The Hospital Panamericano de Ponce’s Behavioral Medicine Unit or BMU offers both inpatient and outpatient services to both children and adults in the area.
Offering a number of therapies, the center is located in Ponce, PR in Ponce County. Those who are searching for help can call the center and set up an appointment or seek out the appropriate help from the hospital first.
Those in the Ponce area can find the necessary help needed to obtain the best care for their mental and behavioral health services. These centers can also recommend other mental health units that provide better services for specific treatment plans that may be needed.
Intake Phone Number
800-981-1218
Alternate Intake Phone Number
787-739-5555
Mental Health Treatment
Yes
Substance Abuse Treatment
No
Methadone Detoxification
No
Buprenorphine used in treatment
No
Vivitrol® (injectable Naltrexone)
No
Transitional housing or halfway house
No
All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
No
Individual psychotherapy
Yes
Couple/family therapy
Yes
Cognitive/behavior therapy
Yes
Dialectical behavior therapy
No
Integrated dual disorders treatment
Yes
Electroconvulsive therapy
Yes
Psychotropic medication
Yes
Smoking allowed in designated area
No
Smoking allowed without restriction
No
Psychiatric hospital or unit
Yes
Residential treatment center (RTC) for children
No
Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
No
Other residential services (excluding RTCs)
No
Partial hospitalization/day treatment
No
Outpatient mental health facility
No
Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., residential plus outpatient)
No
Short-term residential
No
Residential detoxification
No
Outpatient detoxification
No
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
No
Outpatient Day treatment or partial hospitalization
No
Intensive outpatient treatment
No
Regular outpatient treatment
No
Hospital inpatient detoxification
No
Hospital inpatient treatment
No
Computerized treatment
No
Intensive case management
No
Chronic disease/illness management
No
Consumer-run (peer-support) services
No
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
No
Diet and exercise counseling
No
Family psychoeducation
Yes
Illness management and recovery
No
Integrated primary care service
No
Nicotine replacement therapy
No
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Yes
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
No
Screening for tobacco use
No
Suicide prevention services
Yes
Therapeutic foster care
No
Tobacco cessation counselling
No
Vocational rehabilitation services
No
Crisis intervention team
Yes
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Yes
Services for the hearing-impaired
Yes
American Indian or Alaska Native languages
No
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Yes
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
No
Clients referred from the court/judicial system (other than DUI/DWI)
No
Seniors or older adults
Yes
Pregnant/postpartum women
No
Persons with HIV or AIDS
Yes
Persons who have experienced trauma
No
Residential beds for client's children
No
Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
No
Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
No
Children with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
No
Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
Yes
Persons with Alzheimers or dementia
Yes
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Yes
Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
No
Transitional age young adults
No
Persons with eating disorders
Yes
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
No
State mental health authority
No
Other state government agency
No
Regional/district or county, local or municipal government
No
Seniors (65 or older)
Yes
State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Yes
Private health insurance
Yes
Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Yes
IHS/638 contract care funds
No
Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
No
State mental health agency funds
Yes
State welfare or child and family services funds
Yes
State corrections or juvenile justice funds
Yes
County or local government funds
Yes
U.S Department of VA funds
Yes
Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
No
Methadone clients only
No
DUI/Serve only DWI clients
No
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
No
Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
No