Westchester Medical Center
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Meetings in Poughkeepsie
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Westchester Medical Center
Is Westchester Medical Center inpatient or outpatient?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Poughkeepsie is set up for.
Is detox part of what Westchester Medical Center offers?
No. There is no detox listed near Poughkeepsie at all, so the first call is worth making to ask who they work with for it.
Does Westchester Medical Center take court ordered treatment?
Yes. Court ordered treatment is one of the things they take, and one of 4 things they offer a named program for.
Is there anything in Poughkeepsie besides paid treatment?
Alongside this, Poughkeepsie has 16 NA meetings and 83 free AA meetings.
Are there other centers near Westchester Medical Center?
Nothing else serves Poughkeepsie inside 14 miles, which is worth knowing before you rule this one out rather than against it.
Is medication just swapping one drug for another?
Medication is one tool in a program, and for opioid use disorder it is the one with the strongest evidence behind it. Coming off the medication early is a common point at which things come apart, so the planned length matters. Ask whether the medication can start during detox or only after it ends.
How private is this?
Privacy rules on this are tighter than most people expect, and they apply from the first phone call. Who sees a record inside a program is also limited, usually to the team treating you. Ask how a claim through your insurance would appear, if that is the part that worries you.
Can I get in today?
Outpatient care usually starts within days. A residential bed can be immediate or weeks out. Where the wait is long, a detox can sometimes happen first and the treatment bed after it. Say clearly how urgent it is, including any medical risk, because that changes the queue.