Piedmont Behavioral Health at Eastside

“So I did enjoy my stay. They helped me recover and get the help I needed when it came to ADHD, OCD, Bipolar, anxiety, and clinical depression. They helped me reach my normal baseline. To feel normal again without any suicidal thoughts or ideations after discharge and only felt sick on discharge day due to side effects from the medications that were subscribed to me. The nurses I had were amazing they were so kind and helpful. I luckily had a good experience and the food and sweet tea was amazing because I remember saying as the patient that Walton county Piedmont had nothing on them with the sweet tea. I just do know the nurses, social worker, and doctor those that I had were amazing and good at what they do with patients like me that were mostly at risk for harming themselves but would never harm anyone they did make me feel understood and as a person instead of subhuman so I felt comfortable being open and honest. Since the trust was built and now due to these people I have an amazing psychiatrist, therapist, and case manager. The only thing I did not like was not being in constant communication with my friends and family but I was able to communicate with some just not all like I needed. I do also want to thank Dr wright for what he did for me the plan works long term like it’s supposed to. Overall I had a good stay and it felt like a vacation. I know it made me love watching shows and movies again, music, coloring, journaling, reading, and puzzles. Thank you for helping me.”

“This was one of the best hospitals I went to in fact I'm thinking about going back to them they help me each time I went I recommend this hospital to anyone”

“After a suicide attempt I spent a week here, and while the staff tries hard they can't defeat an institutional model of care. We can't have visitors, no one to talk with for therapy, can't go outside, can't smoke or listen to music and coffee is hard to get. If you think that would help then think about this: infection control is very low for physically sick people. I'm taking chemotherapy meds that cause low immunity, and no one who was coughing was asked to wear a mask. The nurses did give me a mask upon request. Several of the patients (who were sick or just had injuries) should have been in the emergency room before coming into the lockdown unit, and they didn't get that care. It's bureaucratic and took a week before my meds started to be right, and in the end I was discharged before that was in order. I had to behave in a way that looked good without my meds. It didn't help me to be there. I was in a polite unit for low risk people and if you really have a problem it gets less polite, I imagine. I don't have kids and I'm not in a cult so the activities weren't always helpful; this is simply an outdated model that assumes people all live the same way. They talked about recovery a lot and getting back to work. It was insulting because hey, this is as good as I get and I don't work for anyone but myself. I did learn I love coloring, having a cool roommate and hate daytime television. If you love ❤️ music and information it can be depressing in there. The unit is noisy like a gym (that was nice for some reason) and we could lie down during the day in our rooms (very important). The patients were given socks (no shoes) and everyone wore them all day and then to bed, and brushing my teeth was hard to do for different reasons. Soap was not allowed in the rooms so many people didn't wash their hands before or after using the bathroom. I'm sorry this review is scattered, it's done on my phone and not edited well. In summery it's more like a punishment but their heart is in the right place, really amazing honestly because hospitals want to make $$$. It had good points too, and I have some good memories of feeling alive. The staff really does care and they kept us busy. If I could change one thing I'd bring in a therapist for everyone. Many of the patients went through some really hard things and then had no one to talk to about it in the unit.”

“Negative stars if I could. This place not helpful at all with treating me for postpartum psychosis/depression. If you love your friends or family dont go here. Workers are verbally and physically abusive and when I tried talking to anyone about it I was called the crazy one. I was physically held down and had my head slammed off the wall for asking what the medication was I was getting injected with. As the patient you have the right to know. After hitting the back of my head I blacked out. I let the nurse desk know that the evening shift hit my head off the wall and I needed medical treatment for it and it went ignored as if I was crazy. I suffered a concussion from it and vision and memory issues. The people that I had were so heartless. Please find somewhere better for your family and friends that will actually help instead of cause lifelong trauma.”