Casual, modest clothing free of potentially triggering logos or images. If in doubt about this, please check with the admissions coordinator before your arrival. Note: Clothing can have no more than 5% spandex or elastane (This does not include underwear, which may be over 5% spandex).
Can I have my phone at Sheppard Pratt?
How many beds does Sheppard Pratt Hospital have?
| Name and Address: | Sheppard Pratt - Towson Campus 6501 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21204 |
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| Total Staffed Beds: | 321 |
| Total Patient Revenue: | $152,602,768 |
| Total Discharges: | 6,685 |
| Total Patient Days: | 95,501 |
Who owns Sheppard Pratt?
How long is Sheppard Pratt?
Length of Stay
The average length of stay on our unit is five to seven days; some individuals need less time to stabilize and return home, and some may need more time.
Types of Treatment
We utilize a dialectical behavior therapy-informed approach (DBT) in a lot of our programming. We have found that DBT can be therapeutic and effective for everyone we serve.
What Patients Can Expect
Our 22-bed, locked-door coed unit provides each patient with an individual bedroom. This arrangement assures privacy and promotes a therapeutic environment. We offer shared bathrooms.
What to Bring
The average length of stay on our unit is about 28 days. However, we are not a “28-day program.” Some patients do not stay as long as 28 days, and others may stay longer. This depends on numerous factors, including clinical issues, insurance certification, and more.
Receiving Mail
Patients are welcome to receive mail during a stay at The Trauma Disorders Program. However, patients cannot receive packages of items once admitted to the unit.
Contact Us
A referral to the inpatient trauma disorders program begins when the referring provider contacts our admissions coordinator at 410-938-5078 or 800-627-0330, ext. 5078.
Parking
Free parking is available for visitors at most Sheppard Pratt locations. Please follow the posted signage in regards to parking.
Cafeteria & Café – Towson Campus
The Sheppard Pratt cafeteria on the Towson campus is open for visitors every day. Vending machines, offering snacks and beverages, are located in the cafeteria, and are available 24 hours a day.
The Gatehouse Shop - Towson Campus
Come visit The Gatehouse Shop, located in the lobby of the Weinberg Building on our Towson campus.
Visiting a Loved One in Treatment
At Sheppard Pratt hospitals, each of our inpatient units has designated visiting hours. Our patients work with their clinical care team to determine the nature and frequency of the visits they would like to receive.
We help. You heal
Sheppard Pratt is the largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, special education, substance use, developmental disability, and social services.
Inspire Magazine
Transforming care. Changing lives.#N#Read the newest articles from Sheppard Pratt's magazine, including features on beating the winter blues, keeping anger in check, navigating drug use and mental health, and more.
The Latest from Sheppard Pratt
Sheppard Pratt hosted a grand opening celebration for its new Baltimore/Washington Campus on June 17. This 156,000-square foot, state-of-the-art, behavioral health hospital incorporates the latest advances in design for effective treatment and will replace Sheppard Pratt’s hospital in Ellicott City.
How do you determine what level of care someone needs?
There are many factors that help us, as well as outside referrers, determine what level of care is appropriate and will be most effective for you or your loved one. We take the following information into account:
How long does the admissions process take?
We strive to make the admissions process as quick and streamlined as possible. We work with many different organizations, such as other hospitals and referring clinicians, throughout the admissions process, and also need to ensure that we have a bed available that meets your or your loved one’s needs.
What is Sheppard Pratt?
In addition to a comprehensive mental health evaluation, all residents receive a diagnosis and psychiatric consultation during their stay. Some of the therapies offered at Sheppard Pratt include 1-on-1 therapy, group therapy, family therapy, DBT, psychopharmacological interventions, and psychodynamic therapy. Sheppard Pratt also provides a wide array of holistic and experiential therapies and activities like rock climbing, yoga, art therapy, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, and equine-assisted therapy. There are 35 hours of group and family therapy each week. Their experienced team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychoanalysts, therapists, social workers, and nurses. Sheppard Pratt was one of the first sites to use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to tackle treatment-resistant depression. They continue to conduct research on site.#N#Since 1853 when Sheppard Pratt was founded, they have remained steadfast in upholding their guiding mission and values and Quaker heritage. The Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, and equality drive not only their core values, but their guiding principles, as well. Their founder, Moses Sheppard, had a deep concern for social justice, and his charter for the asylum was granted in 1853. Upon his death in 1857, Sheppard left his entire fortune to the building of The Sheppard Asylum. His gift of $571,441.41 was the largest bequest ever made to mental health at that time. Finally, after 34 years of construction, on December 6, 1891, The Sheppard Asylum opened its doors, in Towson, MD, on a 340-acre campus where it still stands today.
What was the first TMS?
Sheppard Pratt was one of the first sites to use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to tackle treatment-resistant depression. They continue to conduct research on site. Since 1853 when Sheppard Pratt was founded, they have remained steadfast in upholding their guiding mission and values and Quaker heritage.