Company Profile - Eagleville Hospital 100 years

Overview

For about forty years Eagleville Hospital has been specializing in the treatment of men and women who suffer from addictions to alcohol and drugs. A 312-bed facility, Eagleville is a private, non-profit, multi-faceted service, prevention, research, education, and training organization. The hospital serves as a regional resource for the treatment and prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, as well as a national resource for training and research for addiction and related conditions.

A Legacy of Treatment --

The legacy of Eagleville Hospital began nearly a century ago on February 8, 1909, when a group of philanthropists gathered at the home of Dr. Abraham J. Cohen in Philadelphia. Their goal was to open a sanatorium near Philadelphia that would treat indigent individuals suffering from tuberculosis, which was the leading cause of death in Europe and North America. At that time, substance abuse was not recognized as a disease requiring treatment. Known also as the "white plague," tuberculosis did not discriminate; it imposed itself on all levels of society. Unfortunately, impoverished individuals who were afflicted with the disease had a low chance of survival because treatment options were limited and costly.

Changing Times

In 1968, Eagleville pioneered a new approach to addiction treatment adding a program for drug addiction. The treatment programs were expanded in 1969 when Eagleville admitted the first women to the hospital for the treatment of substance abuse. Eagleville’s growth as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility progressed to include a variety of community outreach programs. To become more accessible to individuals suffering from addiction, the hospital established a halfway house and a day hospital in Norristown, and counseling and therapy programs for prisoners at Graterford. The hospital also initiated education programs such as the Montgomery County Community Day School program, which offered an alternative to institutionalization for troubled adolescents. Eagleville was also instrumental in the creation of a performance based master's degree program in human services offered through Lincoln University. The program accepted students on the basis of proven experience and requisite academic skills. In 1975, Eagleville opened Family House, a nationally recognized program that provided residential treatment for recovering alcoholics and drug addicted women and their children. Although it is no longer under the management of Eagleville, Family House continues to fulfill its original mission. Through the decades, Eagleville has earned national recognition and attracted medical students and doctors from around the world interested in learning about the Hospital's treatment techniques.

Over the years, healthcare systems have experienced many changes. However, under the inspired leadership of the Eagleville Foundation, Eagleville Hospital and Riverside Care, Inc. continue the mission which began almost a century ago. Eagleville continues to offer high quality residential care to those in need of treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. Riverside Care, Inc. provides a full continuum of community-based treatment programs for alcohol and chemically-dependent men, women and adolescents in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Both organizations continue to provide new and better ways to treat addictive disease, using the most recent techniques, delivered by skilled professionals.

News

EAGLEVILLE HOSPITAL’S PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM RECEIVES PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD

Eagleville Hospital was unanimous selection by PA Certification Board

EAGLEVILLE, PA – Eagleville Hospital, a regional leader in the treatment and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, announced that its Professional Education Training Program received the Program of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) a private, non-profit corporation, which offers voluntary state-level credentialing to the substance abuse and other behavioral health professional. The award will be presented at the annual PCB Conference awards luncheon, Monday, April 24, 12:30p.m., at the Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey, Harrisburg, PA.

“We are very honored that the Pennsylvania Certification Board has chosen our Professional Education Training Program as Program of the Year,” said Kendria McWilliams, Chief Executive Officer, Eagleville Hospital. “Over the past five years, 4,500 professionals in the behavioral
healthcare, educational, and criminal justice fields throughout the region have attended our trainings. The training program strives to help these professionals deliver the highest quality, comprehensive substance abuse, and behavioral health services available.”

Eagleville Hospital’s Professional Education Training Program offers professionals the opportunity to receive Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) credits from the PCB, for all of the
Hospital’s eligible training. Continuing education credit hours are also awarded for each training,and are provided in conjunction with the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and
Social Research, a CSWE- accredited school of social work. Additionally, the Hospital’s training
program, in conjunction with the American Psychological Association (APA), offers psychologists continuing education credit hours on a course-by course basis, through sponsorship with Life Counseling Services, an APA provider.

The PCB is a private, non-profit corporation, which offers voluntary state-level credentialing to the substance abuse and other behavioral health professional. It is comprised of certified professionals throughout Pennsylvania, who implement standards and testing for certification of
addiction counselors, prevention specialists, clinical supervisors, case managers, criminal justice addictions professionals, co-occurring disorders professionals, and auxiliary professionals.

Vision

Our Mission: To provide comprehensive, high quality services related to addiction, co-occurring disorders and other behavioral health problems through Eagleville Hospital and Riverside Care, Inc.

Our Vision: The Eagleville Foundation will work with its partners in the healthcare community to serve as a regional resource for the prevention and treatment of addiction, co-occurring disorders and other behavior health problems, as well as a national resource for education, training and research for addiction, co-occurring disorders and other behavioral health problems. The Eagleville Foundation will strive for excellence in the provision of services, with sensitivity to the physical, mental, emotional, and social needs of our patients.

Our Values:

Service Excellence: To provide high quality patient care,
Compassion: To serve, with dignity and respect, those who come to us,
Integrity: To conform to the highest ethical standards,
Fiscal Responsibility: To manage our resources efficiently and effectively.

Specialized Programs

Eagleville’s experience in the addiction treatment field and its ability to respond to specialized issues have molded the Hospital’s programs which include Hospital and Non-Hospital Detoxification, the Medical Specialty Program, Men’s and Women’s Inpatient Programs, Dual Diagnosis Programs, and a Short Term, Moderate Term and Long Term Non-Hospital Recovery Program.

Over the years, Eagleville’s programs have provided addicted men and women with the foundation needed to understand addiction. Eagleville professionals teach patients about the disease of addiction while helping them address the problems that affect their ability to cope with their responsibilities.

Contact

Eagleville Hospital
100 Eagleville Road
PO Box 45
Eagleville, PA
19408-0045

Contact Us
(800) 255-2019
(610) 635-6000