

Essentia Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Essentia Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Essentia Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center
About Essentia Health - St. Joseph’s Medical Center
One of the Essentia Health locations, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, has an inpatient psychiatric unit in Brainerd that admits adults experiencing anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, and schizophrenia. Addiction medicine physicians also consult directly with the care team to treat substance use disorders (SUD), including alcohol, opioid, stimulant, and tobacco use disorders.
Therapies and Clinical Services
St. Joseph’s Medical Center runs individual, family, and group sessions that focus on coping skills and how patients manage stress and triggers day to day. Through milieu therapy, patients practice healthier responses to difficult situations within a supervised environment. Activity therapists lead art, music, and recreation therapy as part of regular programming. Physicians and nurse practitioners adjust medications and dosing throughout the stay to match each patient's clinical needs. Before discharge, social workers connect patients with community resources and create a plan for what comes next.

Center Overview
