Have You Had ECT? Help Others and Tell Me Where
As many of you know I’m writing a book on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). This book will hopefully answer all the questions a person might have before undergoing ECT treatment as well as share with them my personal experience and the experience of others.
And I’ve decided to include, at the back of the book a list of hospitals that offer ECT to help people who want the treatment with a starting point on how to get it.
There’s just one problem – there’s no central repository on who offers ECT treatment.
Please Help Me with the List of Hospitals that Offer ECT
So I’m asking for your help. If you know of a facility that offers ECT, please let me know in the comments below and I’ll add it to the list. You’ll be helping me and helping others as well. Please include hospitals in Canada and the US.
And, of course, if you have any questions about ECT, also feel free to comment on those and I’ll make sure the answers are here and in the book.
Thanks.
List of Facilities that Offer ECT
Here is the list thus far:
Alabama
Center for Psychiatric Medicine
1713 6th Avenue South
Birmingham
http://www.psychiatry.uab.edu/
205-934-7008
Alaska
Alaska Psychiatric Institute
3700 Piper Street
Anchorage
http://hss.state.ak.us/dbh/API/default.htm
907-269-7100
Arizona
Flagstaff Medical Center’s West Campus
1200 N. Beaver Street
Flagstaff
http://www.flagstaffmedicalcenter.com/OurServices/BehavioralHealthServices/
928-213-6300
California
Eden Medical Center
20103 Lake Chabot Road
Castro Valley
http://www.edenmedicalcenter.org/services/psychiatric_services.html
510-889-5016
University of California Irvine
101 The City Drive South
Orange
http://www.healthcare.uci.edu/pm.asp
714-456-7890
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
5555 Grossmont Center Drive
La Mesa
http://www.sharp.com/grossmont/index.cfm
800-82-SHARP
El Camino Hospital
2500 Grant Road
Mountain View
http://www.elcaminohospital.org/Programs_and_Services/Behavioral_Health/Electroconvulsive_Therapy
650-962-5795
South Sacramento Medical Center (HMO)
8247 E. Stockton Blvd #4
Sacramento
http://www.permanente.net/homepage/kaiser/pages/d4585-top.html
916-525-6100
Sutter Center for Psychiatry
7700 Folsom Boulevard
Sacramento
http://www.suttermedicalcenter.org/psychiatry/ect.cfm
916-386-3077
800-801-3077
Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
7850 Vista Hill Ave.
San Diego
http://www.sharp.com/mesa-vista/index.cfm
858-278-4110
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
505 Parnassus Ave.
San Francisco
http://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org
415-476-1000
Stanford School of Medicine
401 Quarry Road
Stanford
http://psychiatry.stanford.edu
650-725-8773
Colorado
Porter Adventist Hospital
2525 S Downing St, 1South
Denver
http://www.porterhospital.org/
Phone: 303-765-6969
Centennial Peaks Hospital
2255 S. 88th Street
Louisville
http://www.centennialpeaks.com
303-666-2004
Connecticut
Hartford Hospital
The Institute of Living
200 Retreat Avenue
Hartford
http://www.harthosp.org/InstituteOfLiving/default.aspx
860-545-7200
800-673-2411
Silver Hill Hospital
208 Valley Rd.
New Canaan
http://silverhillhospital.org/adult-inpatient-psychiatric-disorders.htm
866-542-4455
Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital
184 Liberty Street,
New Haven
http://www.ynhh.org/yale-new-haven-psychiatric-hospital/default.aspx
203-688-9907
Delaware
Center for Comprehensive Behavioral Health
205 W. 14th St., Suite 100
Wilmington
http://www.christianacare.org/behavioralhealth
302-428-2100
Florida
Halifax Health
303 N. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach
386-254-4080
Imperial Point Medical Center
6401 N. Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale
http://www.browardhealth.org/IPBH
954-940-7060
Shands at the University of Florida
2000 SW Archer Rd, 4th Floor
Gainesville
352-265-8500
River Point Behavioral Health
6300 Beach Blvd
Jacksonville
http://www.riverpointbehavioral.com
904-724-9202
University of Miami Hospital
1400 Northwest 12th Avenue
Miami
http://umiamihospital.com/patient_care/patient_services/behavioral_health_services
305-689-4444
University Pavilion
7425 North University Drive
Tamarac
http://www.uhmchealth.com/our-services/behavioral-health.dot
954-724-6502
Georgia
The Fuqua Center for Late-Life Depression
Wesley Woods Health Center, 4th Floor
1841 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta
404-728-6302
Peachford Behavioral Health System
2151 Peachford Road
Atlanta
http://www.peachfordhospital.com/
770-455-3200
Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital
1821 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/psychiatry/treatments/index.html
404-778-5526
Summit Ridge Hospital
250 Scenic Highway
Lawrenceville
http://www.summitridgehospital.net
678-442-5858
Idaho
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
2280 East 25th Street
Idaho Falls
http://eirmc.com/our-services/behavioral-health-center/index.dot
208-227-2100 or 1-800-209-8405
Portneuf Medical Center
777 Hospital Way
Pocatello
http://www.portmed.org/behavioral-health/ect/
208-239-2571 or 208-239-1000
Illinois
Rush University Medical Center
Rush West Campus
2150 W. Harrison Street
Chicago
http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1099611552138.html
888-352-RUSH (7874)
Saint Joseph Hospital
2900 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
773-665-3517
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago
http://www.uchospitals.edu/specialties/psychiatry/adult.html
888-UCH-0200
773-702-1000
Behavioral Health Care Associates
484 Lee Street
Des Plaines
847-895-4540
Evanston Hospital
2650 Ridge Avenue
Evanston
http://www.northshore.org/Psychiatry-Behavioral-Sciences/Dr-MIllers-Welcome/
847-570-2500
Richland Memorial Hospital
800 East Locust Street
Olney
http://www.richlandmemorial.com/services/psychiatric.aspx
618-392-3302
DeKalb Clinic
1850 Gateway Drive
Sycamore, IL 60178
http://www.dekalbclinic.com/mental_health/
815-758-8671
Indiana
Kempf Bipolar Wellness Center
3700 Washington Avenue
Evansville
812-485-4934
Reid Hospital
1100 Reid Parkway
Richmond, IN 47374
http://www.reidhospital.org/index.cfm?pageID=183&criteria=electroconvulsive
765-983-3298
Memorial Epworth Center
420 N. Niles Avenue
South Bend
http://www.qualityoflife.org/epworthcenter/
574-647-8400
Iowa
University of Iowa Adult Psychiatry Clinic
1910 Pappajohn Pavilion
Iowa City
http://www.uihealthcare.org/AdultPsychiatry/
319-353-6314
Kentucky
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
138 Leader Avenue
Lexington
http://www.mc.uky.edu/psychiatry/ect/intro.asp
859-257-5522
The Brook Hospitals
8521 LaGrange Road
Louisville
http://www.thebrookhospitals.com
502-426-6380 or 800-866-8876, ask for Laura Lagerstrom, RN
Maine
Southern Maine Medical Center
1 Medical Center Drive
Biddeford
http://www.smmc.org/ancillary/guide.php?choice=49#
207-283-7467
Maryland
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
6501 North Charles Street
Baltimore
410-938-3485
Suburban Hospital
8600 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda
http://www.suburbanhospital.org
301-896-2331
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org
410-614-1732
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center – 2nd Floor
12500 Willowbrook Road
Cumberland, MD 21502
http://www.wmhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=82
240-964-2200
Massachusetts
Beverly Hospital
85 Herrick Street
Beverly, MA 01915
http://www.beverlyhospital.org
978-922-3000
Arbour Hospital
49 Robinwood Avenue
Boston
http://www.arbourhealth.com/organizations/arbour-hospital/
800-222-2237
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston
617-667-4728
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston
http://www2.massgeneral.org/allpsych/PsychNeuro/ect.asp
617-726-2990
Addison Gilbert Hospital
298 Washington Street
Gloucester
http://www.beverlyhospital.org
978-283-4000
Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford
170 Governors Avenue
Medford
781-306-6155
McLean Hospital
115 Mill Street
Belmont
617-855-2355, press 2 to speak to an ECT nurse
Michigan
Henry Ford Hospital
2799 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit
313-916-2600
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
300 68th Street SE
Van Andel Center
Grand Rapids
(616) 281-6341
University of Michigan
Rachel Upjohn Building
4250 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor
http://www.uofmhealth.org/medical-services/adult-mental-health
734-764-0231
Minnesota
Mercy Hospital
4050 Coon Rapids Blvd.
Coon Rapids
http://www.allina.com/ahs/mercy.nsf/page/behavioral_health
763-236-6000
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
800 East 28th Street
Minneapolis
http://www.allina.com/ahs/anw.nsf/page/anw_mental_health
612-863-4000
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
West Building
Second Floor, Suite F-275
2450 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis
http://www.uofmmedicalcenter.org/Specialties/Psychiatry/index.htm
612-273-8700
New Ulm Medical Center
1324 Fifth North Street
New Ulm
http://www.allina.com/ahs/newulm.nsf/page/Sub_Abuse
507-233-1000 or 800-795-1211
Mayo Clinic
x200 First Street S.W.
Rochester
507-538-3270
United Hospital
333 North Smith Avenue
St. Paul
http://www.allina.com/ahs/united.nsf/page/mental_health_home_page
651-241-8000
Lakewood Health System
49725 County 83
Staples, MN 56479
http://lakewoodhealthsystem.com
218-894-1515
Mississippi
Whitfield Medical Surgical Hospital
3550 Highway 468 W
Whitfield
601-351-8000
http://www.msh.state.ms.us/tour/WMSH.htm
Missouri
Barnes Jewish Hospital
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis
http://www.barnesjewish.org/psychiatry
314-286-1700
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center
42nd and Emile
Omaha
http://www.unmc.edu/psychiatry/patientcare.htm
402-559-4000
New Hampshire
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Psychiatric Associates
One Medical Center Drive
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon
603-277-9110
New Jersey
Carrier Clinic
252 County Road 601
Belle Mead
http://www.carrierclinic.org/programs-ect.php
908-281-1513
Center for Family Guidance
765 East Route 70
Marlton
http://www.ctrfamilyguidance.com
609-267-0700 ext. 43399
The University Hospital
183 South Orange Avenue
Newark
http://www.theuniversityhospital.com
973-972-1612
Princeton House Behavioral Health
1000 Herrontown Road
Princeton
http://www.princetonhcs.org/page7490.aspx
609-497-2673
Hampton Behavioral Health Center
650 Rancocas Road
Westampton Twp.
800-603-6767
New Mexico
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
2211 Lomas Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque
505-272-2111
New York
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
585 Schenectady Avenue
Brooklyn
718-604-5000
The Zucker Hillside Hospital
75-59 263rd Street
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
http://www.northshorelij.com/NSLIJ/zhh
718 470-8440
Lenox Hill Hospital
100 East 77th Street
New York
http://www.lenoxhillhospital.org
212-434-2830
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
630 West 168th Street
New York
http://nyp.org/services/psychiatry.html
212-305-6001
New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street
New York
http://nyp.org/services/psychiatry.html
888-694-5700
Mount Sinai Hospital
1190 Fifth Avenue
New York
http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/service-areas/psychiatry/about-us
212-659-8752
Strong Memorial Hospital
300 Crittenden Blvd.
Rochester
585-275-3303
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
701 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow
914-366-3513
North Carolina
UNC Health Care System
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill
http://www.unchealthcare.org/site
919-966-4131
Duke Clinic
200 Trent Drive, Room 4202, Fourth Floor, Orange Zone
Durham
919-684-0100 or 888-275-3853
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
2100 Stantonsburg Road
Greenville
http://www.uhseast.com/pittcounty/
252-744-2404
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem
336-716-3499
Ohio
Summit Center For Behavioral Sciences
3200 West Market Street Suite 205
Akron
http://www.akronpsychiatry.com
330-836-6825
The Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
800-223-2273
UH Case Medical Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
http://www.uhhospitals.org/case/OurServices/Psychiatry.aspx
216-844-3880
OSU Harding Hospital
1670 Upham Drive
Columbus
614-293-8283
Riverside Methodist Hospital
3535 Olentangy River Road
Columbus
http://www.ohiohealth.com/riverside
614-566-5000
614-566-1111 (scheduling)
Linder Center of Hope
4075 Old Western Row Road
Mason
http://www.lindnercenterofhope.org/
513-536-4673
Oklahoma
Midwest Regional Medical Center
2825 Parklawn Drive
Midwest City
http://www.midwestregional.com
405-610-4411
Oregon
Oregon Health and Sciences University Brain Institute
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland
800-245-6478
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
2501 North Third Street
Harrisburg
http://www.ppimhs.org/our_services/electroconvulsive_therapy_ect.aspx
866-746-2429
717-782-6493
Forbes Regional Hospital
2570 Haymaker Road
Monroeville
http://www.wpahs.org/specialties/psychiatry/electroconvulsive-therapy
412-858-2707
Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment
4200 Monument Avenue
Philadelphia
215-877-2000
Mood Disorders Treatment Center
University of Pennsylvania Health System
3535 Market Street
Philadelphia
http://www.med.upenn.edu/mood/overview.html
215-746-4100
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
3811 O’Hara Street
Pittsburgh
http://www.upmc.com/HospitalsFacilities/Hospitals/wpic/Pages/default.aspx
877-624-4100
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street
Providence
http://www.rhodeislandhospital.org/oth/Page.asp?PageID=OTH126638
401-444-4779
South Carolina
Institute of Psychiatry
67 President Street
Charleston
http://www.muschealth.com/psychiatry/psych_services/brain_stimulation_service/ect.htm
843-792-8240
Palmetto Health Baptist
Taylor at Marion Street
Columbia
http://www.palmettohealth.org/body.cfm?id=53&oTopID=3000
888-724-7888
803-434-4813
South Dakota
Human Services Center
3515 Broadway Ave
Yankton
http://dss.sd.gov/behavioralhealthservices/hsc/services.asp
605-668-3100
Tennessee
Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital
1601 23rd Avenue South
Nashville
http://www.vanderbilthealth.com/psychiatrichospital/
615-320-7770
Texas
UT Southwestern University Hospital – Zale Lipshy
5151 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas
214-648-3111
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital Clinic
1005 Harborside Dr.
Galveston
http://www.utmbhealth.com/oth/Page.asp?PageID=OTH000862
409-772-0770
The Menninger Clinic
2801 Gessner Driv
Houston
http://www.menningerclinic.com
800-351-9058, ext. 5140
Utah
University of Utah Health Care
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City
http://healthcare.utah.edu/uni/adultbehavioral_mental/treatment_resistant_mood_disorders.html
801-583-2500
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
1034 North 500 West
Provo
http://intermountainhealthcare.org/services/behavioral/Pages/home.aspx
801-373-7850
Vermont
Central Vermont Medical Center
130 Fisher Road
Berlin
802-371-4100
Brattleboro Retreat
1 Anna Marsh Lane
Brattleboro
http://www.brattlebororetreat.org/
802-258-3700
Seneca Center
1 South Prospect Street
Burlington
http://www.fletcherallen.org/services/mental_health/specialties/psychiatry/
802-847-3333
White River Junction VA Medical Center
215 North Main Street
White River Junction
http://dms.dartmouth.edu/psych/care/wrj_services/
802-295-9363
866-687-8387
Virginia
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
2501 Parker’s Lane
Alexandria
http://www.inova.org/healthcare-services/behavioral-health/index.jsp
703-289-7561
Virginia Hospital Center
1701 North George Mason Drive
Arlington
http://www.virginiahospitalcenter.com/medical/addiction/psychiatric.aspx
703-558-6451
University of Virginia Health System
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville
434-924-2241
Dominion Hospital
2960 Sleepy Hollow Road
Falls Church, VA 22044
http://www.dominionhospital.com
703-536-2000
Prince William Hospital
8680 Hospital Way
Manassas
703-369-805
Eastern Virginia Medical School Health Services
825 Fairfax Avenue
Norfolk
757-446-5888
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
1200 East Broad Street
Richmond
http://www.vcu.edu/psych/services/ser-ip.shtml
804-828-4570
Washington
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle
http://www.uwpsychiatry.org/patient_services/harborview.html
206-744-9600
Swedish Cherry Hill
500 17th Avenue, 2 East
Seattle
http://www.swedish.org/Services/Behavioral-Health#axzz1oNOsvlKX
206-320-5073
West Virginia
Chestnut Ridge Center
930 Chestnut Ridge Road
Morgantown
http://wvuhealthcare.com/wvuh/Hospitals-Clinics/Chestnut-Ridge-Center/Chestnut-Ridge-Center-Home
304-598-6400
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
600 Highland Avenue
Madison
http://www.uwhealth.org/mental-health/psychiatry-and-psychology/10665
608-263-7525
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Ozaukee
13111 N. Port Washington Rd.
Mequon
http://www.columbia-stmarys.org/Behavioral_Medicine
414-291-1620
800-457-6004
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee
2301 N.Lake Dr.
Milwaukee
http://www.columbia-stmarys.org/Behavioral_Medicine
414-291-1620
800-457-6004
Washington D.C.
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Road, Northwest
Washington
http://www.whcenter.org/body.cfm?id=555649
202-877-6321
The George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd St., NW
Washington
http://www.gwhospital.com/Hospital-Services-O-Z/Psychiatry
202-715-5080
Alberta
Alberta Hospital Edmonton
17480 Fort Road
Edmonton
Grey Nuns Community Hospital
100 Youville Drive West
(3015 – 62 Street)
Edmonton
http://www.caritas.ab.ca/Home/Hospitals/GreyNuns/default.htm
780-735-7145
University of Alberta Hospital
8440 112 Street NW
Edmonton
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/facilities.asp?pid=facility&rid=6600
780-407-6124 4F3
British Columbia
Burnaby General Hospital
3935 Kincaid Street
Burnaby
http://www.fraserhealth.ca/find_us/services/our_services?program_id=8708
604-453-1900
Royal Inland Hospital
311 Columbia Street
Kamloops
250-374-5111
Lion’s Gate Hospital
231 E 15th Street
North Vancouver
http://www.vch.ca/403/7676/?program_id=1160
604-988-3131 ext.4400
Mount Saint Joseph
3080 Prince Edward Street
Vancouver
http://www.providencehealthcare.org/about_hr_mtstjoseph_main.html
604-874-1141
St. Pauls
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver
http://www.providencehealthcare.org/about_hr_stpauls_about.html
604-682-2344
University of British Columbia Hospital
2255 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver
http://ubc-mooddisorders.vch.ca
604-822-7512
Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) – Jim Pattison Pavilion
899 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver
http://www.vch.ca/403/7676/?program_id=2434
604-875-4018
Eric Martin Pavillion (Royal Jubilee Hospital)
2334 Trent Street
Victoria
250-598-6021
Manitoba
Grace Hospital
300 Booth Drive
Winnipeg, MB R3J 3M7
http://www.gracehospital.ca/index.html
204- 837-0111
Ontario
Kingston General Hospital
76 Stuart Street
Kingston
http://www.kgh.on.ca/en/specialtiesandservices/Pages/Mental-health.aspx
800-567-5722
St. Joseph’s Hospital
50 Charlton Avenue East
Hamilton
905-522-1155 ext. 3368
Providence Care
Mental Health Services site
752 King Street West
Kingston
613-548- 5567
Center for Addiction and Mental Health
1001 Queen Street West and 30-60 White Squirrel Way
Toronto
416-535-8501 ext. 2130
Saskatchewan
Regina General Hospital
1440 – 14th Avenue
Regina
306-766-4298
Truth - November 9, 2014 ←
Ect is unpredictable and dangerous. It is the equivalent to a closed head injury concussion.
It causes brain injury, memory loss, and permanent cognitive dysfunction. Patients may feel “better” because of the minor euphoria brain damage can generate. Google the latest updates on ECT and brain damage. Check out Peter Breggin’s website. Read about people who have lost 20 years of memory and their careers. Google names like Jonathan Cott, Peggy Salters, Barb Cody, Linda Andre. Order the book Doctors of Deception. Find the Bentall and Reid review of Literature on ECT which concludes it causes brain injury and cannot be scientifically justified.
Do not spend time finding places willing to injure you; you can simply have a friend smash you in the head with a bat multiple times. ECT has its own PR campaign and the lies abound.
Memory loss equals brain damage. ECT can cause massive memory loss. There is nothing medical or healing about electrocuting a delicate brain and sending people into multiple grand mal seizures.
This increases ones risks of epilepsy and Alzheimer’s.
Meg - October 19, 2014 ←
Houston, TX – St. Joseph’s pavilion for women
Pittsburgh, PA – St. Clair Hospital in the South Hills
Deanna - August 29, 2014 ←
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Psychiatric Research Institute
http://psychiatry.uams.edu/
(501) 526-8100
pri@uams.edu
Jason - August 13, 2014 ←
I had ECT performed at Butler Hospital, Providence Rhode Island with good results.
Laura Ryan - July 27, 2014 ←
Another hospital that does ECTs is St. Mary’s in Richmond, Va. I’ve heard good things about the treatment there.
-laura
Melissa - July 13, 2014 ←
John Dempsey Hospital
University of Connecticut
Farmington, CT
JACKEE - April 12, 2014 ←
HI, MY NAME IS JACKEE AND I WOULD LIKE TO LET U KNOW THAT “ECT” HAS SAVED MY LIFE. I BELIEVE THAT ONE TREATMENT WILL NOT HELP AND THAT U SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH BETTER LIFE CAN BE. I WAS GIVEN ECT AS A LAST RESULT FROM BIPOLAR/MANIC DEPRESSION/ Goreaphobia. I understand how u must feel not having a Support System Behind U. I thought I had a SUPPORT SYSTEM behind me but it really WASN’T.. I was doing very well when I was on ECT but now I am the One that has failed MYSELF and am looking to find out how to get back in treatment. I haven’t had ECT in over 2yrs. I experienced in myself memory loss that has been returning to me slowly but I feel confused becuz I don’t know how to deal with remembering things. A part of me wants to know my past and a part of me wishes It never returned. I believe Ect side effects are different in everyone. All I can say if that U are able to get ECT u should go for it becuz I would really help. I got mine done in Northern California at Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento Ca.
Scott - April 12, 2014 ←
At least I can say I tried. I would rather look like a fool and fail than just give up. Thanks to all.
JACKEE - April 12, 2014 ←
i would like to speak with you about my experience if you’d like
Scott - April 7, 2014 ←
I understand that what I am asking for might seem confusing and please understand that I am very grateful for the time you have taken out of your day to respond to my post.
I am trying to find someone who I can speak with through email or telephone and explain my situation to so I can find out where the best place for me to go to for ECT is. I’m looking for a hospital or a treatment facility that performs ECT, but would be understanding that I want to first try one shock treatment and then see how much of a difference it makes before going through with another shock treatment.
If you, or anyone you know of can just spare a little bit of their time to help me, please let me know, it would mean the world to me and I would be forever grateful. I appreciate your time and kindness, thank you so much.
Scott - April 6, 2014 ←
I live in a town where there are no local support groups. My doctor only knows of one local place that ECT is done, and she doesn’t recommend that I receive ECT treatment there, which is why this situation is so difficult. I can barely bathe myself and I am so depressed that it is hard for me to nagivate around the internet looking for help. I don’t know how much longer I can keep going, please help me get the help I need.
Natasha Tracy - April 7, 2014 ←
Hi Scott,
I’m trying but I don’t know what it is you’re asking for. Maybe try a helpline? http://natashatracy.com/get-mental-illness-help/
– Natasha Tracy
Scott - April 6, 2014 ←
I have heard of three cases where after one shock treatment the patient felt better. I understand that most doctors want to sign a patient up for nine sessions, but I believe that it is possible to get one treatment of ECT and feel better, it’s very rare, but it is possible.
Please understand that I don’t have a support system or group of friends trying to help me find a place for ECT, which is why I am reaching out on this site for help. I believe Natasha and other people out there understand that there are situations in life where people reach out for help in a place they feel comfortable and where they know there are others who understand how crippling severe depression is.
I’m not asking for any money or a lifetime friendship. I’m just asking for some kind people to contact me, possibly hear my situation, and just help me find a hospital or treatment center where I can receive at least one ECT treatment and then decide if I want to have more or stop there because I am feeling better.
Please contact me by email, I am a caring and kind person who just needs a little help. My email address is jeremy100jb@yahoo.com
Natasha Tracy - April 6, 2014 ←
Hi Scott,
I appreciate what you’re doing and I appreciate what you’re going through. I hope you read my below comment.
I also wanted to add that you may wish to go to more active forums to find people that will engage you in active conversations. I wrote an article on the liveliest ones for people with bipolar here: http://bipolar.answers.com/remedies/the-best-forums-for-those-living-with-bipolar
Also, maybe reach out to a local support group? They are more likely to be able to point you in the direction of a good treatment center because they know your local area.
And one more thing, if you just explain your thoughts to your doctor, just like you have hear (you did it very clearly) perhaps he can work with you instead of you trying to go around him? Either that, or just go around him altogether by getting a second opinion. After all, someone will have to be your doctor no matter what treatment center you end up going to.
You have my thoughts and I wish you the best of health. Don’t give up. Things will get better.
– Natasha Tracy
Debbie - April 5, 2014 ←
Hi, any idea of a location in, or by, Las Vegas, NV that offers ECT. I have been travelling to SLC, UT for wonderful treatment, but would sure like to not have to travel so far. Thank you!
Scott - April 2, 2014 ←
I am currently trying to find a hospital or treatment center for ECT. My problem is that I want to be able to have one shock treatment, if I feel better after one treatment. Anytime I bring this up my doctor gets upset and agitated by saying that I would have to have 6 treatments in a row without stopping at one. I believe that I have a right to a say in my treatment since this is my brain. I don’t have a support system and my family is not supportive so I am pretty much on my own and I am too depressed and stressed to call around to hospitals and ask questions about the rules of the treatment center or hospital’s protocol. I would like to go somewhere where the electrodes are placed on the head that causes the least amount of memory lost.
If anyone knows of a hospital that does ECT and will stop doing treatments when the patient wants, please reply or contact me. I am in a lot of pain and barely hanging on, I have no one in my life to help me and I just don’t want to be in this kind of pain anymore. Please help me.
Natasha Tracy - April 2, 2014 ←
Hi Scott,
You have the right to cease treatment at any time, of course. It _is_ your brain and you get to make the call. You always have that right and your doctor can’t force otherwise (unless he has a court order).
The problem is that one treatment likely won’t work so there’s no point in doing it, which is likely what your doctor is saying. I do know of one person who felt better after one treatment, but that is very rare. It’s like saying you’d like to take a week of antidepressants. It just won’t work.
So I would suggest that you commit to the regular course of treatment, but stop at any time during that course if you need to.
For example, I started treatments (I didn’t agree to a specific number ahead of time) and after each one we evaluated where we were. After 9 treatments I elected to stop because it wasn’t working. I gave it a fair shot, and it just didn’t work for me. That being said, had something horrible have happened on treatment 2, I would have elected to stop then.
And, I must say, after one treatment I noticed no cognitive side effects. There were side effects (like pain and headache) but nothing cognitive. I assume that’s what you’re worried about. Those type of effects tend to build up over time so you can judge each treatment and decide if you feel like the next one is right for you.
Now, I’m not a doctor, so feel free to disregard any of the above.
But please believe this: ECT is given to over 100,000 patients a year in the US alone and it helps around 80% of those with depression. But it doesn’t help after one treatment. The average course is between 9-12.
Here is some in-depth information on ECT: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1525957-overview
Here is one study that mentions effecacy rates (but they do range depending on the study, particularly if you have a comorbid personality disorder): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2180554
Good luck.
– Natasha Tracy
Marian - March 9, 2014 ←
My mother has had both inpatient and outpatient treatments at Florida Hospital – South in Orlando.
Marie - March 1, 2014 ←
Cedars Sinai in Beverly Hills is no longer. The ECT group with Dr. Kramer moved to the Olympia Medical Center on Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, a couple of years ago.
I have been driving a special woman for ECT treatments for 7 years now.
Paul - January 2, 2014 ←
My sister gets ECT at Herrick Hospital in Berkeley, CA
DJ - November 24, 2013 ←
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Arnold S - November 3, 2013 ←
Cedars Sinai Hospital, Beverley Hills, CA
Loma Linda University Hospital, Loma Linda, CA
wendy williamson - September 12, 2013 ←
Okay, you probably already finished your book but just in case, here are two from nj.
http://www.centrastate.com/Psychiatric-Services/Electro-Therapy CentraState in Freehold, NJ
http://www.jerseyshoreuniversitymedicalcenter.com/JSUMC/services/behavioralhealth/ElectroconvulsiveTherapy.cfm Jersey Shore Medical in Neptune, NJ
Princeton House ECT saved my life. I see you already have that on your list though. :)
Karen O'Malley - August 20, 2013 ←
Kaiser Permanente
Sunnyside Medical Center
Clackamas Oregon
Dr. David Van de lindt
ECT has made a major difference in my life I wish I would have known about it years ago it would have made my life much more enjoyable.
Jennifer Small - August 5, 2013 ←
Seton shoal creek hospital in Austin, texas does both in and outpt ECT. 512-324-2000
c-- - July 4, 2013 ←
hi: the georgetown references are good. i’m seen by their outpatient clinic. we’ ve been messing with meds for 5 years now after this crash, but with no avail. i’m lucky to have a patient girlfriend. i look forward to your book!
thanks for listening.
c–
DJ - June 29, 2013 ←
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood, NJ
http://www.englewoodhospital.com/ms_psychiatry_home.asp
Justin - June 12, 2013 ←
I know Columbia Presbyterian is already listed, but New York State Psychiatric Institute should also be added as distinct. It is part of Columbia, but is a State funded research facility, where you will receive treatment for free (and EXCELLENT care!). You need to be admitted as part of one of their studies. I just finished a 6 week stay while receiving ECT. They have an outstanding staff and Dr Joan Prudic is one of the foremost authorities on ECT in the world. I have virtually no memory loss.
Linda Connors - June 12, 2013 ←
Awaiting moderation means that if this comment doesn’t meet with approval, it will be removed but that doesn’t change the facts. He prescribes ECT for anyone who is unlucky enough to end up under his care.
Natasha Tracy - June 12, 2013 ←
Linda,
Actually, “awaiting moderation” means just that. But if I were you, I’d be careful about what kind of remarks you make against an individual publicly.
– Natasha Tracy
kelly - June 9, 2013 ←
mission hospital Laguna Beach CA performs ECT great behavioral health facility
College Hospital Costa Mesa CA performs ECT
Craig Foard - May 21, 2013 ←
Boulder Community Hospital also provides ECT therapy.
Marsina Winner - April 4, 2013 ←
Fairfax inova hospital in fairfax, VA
Christopher Kuchnicki - August 8, 2013 ←
Dr Michael Hryvniak and Dr Van Ngyuen both perform ECT at Fairfax and are BOTH excellent Physicians. I would trust my life to both of them. Highly recommended and excellent nursing staff in the PACU (Recovery unit) Very caring and sensative to your needs.
Tina - March 5, 2013 ←
Kaiser Sunnyside in Oregon does ECT
Tracy - February 26, 2013 ←
Ok so I know this post is way late but if you’re still adding to your list:
Mayo Clinic Health System in Rochester, MN and in Eau Claire, WI (and apparently, the Mankato hospital you have already) for sure do ECT.
Susan - February 24, 2013 ←
I have had this done in two different hospitals in Ontario, but I’m not sure if they still do. But these are them: Wellesley Hospital in Toronto (1996) and Southlake Hospital in Newmarket, Ontario in (1998).
Hope this helps for people in Ontario. You might want to ask them if they still do it.
Catherine Pepper - January 16, 2013 ←
Live in Australia and am an ECT success story…had approx 70 in the past 12 years for bipolar 1. I would be dead without it.
C.A. Register - January 15, 2013 ←
ECT facilities in Maine: Maine Medical Center; Mid Coast Hospital; Acadia Hospital
andD - January 2, 2013 ←
St Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI
734-712-5772 <– ECT Dept.
Carole - December 3, 2012 ←
Minnesota:
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mankato
1025 Marsh Street, Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 625-4031
http://mayoclinichealthsystem.org/locations/mankato
Linsey - November 8, 2012 ←
Montevista Hospital
Las Vegas Nevada
702-364-1111
Carole - November 5, 2012 ←
Mayo Clinic Health Center (hospital), Mankato
1025 Marsh Street
P.O. Box 8673
Mankato, MN 56002-8673
Michael Burke - November 5, 2012 ←
I I am a physician at anchor hospital in Georgia and we are doing ECT. anchor hospitals address is 5454 York towne drive Atlanta Georgia… feel free to contact me at the email address if you would like further information.
Jeanne - October 12, 2012 ←
Natasha
also Neurostar the maker of the machine in USA is a good contact for who does treatments.
Thank you for doing this. Much needed. The treatments were a God send for me, unfortunatley it only lasted 4 years. I have now found an unusual combination of medications, Marplan, and Nortriptline that is helping me a great deal, I have been treatment resistant for years, and rapid cycler. My doctor here in Ketchum, Idaho worked with Dr. Weeks and Bushnell at UNI to find this combination of drugs that seem to work with treatment resistant patients.
Again many thanks for your work
Jeanne
Jeanne - October 12, 2012 ←
Please add to Utah, Salt Lake City
UNI, University of Neuropsychiatric Institute
Dr. Howard Weeks
801-587-3297
email howard.weeks@hsc.utah.edu
They are wonderful and will work with insurance. If insurance won’t pay they will work with you on cost and payment plans. This is a full Psychiatric Hospital with the TMS clinic a part of it.
Also in Nevada. Las Vegas
Scott Rubin, MD
lasvegastms@yahoo.com
702-380-8200
This is in a doctors office, they were helpful, just futher away for me.
Natasha Tracy - October 12, 2012 ←
Jeanne,
Thanks so much for the additional info. Always appreciated.
– Natasha Tracy
brianna - October 10, 2012 ←
Christ Hospital – Oak Lawn Illinois
Hinsdale Hospital- Hinsdale Illinois
Loyola Hospital- Maywood Illinois
MacNeal Hospital- Berwyn Illinois
Natasha Tracy - October 12, 2012 ←
Hi Brianna,
Thanks so much for the additional sites. :)
– Natasha Tracy
Emily Cassidy, LCPC - April 24, 2012 ←
Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park, IL does as well.
Sid - April 3, 2012 ←
Another one to add to the list in Illinois…
Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
1650 Moon Lake Boulevard
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
800-432-5005
Natasha Tracy - April 3, 2012 ←
Thanks Sid, I’ll be adding that one to the list :)
– Natasha Tracy
Cate - March 22, 2012 ←
Just want to say I think that you are writing a book on this subject is fantastic. I live in NZ so am outside your boundaries but I so believe that we have to talk about ECT more. There’s far too much stigma attached which just adds to the burden of the people contemplating it. I’ve been throught three series of treatments, and while only one series worked I still think it was the right decision at the time. But I do wish there was more written about the memory issues. They were the biggest deal for me.
Natasha Tracy - March 23, 2012 ←
Hi Cate,
Thanks for your comment. While the book only lists places in North America that do ECT, the information and the book itself is relevant to most modern countries (in third world countries the situation is a big different).
If you’d like to talk about your memory problems with me a bit and possibly put an excerpt in the book, please contact me: http://natashatracy.com/about-natasha-tracy/contact-natasha-tracy/
– Natasha Tracy
Herb - March 20, 2012 ←
Natasha,
As an aside you and/or your readers might also want to keep an eye on the following potential therapy:
Low Field Magnetic Stimulation (LFMS) in Mood Disorders: 6 Treatments (LFMS6tx)
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01557192?term=major+depressive+disorder&lup_s=02%2F19%2F2012&lup_d=30
Warmly,
Herb
vnsdepression@gmail.com
http://www.vnstherapy-herb.blogspot.com
Herb - March 19, 2012 ←
I apologize. I botched the previous linkage:
Electroconvulsive Therapy For Depression – How It Works
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243096.php
Warmly,
Herb
vnsdepression@gmail.com
http://www.vnstherapy-herb.blogspot.com
Natasha Tracy - March 19, 2012 ←
Hi Herb,
Thanks for the link, that _is_ very interesting. I might do some more research on it and write and article, we’ll see.
Too bad the study is so small though. The researcher seems to be talking with an awful degree of certainty for all of 15 patients.
– Natasha Tracy
Herb - March 19, 2012 ←
Hi Natasha,
I think you and your readers might find this recent article of some interest.
Electroconvulsive Therapy For Depression – How It Workshttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243096.php
Warmly,
Herb
vnsdepression@gmail.com
http://www.vnstherapy-herb.blogspot.com
Serena - March 17, 2012 ←
Kaiser Permanente-an HMO- does ECT at their South Sacramento facility. It is only for their members, so I don’t know if it can be included on your list. Interestingly, I am a member, but when I got ECT almost ten years ago, they were contracting with Sutter Center for Psychiatry-on your list. There was enough demand in their psychiatric population that they started their own program.
Natasha Tracy - March 18, 2012 ←
Hmmm, not sure about that one but I’ll take a look.
– Natasha Tracy
Dustin H - March 12, 2012 ←
I’m commuting so I don’t have all the details but, in a nutshell, ECT is performed at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, IL. Oddly enough though Mercy Hospital has a psych unit (inpatient) but no psych docs… so the patient needs to go to (or consult with) University of Chicago Dept of Psychiatry. It likely sounds more complex than it really is.
Mercy has no staff for psych, University has no space to perform ECT in… so… it works out.
Natasha Tracy - March 13, 2012 ←
Thanks so much, I’ll look into that. (Odd, but hey, whatever works.)
– Natasha Tracy
Dustin H - March 13, 2012 ←
HI Natasha… thanks for the reminder:
University of Chicago – Psychiatry
http://psychiatry.uchicago.edu/
Dr Danielle Anderson is the person needing to consult with about ECT
Natasha Tracy - March 13, 2012 ←
Thanks Dustin; added.
– Natasha
Herb - February 29, 2012 ←
Natasha,
I wish to express kudos to you for this effort as well as your outstanding continuous blogging.
Warmly,
Herb
vnsdepression@gmail.com
http://www.vnstherapy-herb.blogspot.com
Natasha Tracy - March 2, 2012 ←
Thanks Herb, that’s sweet of you.
– Natasha Tracy
Maurya - February 28, 2012 ←
I think Silver Hill in Connecticut used to offer ECT 208 Valley Rd. New Canaan, CT 06840
Natasha Tracy - February 28, 2012 ←
Thanks Maurya, added.
– Natasha Tracy
Dan - February 28, 2012 ←
Midwest Regional Medical Center
2825 Parklawn Drive
Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110
http://www.midwestregional.com
405-610-4411
Dr. Maryellen L. Dodd
Natasha Tracy - February 28, 2012 ←
Hi Dan,
It’s interesting that they don’t even mention mental health on their website. I’ve included it though.
– Natasha Tracy
Natasha Tracy - February 26, 2012 ←
Thanks and updated :)
– Natasha Tracy
Stephen Lemire - February 25, 2012 ←
I don’t remember…. Kidding.
McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA
(This was Spring, 1985)
Jeanne - February 25, 2012 ←
Please add UNI – University Neuropsychiatric Institute; of University of Utah Health Care
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, Utah
801-587-3297
They do an excellent job, and are very patient oriented. I worked mostly with Dr. Weeks who is wonderful and would stay in touch through emails(I live in Idaho), and also worked some with Dr. Bushnell who also was very understanding and informative. They do both in and out patient. Also both doctors kept in touch with my psychiatrist here in Idaho.
Thank you dfor doing this valuable work
Jeanne
Herb - February 25, 2012 ←
“Ahhh, ECT. The antithesis of science.”
It just might be that science still has not caught up with ECT and/or other therapies treating the neurology of the brain.
Imperial Point Medical Center
6401 N. Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(954) 776-8500
University Pavilion Hospital
7201 N University Dr
Tamarac, FL 33321
(954) 722-9933 Psychiatric
Warmly,
Herb
vnsdepression@gmail.com
http://www.vnstherapy-herb.blogspot.com
Katya - February 24, 2012 ←
Ahhh, ECT. The antithesis of science.
Natasha Tracy - February 24, 2012 ←
Thank-you all. The list has been updated with these facilities.
– Natasha Tracy
Melissa - February 24, 2012 ←
The Institute of Living
200 Retreat Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 545-7015
http://www.harthosp.org/InstituteOfLiving/default.aspx
Melissa - February 24, 2012 ←
Brattleboro Retreat
Brattleboro, VT
http://www.brattlebororetreat.org
Steph - February 23, 2012 ←
UC Irvine Medical Center
Sheri - February 23, 2012 ←
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Dr. Phillip Hinkle
3535 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, Ohio 43214
Hospital: (614) 566-5000
Scheduling: (614) 566-1111
http://www.ohiohealth.com/riverside
I had ECT in Jan 2011
Linda Connors - June 12, 2013 ←
Dr. Phlip HInkle is a nut who prescribed ECT for a woman in her 70’s after one 30 min. examination. Naturally the woman went bonkers upon hearing this and thankfully her family stood their ground. Every patient on his side of the floor received ECT. The family was told their mother would be transferred to psychiatric under another psychiatrist’s care, but low and behold, his side was full and Dr, Hinkle had plenty of spaces available. What kind of place is Riverside running?
Jen - February 23, 2012 ←
The University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI