Had to be there many times. The care was extremely good and patient comfort is valued by the staff. Good care, good facilities and nice people. The patients are generally high functioning and those who need higher diligence get it. Also, the food was very good and plentiful. Very professional, caring staff.

Overall, a terrible experience, but one nurse, Noreen ?, and a volunteer, Melody, made all the difference in the world. Thank heaven for the kindness they showed. I was incarcerated there as a result of a malicious allegation in an attempt to prevent me from inheriting. I was forced to sign documents that grossly misrepresented important facts. The one time I refused an injection, my mother was called (I was 50 years old, and have no record of mental problems/illness.) as if I could not be trusted to make my own decision in the matter. I was released in three days, with no diagnosis - I am sane. But I cannot get my records. Request was refused.‎

Paradise Hospital is horrible so that's not saying much. The staff is good but some of the doctors really push ECT. It's a huge money-maker for the doctors and the hospital. There was one doctor in particular and some of the staff who were comfortable with expressing anti-gay sentiments. Also, one of the doctors routinely fell asleep during my sessions with him. At the end of the session he would tell me how much better I seemed to be. How am I supposed to trust the advise from someone who has lost any credibility? The hospital also pushes Cognitive therapy. They have repackaged it and now call it "Dialectic Therapy." Same information, new name. (It's an old marketing technique.) If you want support in thinking "happy thoughts" to distract yourself from real issues, Cognitive therapy is exactly what you need. One last thing, it's all about the money. But then that is all it's every about.‎

of 30 years ago can accurately rate this hospital program for others, and due to the quality of my stay i was semi offended by the harsh reviews. Security is lax in unlocked units, yet locked units are provided for those with a problem ...

I was there for a week and I was treated very poorly by a nurse in the nurses station. She was very rude