Accreditation
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) is proud to be accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC), whose seal of approved is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality.
Clinical Departments
Medical Staff
All psychiatrists at DDPC are certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as specialists in psychiatry. They serve as the leaders of treatment teams, approving, and coordinating all treatment provided to each patient. They and a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, pharmacotherapy, non-medication therapy services, and have a major role in developing an individualized multidisciplinary treatment plan for each patient.
Data & Reports
Dorothea Dix is aggressively pursuing the use of quality indicators and performance measurements as a way to manage care and implement best services and monitor continued improvement. Dorothea Dix uses both internal standards and where available national indicators.
We welcome not only your review but any comments you may have to improve these reports.
Visiting DDPC
Please note we are a tobacco-free and fragrance-free campus. Thank you for not smoking or wearing heavily scented products.
Visiting Hours
8:30 am to 8:00 pm daily
Guidelines
Report a Concern
Concerns About Patient Care/Safety
If you have patient care and safety concerns, you are encouraged to address the issue through Dorothea Dix’s grievance process. Patients wishing to file a grievance can request a form from any staff member on their inpatient unit. If your concerns cannot be resolved through that process, you may contact The Joint Commission on hospital accreditation at (800) 994-6610.
Contact Us
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
P.O. Box 926
656 State Street
Bangor, Maine 04402-0926
Phone: (207) 941-4000
TTY: Maine relay 711
Looking to visit DDPC? Please review our visitor guidelines before you arrive.
About Us
Mission
As a member of a statewide community of care givers, DDPC collaborates with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and their community and personal supports to provide recovery oriented, respectful, compassionate, and effective psychiatric care and treatment in the least restrictive, safest, and most therapeutic environment we can create.
Vision
We focus on enhancing symptom management, promoting skill development, increasing knowledge, and challenging people to use their strengths to lead more hopeful and autonomous lives.
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, formerly known as Bangor Mental Health Institute, located in Bangor, Maine, is one of two State of Maine operated psychiatric hospitals under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). DDPC is a 67 bed psychiatric hospital that provides services for people with severe mental illness.
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