Our own Tom Walsh embarks on his 48th year at Friends Hospital! Tom is a wealth of compassion, warmth, humor, and history. He is treasured by all of us. Congratulations, Tom, on year 48! How lucky we are to have you with us.
About us
Friends Hospital is the oldest private psychiatric hospital in the United States providing psychiatric treatment to adolescents, adults, and seniors for more than 200 years. A rural oasis in an urban setting, the hospital's beautiful 100-acre campus offers a quiet refuge where healing has taken place for two centuries. In 1813, the Quakers founded Friends Hospital based on the belief that all people, even those with a mental illness, can live a “moral, ordered existence if treated with kindness, dignity and respect.” The main focus of “moral treatment” was to strengthen the mental wellness of each patient. Thus, treatment concentrated on strengthening mental health, not on curing mental illness. This was a departure from the accepted view of the time and the guiding principle on which all of the hospital’s procedures were based. Today, Friends Hospital still operates under this original mission and, using behavioral health evidence-based practices coupled with modern principles of wellness and recovery, strives to provide patients with the tools they need to understand and manage their illness in a compassionate and supportive environment. This approach has earned the facility the distinction as one of Philadelphia’s top mental health facilities and the only inpatient psychiatric hospital in Pennsylvania to achieve Top Performer on Key Quality Measures ® from The Joint Commission for four years in a row. In 2016, Friends Hospital is one of a select group of healthcare facilities in the U.S. to be named Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).
- Website
-
http://www.friendshospital.com
External link for Friends Hospital
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1813
- Specialties
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Care, Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Recovery Services
Locations
-
Primary
Get directions
-
Get directions
4641 Roosevelt Blvd
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19124, US
Employees at Friends Hospital
Updates
-
A great time was had by all at the Back to School Bookbag Giveaway! A big shout out to Tanya Bond and the rest of the Friends Leadership Team for pulling this together. This can be a stressful time of the year and making sure families have a bookbag and school supplies will make it a little easier.
-
-
-
-
-
+1
-
-
We are excited to announce that Rich Arnold has joined the Business Development Team! Rich brings a wide range of behavioral health experience after previously having positions in multiple different roles in the industry. His deep concern for the well-being of our patients is evident, and we can't wait to see how much he adds to the team. Please help us welcome Rich Arnold!
-
-
DiAndra A. Thompson, MSS, LSW joins the Friends Hospital team as our Director of Social Services! She comes to us from Resources for Human Development (RHD) with a strong background in leadership and over 15 years of experience. She received her Master’s Degree from Bryn Mawr College and has a passion for patient-centered care and collaboration. DiAndra is eager to contribute to the growth of Friends Hospital’s clinical department. Please help us welcome Ms. Thompson to our team!
-
-
Our Community Liaison, Mike St. John, was grateful to participate in the PAD (Police Assisted Diversion) Resource Fair. It's an opportunity to collaborate with other organizations and talk to people in the community about what resources are available for those that are struggling with any kind of behavioral health difficulties. PAD has done a wonderful job of helping people to get the appropriate level-of-care in situations that used to automatically end up in the justice system. Well done!
-