About
About Seneca Health Services Inc
Seneca Health Services Inc has been caring for West Virginians for 50 years and operates as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center across Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas, and Webster Counties. The Marlinton clinic at 704 3rd Avenue serves Pocahontas County as one of Seneca’s four outpatient locations, anchored by the organization’s mission of being ‘responsible, accessible, and progressive’ in delivering rural behavioral health care.
At the Marlinton site, Seneca’s program is built around outpatient services for substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and intellectual and developmental disability supports. The organization’s clinical staff includes psychiatrists, physician extenders, psychologists, therapists, nurses, and case managers, with Dr. Noel Jewell, MD serving as Medical Director and Board-Certified Psychiatrist. Clinical Directors Savanna Babcock, MSW, LICSW and Mital Patel, MA, MSW, LICSW, AADC, oversee programming, with experienced nursing support and a regional administrative team.
Seneca’s services are designed for a wide cross-section of the rural population, including adults, adolescents, and children, with explicit accommodation for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing and those navigating co-occurring substance use and mental health diagnoses. The center bills Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurances, and is committed to ensuring that financial considerations do not prevent people from accessing care — a meaningful posture given the rural counties Seneca serves.
A hallmark of Seneca is 24/7 crisis access through the SENECA9 line at (888) 736-3229, supplementing the local Marlinton number. The organization has invested in walk-in availability for new clients and emphasizes a personalized approach to care — ‘we personalize our clients’ care so they receive effective treatment, no more and no less than what is needed’ — a philosophy that fits the realities of small Appalachian communities where one provider may serve people across many life stages.
- Medical detox supervised by board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Noel Jewell
- Certified Community Behavioral Health Center serving rural four-county area since 1976
- Specialized withdrawal management for deaf and hard of hearing patients
- Co-occurring disorders treatment combining detox with mental health care
- Accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE with sliding scale payment options