Empowering Recovery: Outpatient Mental Health Innovation

In June of 2025, St. Mary's Health System proudly launched its Day Hospital Program, offering intensive, short-term mental health care for adults who need more support than traditional outpatient therapy.

Also called a partial hospitalization program (PHP), the Day Hospital Program helps patients manage symptoms, build coping skills and return to daily life with greater confidence and stability.

The Day Hospital meets the growing mental health needs of our community while reducing strain on emergency and inpatient services. Patients can attend Monday through Friday for five hours each day, typically for two weeks.
Services include group therapy focused on emotional regulation and problem-solving, individual clinical support, medication management and discharge planning to ensure a smooth transition to ongoing treatment in the community.

A compassionate team of psychiatrists, nurses and licensed clinical social workers guides each patient through treatment in a supportive, welcoming environment.

"We're mindful of the fact that the more support services we offer, the healthier our community will be," says Greg Bowers, vice president of behavioral health. "We are immensely grateful to Senator Peggy Rotundo and other sponsors of the legislation that provided funding to launch this critical service."

Learn more about how The Day Hospital is supporting the mental health needs of our community.