Rogers Memorial Hospital

Rogers Memorial Hospital – Milwaukee is home to one of the nation’s only specialized child and adolescent focused eating disorder inpatient units.

The primary goals of inpatient care are:

• Nutritional and medical stabilization
• Identification of comorbid illnesses
• Education for the family
• Transition to a structured but less intensive level of care

Why Treatment Is Effective

• Treatment services directed by a psychiatrist specializing in eating disorders treatment
• Eating disorder specific treatment on a separate, secure inpatient hospital unit
• Experienced child- and teen-friendly multidisciplinary treatment team
• Comprehensive assessment and personalized treatment plan
• Individualized length of stay
• Emphasis on patient and family education and reintegration back into the family
• Comprehensive case management/coordination of continuing care
• Access to onsite experts for additional clinical consultations

Admissions and Insurance Coverage

This inpatient hospitalization service can effectively treat children and adolescents who meet the following criteria:

• Have a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder
• Demonstrate a willingness to receive treatment and a desire to recover
• Meet medical criteria for inpatient hospitalization

An initial screening with the prospective patient and parents starts the admission process. Based on a review of this screening, a psychiatrist will recommend an appropriate level of care. After the review, admissions staff will share the psychiatrist’s recommendation with the individual.

As a courtesy to prospective patients, admissions staff will contact the individual’s insurance carrier to obtain a quote of insurance benefits. Benefit availability, service providers, and medical necessity criteria vary with each insurance plan. We recommend that families of potential patients check with their medical insurance carrier to determine what is covered and if there are any exclusions. After admission, patient care specialists can provide assistance with remaining questions or concerns.

Treatment Team

Treatment services are under the direction of a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist specializing in eating disorders treatment. On admission, each patient meets with members of the multidisciplinary treatment team for a comprehensive evaluation, which forms the basis of a personalized plan of care. Members of the treatment team may include:

• Board-certified psychiatrist
• Internal medicine physician
• Licensed psychologist
• Registered psychiatric nurses
• Master’s prepared social workers/counselors
• Registered dietitians
• Experiential therapists
• Mental health technicians

Treatment Components

Our treatment philosophy emphasizes psychiatric education and therapy through a multidisciplinary program with comprehensive therapies. Families are considered an integral part of the treatment process. Treatment components may include:

• Group therapy
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy
  • Interpersonal therapy
• Experiential therapy
• Nutritional monitoring
• Meal plan development and compliance
• Education
• Structured family meals
• Family education
• Multi-family sessions on weekend
• Medical monitoring
• Physical assessment and monitoring by a registered nurse
• Laboratory and other medical tests as prescribed by physician
• Medication administration as prescribed by physician if clinically indicated and upon parent consent
• Individual sessions with psychiatrist
• Assures treatment compliance
• Addresses co-occurring depression and anxiety
• School assignments led by an education specialist
• Spiritual care (only upon request and with parental consent)

Typical Daily Schedule

Morning

• Vitals/Weights; Medications
• Supervised Breakfast
• Goals Group
• Social Work Therapy Group
• Supervised Snack
• School

Afternoon

• Lunch with Dietitian
• Monitored Leisure Time
• Homework/Assignments
• Spirituality Group (optional)
• Individual or Family Sessions
• Nutrition Education; Supervised Snack
• Social Work Therapy Group
• Experiential Therapy Group

Evening

• Supervised Dinner
• Supervised Family Time; Visitation
• Homework; Assignments
• Goals Review
• Supervised Snack

Individual sessions with the psychiatrist and other treatment team members are held throughout the day as needed.

Continuing Care and Discharge Planning

With proper consents the treatment team works closely with the referring professionals to communicate treatment progress and assist in making discharge plans. If necessary, staff will assist with locating resources needed to provide continuing care.