Wellstone Regional Hospital

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I never thought anyone cared. And I was right I was 17 the LAST time I was sent to wellstone. It was 2 months before I turned 18. I walked in about 7pm but had been in the lobby for about 2 hours. That entire day was tough so I didn’t expect anything less from the first night but I was wrong. The nurses had a few questions for me so I was standing at their desk with tears in my eyes when MR. W ( I’ll use initials for privacy) came and stood beside me and told me I was okay and I was safe there. HE HAD NO IDEA WHY I WAS THERE. But he told me that I was safe and I felt a small amount of pressure lifted off my shoulders. I didn’t get any sleep that night but every 15 minutes for checks I did have a nurse come and ask me how I was. The next morning was also hard but all me staff actually cared to learn something about me they cared to know how I was feeling. I’ll skip some time now and move to my biggest suprise by wellstone. It was my 4th day there and I had an awful day but I had a break at night no not a relaxing break a mental break I was seeing things and hearing things. They were the thins that had me put in there. Imeadiatly without hesitation MR. W grabbed me out of my chair along with MR.J and they took me to the quite room where I explained what had happened. MR.W looked at me and again reassured me that I was safe there . The person couldn’t get to me no matter what and I felt safe for the first time in my life. I was the oldest person there and MR. J was really close to my age so he asked if I would like to walk the hall to get air and calm down and that’s what I needed. While we were walking he explained some things and I knew I wasn’t alone. BUT I did give wellstone 3 stars for a reason. The caseworker sucks she only kept me there 10 days because insurance stuff knowing dang well when I got out I was screwed she asked me if I could go home and I explained to her that I couldn’t but she sent me home to be kicked out 2 days later she didn’t help me with anything she made everything there worse. Nobody wanted to send me home except for her.. it has now been 6 months since I’ve been out and I can’t wait to be able to thank the workers in person❤️

A Very wonderful, patient service oriented place. I had a sign of relief when my wife was taken in after been to 4 different so called "big hospitals " all within 3days with no help. Worse part she was over dosed and make the situation got out of hand. Good job, wellstone

Yes every psych hospitals has its own problem. However, some of these reviews are 99.9 from people who thought they could got their own way. I was there from last Saturday up until 2 pm today. I have seen patients getting an attitude like it has be there way. One patient was where if the nurse did not bring him his food to him and drink that they were doing their job. Other people thought the nurses behind the desk has to what the patient want and not their own job. Folks stop thinking that it is my way

I I mean it was a good place but I still missed home it's just the people that were very strict

I have had a great experience working with the staff at Wellstone. The immediate service they provide to children in crisis is fantastic, and I love the after care options/resources they give to families at the end of their hospital stay.

We refer to Wellstone Regional Hospital and have had good reports. The staff is very professional and we have all always had a good rapport with them. When we need help with a client they are always there.

As a School Social Worker, I work with many community mental health agencies. Wellstone Regional Hospital services many of the families in our community and is a wonderful partner. Their free assessments are essentials in families getting the care that they need; and staff there are always willing to collaborate with the schools as long as there is parent permission. Mental health treatment is not something that can occur in isolation. Having agencies that are willing to collaborate is a necessity. In addition to providing services for students and their families, Wellstone also provides opportunities for learning through their "lunch and learn" series. I have found these opportunities to be beneficial in maintaining and broadening my my knowledge of critical mental health issues.

They had great doctors who were always ready to assist us.

I went there it was great especially the food it was great the staff was really nice the groups were really helpful too

As a healthcare professional, I have seen great results from Wellstone with Geriatric Patients struggling with Alzheimer's and/or Dementia. The physicians and social workers are very thorough in their approach to find a resolution to the individual's crisis. I have personally witnessed the support and guidance that is given to families in their time of need as their loved one is going through treatment. I would definitely recommend!

My stay at Wellstone was helpful, but not helpful as well. I got placed on the Adolescent Unit in November and my first night there, I shared a room with a 16 year old girl. I was and am only 13 so anybody could agree with me here that me being placed in that room was wrong. They specifically told me after evaluation that i'd be in a room with someone the same age as me, to 2 years older than me (13-15) since I asked them. They did move me rooms, but not until a day before i was discharged. There was an open room when I got there, there was one bed left and not really any reason why I couldn't have it. I was placed there a day before my best friend's death anniversary. She died April 10 of 2016. My second day there was rough, but I did manage to get through my day until I completely broke down in the shower, and I also could not get any sleep that night either since I was having nightmares of my best friend. So when a nurse was doing "cues" or "bedcheck" she noticed me sitting up on my bed, crying, and she asked if I was okay. I obviously told her the story and then she offered a cup of water. So i did go get a cup of water and then sat by the nurse's station to drink it. I was still crying, and I couldn't stop so this really nice nurse, her name is Amy, she talked to me for almost 20 minutes and she really did make me feel better, about my nightmares, my bestfriend, like everything was okay. So I went back to sleep. Now for the food, I never got to taste it, I only could smell it and even that was enough to make me nauseous and throw up. I got placed on a clear-liquid diet for the rest of my stay and lost 10lbs while at it. I tried a cheeseburger on my last day there, and the meat was absolutely undercooked. It was pink, hard, raw, it was disgusting and just made me want to get sick again. The other patients on my unit. Some of them were nice to me and we befriended each other. But I had some altercations with two girls. One girl i'm pretty sure was just there for aggression, but she would always make snide comments about me while sitting next to me. I had to excuse myself one time to go to the "quiet room" so refrain from going completely off the wall. The other girl, she just kept staring at me and acted like she had some sort of problem with me, laughed at EVERYTHING I said, it really annoyed me even though she didn't start doing it until her second day there but my last day there. She kept staring at me on my last day there, thankfully my mom arrived before I did go off at her and ruin my chances of leaving. My social worker, Kelly, I have to say was very helpful with going over our plan. If you could recommend social workers, i'd recommend her. And there were 2 staff members that I think of when I think of Wellstone's Female Adolescent Unit and that's Sydney and Claire. They were my favorite people. Always made sure that I got what I needed, that people were nice to me when it was their shift. They're both really good people. I was admitted to Wellstone for suicidal ideations, having a plan to commit suicide, depression. I kind of felt that the depression subject wasn't tackled as much in our "Groups" as it should be. They only talked about Depression once, and it didn't last but 5 minutes. Everything else was drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and aggression. So I did kind of feel like my issues didn't matter. I wouldn't recommend Wellstone if you're looking for Treatment on the Adolescent Unit, that's just my opinion.