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<br />l /bG- <br /> . <br /> clinical offices. A social center, two swimming pools, two gymnasiums, music <br /> and crafts rooms, playing fields and picnic areas provide a variety of <br /> opportunities for activity therapies. Public schools, libraries, theaters and <br /> recreational facilities in San Marcos enable patients to participate in <br /> community activities. <br /> Interdisciplinary teams manage the treatment units,. which range from <br /> highly structured closed uni ts to open treatment units with off-campus <br /> privileges. Treatment programs are directed by a staff. psych~atrist who is <br /> responsible for assessments and therapeutic supervision. <br /> ,-- - <br /> The hospital uses a wide range of traditional and innovative treatment <br /> approaches, including individual, group and family psychotherapy: ROPES, an ¡ <br /> experiential outdoor therapy; art, speech, language, physical, recreation and <br /> activity therapies; educational therapy and prevocational training; behavior <br /> modification; and pharmacotherapy. An accredited on-campus school provides ! <br /> comprehensive, indi vi dua li zed education progrêims. A vocational program is <br /> available for those not college-bound. <br /> The San' Marcos Treatment Center is licensed by the Texas Depa:-tment of <br /> Mental Health and Mental Retardation as a psychiatric hospital and is <br /> accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care <br /> Organizations. The hospital also is licensed by the Texas Department of Human ¡ <br /> Resources as a residential treatment center. The school program is accredited <br /> by the Texas Education Agency and the Southern Association of Colleges and <br /> Schools. <br /> i <br /> Founded in 1940, the 159-bed campus-style hospital is located between <br /> Austin and San Antonio, Texas, on a 52-acre wooded hillside in San Marcos. <br /> San Marcos Treatment Center possesses a national referral base which provides <br /> between 45-50% of admissions into the facility. The hospital accepts payment <br /> from~st insurance carriers, agencies and schools. The residential treatment <br /> program is CF~US approved. <br /> Currently, the major competition consists of the following: <br /> - Large psychiatric systems such as Community Psychiatric Centers (CPC) <br /> who offer the full spectrum of care at each location. Residential <br /> programs offered through cPé are currently being marketed as , <br /> specialty niches in neuropsychiatric and cultural services. <br /> who offer services ~ <br /> - Other longer-term residential treatment programs <br /> for difficult case at an average of $250-350 all-inclusive per diem <br /> daily. <br /> - Hospitals and residential treatment centers who are membe rs of PPO <br /> and HMO networks. <br /> - 5 - <br /> a-201SS <br />