Mental health and wellness

• Addiction treatment
• Assistance with discharge planning and financial considerations
• Dietary consultation
• Education for patients and families
• Inpatient care
• Intensive outpatient program
• Partial hospitalization program
• Medication management
• Neurotherapy via electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
• Psychiatric assessment and treatment
• Psychotherapy
• Recreational therapy assessment and treatment

We offer ECT as a proven, effective and safe alternative treatment option. It is typically most useful for people with severe symptoms of certain behavioral health disorders as well as for people who are not responding to traditional medications.

ECT is a form of neurotherapy that delivers electrical stimulation to the brain through electrodes placed on the head. You will be under anesthesia during therapy to induce relaxation in the muscles and body. The ECT stimulus produces changes to the brain waves that are characteristic of a generalized seizure. This activity can lead to the clinical improvement of behavioral health symptoms.

To learn more about our ECT offering, please call us at (813) 512-5459.

Our HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital campus has a dedicated, 68-bed behavioral health unit. It focuses on treating the unique physical and emotional needs of adults 18 years old and older. This unit provides everything from short-term stabilization for mental health crises to discharge planning.

To provide extra support and care, their ER is open 24/7. The teams here assist with assessing current psychological state, referring to outpatient care and checking you in to their inpatient unit.

Transitions is our hospital's outpatient mental health center. Here, we offer dedicated treatment and support programs, including:

• Intensive outpatient program (IOP) — You participate in the IOP three days a week for four hours per day. The IOP teaches evidence-based coping skills and opportunities for processing individual concerns.
• Substance abuse intensive outpatient program (SAIOP) — This eight-week program is designed to help people recover from a dependence on alcohol or drugs. You are provided an individualized recovery plan, coping skills and education on understanding addiction.
• Partial hospitalization program (PHP) — The PHP provides care five days a week. It is designed to serve you in an alternate setting to an inpatient hospital unit or as a transitional step as you return home following psychiatric hospitalization.

In all of our outpatient programs, you may receive the following care:

• Access to additional medical specialties, as needed
• Assessment and education provided by a registered nurse
• Assistance arranging follow-up care after treatment
• Group therapy facilitated by licensed therapists
• Individual therapy with a licensed therapist
• Individualized, comprehensive and interdisciplinary treatment plan
• Medication management by a psychiatrist, beginning on the first day of treatment

Following participation in one of the programs at Transitions, you also have access to our alumni group for up to two years. The alumni group meets once a week and provides support for your continued success.

You can self-refer to our IOP, SAIOP or PHP, or you may be referred by a psychiatrist, personal physician, hospital, mental health professional, family member or concerned friend.

Free and confidential assessments are also offered to anyone interested in exploring if their symptoms may be a good fit for one of our programs.

Transitions is located on the main campus of our hospital, across the street at the Wellness Pavilion. This can be accessed on the left side of the building at the last door on the right.

We are open daily from 10:30am to 2:30pm.

To learn more about the programs offered at Transitions, please call us at (813) 342-1551.