Ascension’s new inpatient eating disorder unit is located at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, IL. It offers inpatient eating disorder treatment for adults ages 18+. The Ascension Saint Joseph Chicago Eating Disorder Unit is a highly-specialized, 12 private-bed inpatient psychiatric unit for the care of adult patients 18 years and older struggling with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and other specified feeding and eating disorders (OSFED). All patients have private rooms, and the program has the capacity to treat medical complications as well as co-occurring psychiatric concerns such as SI, SH, complex trauma, and substance use disorders. It opened Fall 2024.

Ascension St. Joseph is associated with Ascension’s (formerly Amita’s) longtime eating disorder unit located at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hospital in Hoffman Estates, IL. However the St. Joseph’s EDU only treats adults, while Alexian treats both adolescents and adults. In addition, St. Joseph’s is located in a medical hospital rather than a psychiatric hospital like the Alexian Brothers EDU.

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