the procedures. Our darling daughter was discharged and ... read more

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