Avera St Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, SD

Avera St. Luke's Behavioral Health — Aberdeen

Sunday Closed
Monday 24 Hours
Tuesday 24 Hours
Wednesday 24 Hours
Thursday 24 Hours
Friday 24 Hours
Saturday Closed

Finding Us: This behavioral health unit is inside the hospital. Visitors should enter at the west side of the hospital through door 4 and take the north elevators up to 2N.

Our behavioral health team specializes in providing inpatient mental health care for adults and adolescents in a safe, secure, inpatient hospital environment. We complete a full evaluation for every patient to determine the best level of care personalized to the individual’s needs.

Accessing Mental Health Care

  • Seeking care at this behavioral health unit? Go to the Avera St. Luke’s Emergency department, which is available 24/7.
  • If you or someone else is having a mental health emergency, please call 911 right away or go to our emergency department.
  • If you or someone who know is thinking about suicide, call or text 988 to reach the suicide hotline available 24/7. Learn More
  • Not sure where to start for non-emergency mental health care? Contact our behavioral health team at 605-622-5552.

Local Mental Health Care

Our behavioral health unit cares for adolescents and adults experiencing mental health issues that require hospitalization. We offer holistic care offered by a team including psychiatrists, counselors, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, dietitians and chaplains.

Conditions We Treat 

Our professionals diagnose and provide compassionate, evidence-based treatment for a variety of conditions, such as: 

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar disorder 
  • Personality disorders
  • Suicidal thoughts 

Therapeutic Environment

Our program is designed to support adult patients of all walks of life in a therapeutic environment that includes: 

  • Comfortable lounge and television area 
  • Workout space and recreational area 
  • Therapy spaces

Visitors & Patients 

If you have a loved one who is hospitalized, we encourage family involvement in the healing process.

  • Visits: You are welcome to visit your loved one in-person during visiting hours: Monday – Friday, 5 – 7 PM and Saturday – Sunday, 3 – 7 PM.
  • Calls: You can also call the nursing unit and ask to speak to your hospitalized loved one. Phone calls are not available during meals and group time. If the patient is not available to speak to you, your name and phone number will be provided to them to return the call when they can. 

Patients can take part in group programming and activities every day following a schedule. Able adults staying at the hospital will be responsible for their own laundry and can use our on-site laundry machines. Towels, shampoo, mouthwash and other toiletries are provided to patients. Wheelchair-accessible showers, shower chairs and other accommodations are available upon request. 

When a patient leaves after completing their care, they will receive a follow-up phone call to check in and monitor progress. We also provide clinical referrals if a patient needs ongoing outpatient care with a therapist or another mental health professional. 

Expanded Behavioral Health Care

A new 18-bed unit at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital is now open for adults needing high-quality behavioral health services and for crisis stabilization for adolescents. With Avera’s strong commitment to behavioral health, these updated facilities will help us to meet current and increasing demand for people seeking inpatient mental health care.

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New Avera Behavioral Health Expansion in Aberdeen, SD

Department of Avera St. Luke’s Hospital

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