Beneficiary

Jefferson Prince, MD, *Executive Director, Child Psychiatry, and patient

Salem Hospital provides comprehensive psychiatric treatment to children, adult, and seniors.  We are a safe haven for children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, psychiatric disorders, and other behavioral problems. For each demographic the hospital offers outpatient mental health services, partial hospital programs and inpatient services.  In patient services are provided at the Epstein Center for Behavioral Health, a 120-bed facility which opened its doors in 2019. The center, which has one floor for adolescents, two floors for adults and one floor for seniors, is a key feature of Salem Hospital’s psychiatry and mental health program to integrate inpatient care with outpatient psychiatry and addiction treatment in order to enable further development of community-based programs.

The Epstein Center is closely affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) which collaborates with Salem Hospital in a wide range of specialties for decades.  This relationship gives our patients access to MGH specialties in substance abuse and other complex mental health disorders and provides opportunities for innovative treatment approaches and research advances.

“There is no better scenario for our patients.” Mark Schechter, MD, Chair of Psychiatry, Salem Hospital.

Success Story

Matt Mosher

Meet Matt Mosher

Matt is a father, husband and career professional living a healthy life in the Essex County area. Matt began noticing an increase in his own depression and anxiety, as he worked long hours and traveled extensively. Knowing there were world-class healthcare services in their area, his family lovingly intervened, and they began their journey to recovery together.

“The fact that they were right in my own community made it easier for me and my family. When I was in the hospital they could visit easily, and those visits meant everything to my recovery. The doctors and support staff at Salem Hospital had just the right tone and approach and in that safe environment, I was able to face my condition with real coping and management tools that I still use today.”

From this experience, Matt learned how to stay well and deepened his gratitude for the staff at Salem Hospital and its Epstein Center for Behavioral Health. He knew he wanted to give back.

“I loaded up my car with snack foods, toys, clothes and personal items that may have seemed small, but I knew they were important.” Matt’s donations were distributed to patients and staff in the Epstein Center, which includes 120 beds for seniors, adults and children with mental health conditions. These are remarkable times we live in, with remarkable people like Matt Mosher who not only benefit from hospital donations, but who also return their gratitude.

Kim and Matt Mosher

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