Methodist Behavioral Hospital

Methodist Behavioral Hospital in Maumelle is an inpatient hospital for acute (short-term) and subacute (longer-term) crisis stabilization. It provides patients the most intensive level of care in our continuum.

Methodist Behavioral Hospital is the only hospital in the nation certified in the esteemed Teaching-Family Model. Our goal is to connect the children in our care with community services for their future success.

Our 60-bed hospital specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents from ages 3 through 17 who are in need of highly coordinated psychiatric, behavioral and emotional care. Methodist Behavioral Hospital is staffed by:

  • Board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists and skilled nurses.
  • Recreational, art and pet therapists.
  • A registered dietician.
  • Behavioral instructors, social workers and physicians.

We also are the proud recipient of the prestigious Top Performer on Key Quality Measures award presented by the Joint Commission for 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Visit our What to Bring page to read and download information on acceptable items for patients.

Have you renewed or applied for Arkansas Medicaid? Visit our Arkansas Medicaid Renewals page for help.

Visitation for Patients and Clients​

To inquire about a visitation or a temporary leave of absence for your loved one in our care, please contact the program in which your loved one is admitted:

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Acute Program​

Our acute (short-term) inpatient program offers the most intensive level of service in the Methodist Family Health continuum of care. This program provides crisis stabilization for children and adolescents ages 3 to 17 who are an immediate danger to themselves, someone else or both. Our treatment goal is to transition clients to less-intensive levels of care – by going home, to counseling services in their communities, or to psychiatric residential treatment centers.

Our acute program offers routine interventions by a psychiatrist. And it offers intensive coordinated treatment by a team of mental health professionals including psychiatrists, therapists and 24-hour skilled nursing care.

This program also provides:

  • Compassionate care for depression, emotional difficulties and behavioral needs.
  • Intensive individual, family and group therapy.
  • Skill-building activities.
  • A staff of board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists, therapists, case managers, nurses, teachers, and behavioral instructors.
  • Aftercare and follow-up through counseling services, therapeutic day treatment and school-based counseling services.

Subacute Program

Our subacute (longer-term) inpatient program provides extended care to children ages 4 to 11 with long-standing psychiatric, behavioral and emotional issues. Our program focuses on extensive therapeutic intervention and individualized treatment.

Our subacute program is physician-led and multidisciplinary, addressing the overall medical, psychiatric and academic needs of the child, while still attending to their social and emotional lives.

This program also provides:

  • Compassionate care for depression, emotional difficulties and behavioral needs.
  • Intensive individual, family and group therapy.
  • Skill-building activities.
  • A staff of board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists, therapists, case managers, nurses, teachers and behavioral instructors.
  • Therapeutic activities, outings and passes.
  • Aftercare and follow-up through counseling services, therapeutic day treatment and school-based counseling services.
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Financial Assistance Guidelines Plain Language Summary

Directrices de Asistencia Financiera Resumen en Términos Sencillos

Charge Description Master

Hospitals have price lists similar to that of most businesses. In a hospital, this list is called a “Chargemaster” or Charge Description Master, which is a comprehensive list of all the billable items and services provided within that hospital.

The billed or Chargemaster rates for Methodist Behavioral Hospital are included in this spreadsheet: MBH Chargemaster (XLSX).

Community Health Needs Assessment

According to the Centers for Disease Control, a community health assessment (CHA), also known as community health needs assessment (CHNA), refers to a state, tribal, local, or territorial assessment that identifies key health needs and issues through systematic, comprehensive data collection and analysis. A community health assessment gives organizations comprehensive information about the community’s current health status, needs, and issues. This information can help develop a community health improvement plan by justifying how and where resources should be allocated to best meet community needs. Benefits include:

  • Improved organizational and community coordination and collaboration
  • Increased knowledge about public health and the interconnectedness of activities
  • Strengthened partnerships within state and local public health systems
  • Identified strengths and weaknesses to address in quality improvement efforts
  • Baselines on performance to use in preparing for accreditation
  • Benchmarks for public health practice improvements

The community health needs assessment for Methodist Behavioral Hospital is complete and can be downloaded here:

Contact Us

Methodist Behavioral Hospital
1601 Murphy Drive
Maumelle, AR 72113

Hospital Admissions: 501-803-3388  |  Toll-Free/Emergency: 866-813-3388

SHINE: Methodist Family Health