Knox County Hospital DBA Samaritan Center

Knox County Hospital DBA Samaritan Center

Services:
Age Groups Accepted
• Children/Adolescents
• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Pharmacotherapies

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

Facility Type

• Community mental health center

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

• Private non-profit organization

Treatment Approaches

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Type of Care

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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

• Outpatient

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Ancillary Services

• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Intensive case management
• Family psychoeducation
• Case management service
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Crisis intervention team

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted