Established in 1973, College Hospital Cerritos is a free-standing Psychiatric Hospital accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) and licensed by the California Department of Health Services. Strategically located in the city of Cerritos, California, College Hospital provides a full range of psychiatric services for patients of most ages and prides itself on being the leading provider of Partial Hospitalization Programs in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. By providing a caring and comfortable environment, College Hospital Cerritos strives and distinguishes itself in its Mission and Vision.
Mission
It is the mission of College Hospital to strive to provide a continuum of superior behavioral healthcare services in a cost-efficient manner, to meet the needs of our patients, community, professional staff, and payors throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Vision
College Hospital Cerritos will be the leading provider for clients of most ages, and be the center of excellence for crisis stabilization in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
-
Chief Executive Officer
-
Chief of Staff
-
Medical Director
-
Associate Administrator Hospital Operations
-
Human Resources Director
-
Chief Nursing Officer
-
Director of Quality Improvement / Risk Management
Access Services
College Hospital’s Access Services is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by intake specialists who respond to the caller’s needs by arranging Crisis Team evaluations or providing referral to resources. Access Services assists in the admission process by obtaining information, verifying insurance and preparing the patient for admission.
College Crisis Team
College Hospital’s Crisis Team is a mobile team of clinicians who respond to requests for service in Los Angeles County at any “safe” location such as Emergency Rooms, Police Departments, Clinics, Treatment Centers, Residential Care Facilities, Retirement Homes, Convalescent Homes, places of employment, therapists’ office or private residences. College Hospital’s Crisis Team is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can be reached at 800-352-3301.
For the Crisis Team clinician’s safety, responses to calls from private residences are handled in coordination with the local police department’s presence.
All on-site or off-site assessments, consultations and referrals are conducted by designated licensed mental health professionals. This multidisciplinary team includes RN’s, MFT’s and LCSW’s. During a face to face interview, the clinician determines the nature and severity of the crisis and identifies the support services needed, if any.
There are medical parameters required for all psychiatric admissions.
Confidentiality
Federal and State laws prohibit College Hospital from disclosing patient health information without the written consent of the patient. College Hospital strictly complies with all Federal and State laws governing the privacy, security, use and disclosure of patient health information.
Visiting Hours
Please contact College Hospital Cerritos at (562) 924-9581 for visiting instructions.
Bringing Items for Patients
- For the safety of our patients, we ask that you do not bring in the following:
- Food (special arrangements can be made in advance);
- Glass or sharp objects (including flower vases);
- Items with cords or strings (shoelaces, belts, walkman, hair dryer, balloons, etc.)
- If belongings are brought at any time other than visiting hours, belongings must be left at the front desk to be picked up by a unit staff member.
Patient safety is the highest priority for our staff at College Hospital Cerritos. One of the major ways we are able to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for our patients is by prohibiting the storage of certain items in patient rooms. Those items are considered to be “contraband” on all units and will be securely stored during a patients stay in the hospital. The following is a list of most common contrabands although it is not inclusive.
Contraband:
- Alcohol or any drug related paraphernalia.
- Sharp objects such as razors, scissors, glass bottles, mirrors, picture frames, needles, pins, aluminum cans, spiral notebooks, keys, make-up pencil sharpeners, paper clips, hair clips, underwire bras, and any other item with sharp edges or which can be broken to create sharp edges.
- Shoe laces, belts, panty hose, rope, head bands, ace bandages and clothing with draw strings or long ties.
- Matches, lighters and cigarettes.
- Aerosol cans or fireworks of any kind.
- Personal televisions, stereo, video games, walkmans, cassette or CD players/recorders, “boom boxes”, MP3 players, computers, palm pilots, pagers, cell phones, any item with an electrical cord, cameras, camcorders or any type of audio visual recording device, etc…
- Magazines, books, pictures, or clothing items depicting drug or alcohol use, violence, racism, gangs, sexual situations or activities, Satanism or otherwise potentially offensive material.
- Weapons of any kind.
- Candles or incense.
- Plastic bags.
- Medications of any kind (medication will be stored and dispensed by MD order only).
- Money, credit cards, jewelry, cell phones and other valuables will be placed in the hospital safe until discharge. Patients may keep a small amount of money with them on the unit.
- Any other item deemed inappropriate or dangerous by the clinical staff.
All contraband items that cannot be sent home with family or friends will be stored securely on the unit or in the safe until discharge. Any illegal substance will be destroyed by two licensed staff members and weapons will be turned over to the police department.
