Who We Are
The Behavioral Health Center is a 76-bed psychiatric hospital in Idaho Falls providing mental-health services. Part of nearby Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, we are located on a separate campus to provide for the patient’s greatest level of privacy, comfort, and individual care. Affiliation with EIRMC gives us access to the most current and comprehensive medical services available in the region.
Our goal of treatment at the BHC is to help each person achieve his or her maximum level of wellness, happiness, and personal potential.
At BHC, patients are provided with personal and compassionate care by a staff of specialists. The experts include psychiatrists, psychologists, trained psychiatric technicians, nurses, counselors, dietitians, case managers, and recreation therapists. We work as a team to help patients and their families overcome their problems. Our staff is trained in Trauma Informed Care.
The BHC is accredited by The Joint Commission and by Medicare and is a proud sponsor of the Jason Foundation.
How We Help
The Behavioral Health Center provides four separate inpatient programs to ensure that people receive individual care in settings that are appropriate for their needs. Typically the treatment structure involves group therapy, individual counseling, educational groups, recreation therapy activities, and support services.
Throughout evaluation and treatment, we focus on how the patient will succeed after leaving us. Our goal is to help each person successfully re-enter his or her normal life in a timely manner and with appropriate follow-up care.
- Special Care Adult Program (for adults 18 years and older)
- Daybreak Adult Program (for adults 18 years and older)
- Teton Peaks Adolescent Residential Treatment (for children ages 12-18)
- Adolescent Acute Care Program (for children ages 13-17)
Community Services & Admissions
The BHC accepts referrals any time, 24 hours a day, for people who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis or who, for other reasons may require hospitalization.
Our Assessment & Referral Worker on duty will assist any physician, mental-health provider, professional, family, or individual who needs help.
Admissions to BHC are based on medical necessity and may require a specific mental-health assessment and/or medical screening. Our Assessment & Referral Worker will assist in making the appropriate arrangements, including referrals directly from physicians.
Call (208) 403-9675 or (800) 209-8405.
Community Resources
There are multiple resources that are available for you when you need them. Whether it's just to talk, or you need assistance getting through a difficult time, these resources can help. For a full list of local and national resources, click here.
Medical Records
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center values your privacy rights and takes many precautions to safeguard your health information. We want the right people to get information necessary for your care, and make your access to information as convenient as possible.
