Northeast Florida State Hospital
About NEFSH
Mission Statement: Provide comprehensive mental health recovery services to ensure timely transition to the community.
Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is located in the city of Macclenny, Florida, 35 miles west of Jacksonville. NEFSH has provided continuous service to persons with severe and persistent mental illness since 1959. As a recipient of the Governor's Sterling Award for Organizational Performance Excellence, numerous Productivity Awards, and continual accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) since 2009, facility staff is ever mindful of the mission to provide comprehensive mental health treatment services to ensure timely and appropriate transition to the community.
The facility is funded for 613 beds and is one of three state owned facilities providing inpatient psychiatric care and treatment to civil and forensic committed individuals in Florida. Referrals are based upon community and regional priorities for admission. NEFSH provides 24-hour residential care which includes treatment, housing and meals, access to treatment professionals, care of physical health needs, transportation and psychotropic medications.
Based on standards of care for general health concerns, recovery planning standards, and best practices in psychosocial rehabilitation, recovery at NEFSH is addressed through a person-centered approach. Upon admission, a service plan is developed to guide treatments during the person's stay at NEFSH. The plan includes comprehensive evaluations and assessments, clinical observations, the strengths, needs, and desires of the individual and their long-term view. Psychosocial rehabilitation centers, referred to as the Treatment Mall and Recovery Centers on the NEFSH campus, focus on therapeutic interventions designed to develop and/or enhance skills necessary for problem solving, building and maintaining social relationships, and functional life skills necessary for successful community living.
For more information, call Deagan Watson, Hospital Administrator, at (904) 330-2001.
Vison, Mission & Values
NEFSH will be a recognized leader in providing comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation programs to Florida’s persons with severe, persistent mental illness. Services will be provided based on individual needs and preferences in an environment that fosters recovery and maximizes opportunities for timely return to the community. The people we serve and staff will be empowered to reach their maximum potential and will be satisfied with their living, treatment, and working environments, respectively.
Mission
NEFSH will be a recognized leader in providing comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation programs to Florida’s persons with severe, persistent mental illness. Services will be provided based on individual needs and preferences in an environment that fosters recovery and maximizes opportunities for timely return to the community. The people we serve and staff will be empowered to reach their maximum potential and will be satisfied with their living, treatment, and working environments, respectively.
Values
People
All people have intrinsic value. They merit dignity, courtesy and respect. We help people we serve overcome challenges by building hope, self-respect, self-sufficiency, and by developing the skills and resources needed to serve them.
Partnership
We are partners with families and communities to help our individuals be safe, stable and self-sufficient. In our communities, we work to solve problems and create opportunities to deliver services more efficiently and effectively.
Quality
We provide services that are customer driven, community integrated, cost effective, and outcome oriented. We are committed to delivering quality services, producing positive results and achieving customer satisfaction. We support quality improvement and professional growth.
Accountability
We are accountable to the people of Florida. The public has a right to be informed of our successes, our failures, and to examine our decisions and actions. We freely admit our mistakes and use them as opportunities for improvement.
Teamwork
Our most valuable asset is dedicated, well-trained staff, working together to meet any challenge. We work as a team to coordinate and integrate services for the people we serve. We respect differences of opinion and recognize that the best ideas result from open and honest communication.
Integrity
We are fair, open, transparent and honest in our daily work. We do not allow our personal biases to influence our professional judgement.
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Address
7487 South State Road 121
Macclenny, Fl 32063
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