About
About Wellstone Regional Hospital
Wellstone Regional Hospital is a 100-bed psychiatric hospital located on Vissing Park Road in Jeffersonville, Indiana, providing inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction care for children, adolescents, and adults. The hospital is named for Senator Paul Wellstone, the Minnesota legislator who fought for mental health parity, and its programming reflects a continuum-of-care philosophy that treats psychiatric illness and chemical dependency together rather than in isolation.
The facility’s most distinctive feature is its age-segmented structure. Children ages four through twelve are treated in a secure environment under the leadership of a pediatric psychiatrist and a multidisciplinary team. Adolescents ages thirteen through seventeen receive 24-hour nursing care, also led by a psychiatrist, on a unit designed for the developmental and clinical needs of teenagers. The adult program offers inpatient mental health care along with outpatient services for those who do not need around-the-clock supervision.
Addiction Services span the continuum from medical detox through rehabilitation, addressing chemical dependency in adults who often present with overlapping mood disorders, anxiety, or trauma. Treatment integrates evidence-based modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, with specialized therapies that supplement the core clinical model. The hospital’s structure makes it possible for an adult presenting with both addiction and a psychiatric disorder to receive coordinated care under one roof.
Wellstone is accredited by the Joint Commission and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, commercial insurance, and self-pay. Online scheduling is now available for outpatient level-of-care assessments. As part of Universal Health Services, the hospital benefits from a national infrastructure while remaining locally grounded in the Jeffersonville and broader Louisville-area community. The combination of pediatric, adolescent, and adult care under a single license is uncommon and makes Wellstone a particularly important resource for families navigating mental health crises that involve multiple generations.
- 100-bed psychiatric hospital setting with 24-hour nursing care for medically complex detox cases
- Both abstinence-based and medication-assisted detoxification programs available
- Joint Commission accredited facility with secure hospital environment
- Multidisciplinary treatment team managing co-occurring psychiatric and mood disorders
- Immediate access to multiple levels of care from inpatient detox through outpatient programs