Georgia Regional Hospital
Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah (GRHS) is a state-funded multi-service facility operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. The hospital provides quality care to mentally ill adults and individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities from its 34-county catchment area in Southeast Georgia. GRHS opened in December of 1970 with a design to decentralize mental health services in the state and treat people nearer to their homes and families. The hospital provides evaluation and treatment to clients needing care. The hospital's admitting office is a psychiatric emergency receiving facility open 24 hours a day.
GRHS is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The adult admitting unit is certified for Medicare reimbursements by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS).
GRHS Mission: Provide and promote local accessibility and choice of services and programs for individuals, families and communities through partnerships, in order to create a sustainable, self-sufficient and resilient life in the community.
GRHS Vision: Every person who participates in our services leads a satisfying, independent life with dignity and respect.
GRHS Values:
As an organization, there is an expectation that:
We will be consumer centered
We will continuously strive to improve
We will be respectful of those we serve and each other
We will be accountable for how we do our jobs and how we utilize our resources
GRHS Services:
Clinical Services
Interdisciplinary teams on each psychiatric unit work with clients upon admission to formulate Individual Recovery Plans, which set forth modes of treatment and criteria to be met for subsequent discharge. Members of each team include a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, activity therapist and nursing staff. The psychiatrist is the lead member of the team and makes a diagnosis, prescribes medication, and does individual counseling with each client. Other medical doctors participate in physical examinations and handle minor medical emergencies. Major medical problems are referred to general hospitals.
Psychologists provide a comprehensive range of services in the area of psychological assessment and consultation, education, psychotherapy and milieu therapy on all units. A variety of intelligence, projective and personality tests are used. The social workers at the hospital perform an initial social work assessment and social history upon admission. They also coordinate discharge planning, determine unmet needs of patients while hospitalized and provide therapeutic services to clients and their families.
An initial activity therapy assessment is done on all new clients to set goals and objectives. Active treatment, using recreation, music and arts and crafts, is used to meet the goals. Activity therapy operates a central recreation/social center.
The nursing staff is the heart of the hospital. The registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and health service aides provide comprehensive psychiatric care on a 24 hour basis in accordance with the physician’s prescribed treatment and with the recognition of dignity and uniqueness of each client.
Other clinical services include Dental Clinic, Clinical Laboratory, X-Ray, Pharmaceutical Services and Infection Control.
Support Services
Support services provide a wide range of necessary administrative and clinical services to assist the direct care units in carrying out their missions. Support services includes:
Staff Development and Training
Environmental Services
Engineering, Maintenance and Groundskeeping
Safety and Environmental Health Services
Risk Management
Procurement
Financial Services
Medical Records
Data Management
Food and Dietetic Services
Human Resource Management
Facility Police Department
Client Care Units