Connecticut Valley Hospital Blue Hills Addiction Services
Connecticut Valley Hospital’s Addiction Services Division operates the Blue Hills Campus at 500 Vine Street in Hartford, Connecticut. This state-operated inpatient program serves adults age 18 and older with moderate to severe alcohol or other drug dependence who meet criteria for an inpatient level of care. Blue Hills provides both medically managed acute detoxification and intensive inpatient rehabilitation. For someone with significant alcohol dependence, this is a substantially different level of care from an ordinary outpatient counseling clinic because nursing and medical staff are available around the clock for admission screening and withdrawal management.
Medically Managed Detoxification
The Blue Hills Detoxification Program provides 24-hour medical management of withdrawal symptoms along with psychiatric, medical, and psychosocial assessment. Staff can treat acute medical or psychiatric problems and arrange outside referrals when necessary. People entering for alcohol detox should provide an accurate history of daily alcohol use, previous withdrawal symptoms, seizures, delirium, medications, medical conditions, and other substances. This information helps the admissions team determine whether the Acute unit is appropriate and how alcohol withdrawal can be managed safely.
Intensive Inpatient Rehabilitation
Blue Hills also operates an inpatient Rehabilitation Program for people who need continued structure after stabilization. Current services include psychiatric care, medical care, individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, and milieu therapy. Specialty services include addiction and acceptance groups, relapse prevention, recreation and fitness, men’s and women’s groups, dialectical behavior therapy skills, nutrition education, vocational planning, and trauma-informed care. For a person recovering from alcohol addiction, this structure can help move treatment beyond withdrawal and toward coping skills, relapse prevention, daily routines, and a workable continuing-care plan.
Co-Occurring and Recovery Services
The campus identifies dual-diagnosis capability in addiction treatment and serves people with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Adjunct services include psychoeducation, health education, 12-step recovery meetings, HIV education and testing, family support and education, spiritual or chaplaincy services, and recreation. These supports can be important when alcohol misuse occurs alongside depression, trauma, psychiatric symptoms, health problems, or limited recovery support. Discharge planning focuses on connecting clients with community resources that can continue alcohol treatment, medical care, psychiatric services, and recovery support after inpatient care ends.
Admissions and Payment
Blue Hills accepts walk-ins and referrals from families, hospitals, treatment programs, courts, probation, case managers, and community agencies. The current admission-information number is 860-293-6400, and screening is available 24 hours a day. Connecticut states that priority is given to people without insurance or with public insurance. Connecticut Valley Hospital also states that no one will be denied service because of inability to pay, Medicaid and Medicare are accepted, and a discounted sliding-fee schedule is available based on income and family size. Before traveling for alcohol rehab or detox, callers should verify current bed availability and confirm that Blue Hills is the appropriate inpatient destination.
