Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital (HPH) is an acute care psychiatric inpatient facility located in Anderson, South Carolina.  It is the only public psychiatric inpatient facility located in the Upstate and serves 13 counties providing short-term, intensive psychiatric diagnostic and treatment services on an involuntary inpatient basis.

• Accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control (the South Carolina Department of Public Health).
• Recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures in 2012 and 2014 by The Joint Commission.

Contact HPH

130 Highway 252
Anderson, SC 29621
864-231-2600

What to Expect

Admission Process

The admission process begins with an assessment by clinicians working with the local community mental health center or hospital emergency rooms and a screening by a Harris physician to determine a person’s level of danger to self or others due to a mental disorder. Patients are admitted for acute care and stabilization on an emergency basis. Patrick B. Harris serves patients ages 18 & older.

If you or a loved one are in crisis, please contact the Suicide& Crisis Lifeline at 988.

Discharge Process

Patients are typically discharged one of two ways, either by their treating physician and/or treatment team, or by Order of the Court.  Patients and their treatment teams work on discharge plans and their timing.  A transition specialist and the patient’s social worker coordinate aftercare needs to ensure the patient’s success and stability after release from the hospital.  Additionally, some patients may be ordered by the probate court to participate in outpatient mental health treatment following discharge at a local mental health facility for a specified period of time.

Aftercare

The Social Work department along with the BHDD Office of Mental Health Transitions Program, patient, and family work to coordinate a local Mental Health Center follow up appointment within 5 days of discharge, along with other wraparound services in the community, if appropriate. Those services could include the Drug and Alcohol Commission, a VA Outpatient Clinic, or a preferred private provider, as appropriate.

Patient & Caregiver Resources

Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

National Alliance on Mental Illness

SC Coalition Against Violence and Sexual Assault

SC Vocational Rehabilitation

SC Department of Employment and Workforce

The Health Resources and Services Administration

Prescription Assistance Directory

RX Assist

SC Food Pantries