Knox County Hospital DBA Samaritan Center

Knox County Hospital DBA Samaritan Center

Services:
Facility Type
• Community mental health center

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Ancillary Services

• Illness management and recovery
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment
• Mental health treatment

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

• Olanzapine
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Clozapine
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Risperidone
• IIoperidone
• Paliperidone
• Haloperidol
• Nicotine replacement
• Ziprasidone

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Crisis intervention team

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Treatment Approaches

• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Group therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Veterans
• Members of military families
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Age Groups Accepted

• Children/Adolescents
• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicare
• Other State funds
• Private health insurance
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• Medicaid
• County or local government funds
• Cash or self-payment
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• State corrections or juvenile justice funds
• State welfare or child and family services funds
• State education agency funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Community Mental Health Block Grants

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use