Ellis Hospital Mental Health Services – Schenectady, New York
1101 Nott Street, Schenectady, New York, 12308
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
- State welfare or child and family services funds
- Other State funds
- County or local government funds
- Self-pay options
Addiction Resource Score
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8.0
Out of 10
Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY, is one of the best places to get medical care in upstate New York. The hospital offers a wide range of services, such as emergency care, medical and surgical care for people who stay there, and mental care.
The center is known for its advanced health information technology and all-around care approach, but it doesn’t focus on gender-specific or faith-based programs. Ellis Hospital is dedicated to providing high-quality medical care, as shown by its modern 36-bed Intensive Care Unit.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Individualized Treatment
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Veterans
- Active duty military
- Members of military families
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
- Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Persons with eating disorders
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
Treatment Modalities
- Couples/family therapy
- Group counseling
- Activity therapy
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
Levels Of Care
License and Accreditation
Ancillary Services
- Assertive community treatment
- Intensive case management
- Case management service
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Family psychoeducation
- Integrated primary care services
- Legal advocacy
- Suicide prevention services
- Vocational rehabilitation services
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Most private insurances accepted