For Professionals
This page is dedicated to providing information to psychiatric and health care professionals in the community.
Our licensed clinical
assessment staff is available to respond promptly to
inquiries. Please contact the Assessment Department at (303) 673-2088 to schedule a confidential level of care assessment.
In case of extreme emergency please call 911 or have
your client visit the nearest emergency room.
Please feel
free to call us at (303) 673-9990 with questions about our services.
We have updated our resource sheet for health care professionals dealing with a patient in psychiatric crisis.
View our Crisis Cheat Sheet.
A Letter to You:
Dear Outpatient Provider –
Thank you for your interest in Centennial Peaks Hospital. We have a wide range of services for patients ages 13 and above
and provide treatment for both mental health and substance abuse issues.
We also treat patients with co-occurring disorders.
Therapists, psychiatrists and other
professionals from the community refer their patients to us for our risk assessment which
assist them in determining their patient’s level of risk to himself/herself
and to others and to provide appropriate care. Generally, we
are able to schedule a requested appointment for an assessment
for the same day we receive the referral call. Our
assessment department conducts clinical assessments to
determine level of care (inpatient or outpatient) and
program placement. These assessments are conducted by
licensed therapists or Bachelor level, registered
nurses.
On some occasions, we determine that inpatient care is appropriate, on others we refer the patient back to his/her outpatient
providers. In any case, we value the outpatient provider’s clinical judgment and communicate closely during the risk assessment process to make the very best care decisions.
We contact patients’ outpatient providers at admission, during treatment and at discharge.
After discharge a copy of each patient's discharge plan
is faxed or mailed to each outpatient provider (including PCP’s)
listed on the patient's Release of Information form.
Please let us know if you have any concerns about our treatment process
or questions regarding your client's care. We are
continually grateful for your referrals and suggestions.
Ellen Baker, LCSW
Director, Intake Department
(303) 666-2040
