Commitment to Excellence
Millcreek Community Hospital has received full accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC).
Millcreek Community Hospital has also received Primary Stroke Center Certification through ACHC for compliance with a comprehensive set of national standards. Primary Stroke Centers have the capacity to stabilize and treat acute stroke patients. They provide initial, acute care and administer tPA and other acute therapies safely and efficiently.
Certification by ACHC reflects our dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care.
LECOM Health’s acute care teaching hospital offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services and 24-hour emergency care. We’re the Erie region’s leader in behavioral health care, senior services and medical education, training more new providers and pharmacists than any hospital in the area.
Behavioral Health
Millcreek Community Hospital’s Behavioral Health programs were originally established in 2001 to fulfill an urgent need for psychiatric inpatient services in our community. Since that time, we have grown to be the region’s largest provider of quality inpatient psychiatric treatment. Our outpatient behavioral health wing, LECOM Institute for Behavioral Health, was established in 2020 to provide compassionate outpatient psychiatric assessment and medication management services to individuals across the lifespan. We are dedicated to meeting the behavioral health needs of individuals residing throughout our community.
What makes Behavioral Health at Millcreek Community Hospital unique:
- Physician physical and mental health evaluations in the MCH ER
- Separate units for children/adolescents, adults, and older adults
- Psychiatrists in house 24/7
- Adult Partial Hospitalization Program
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- Physician Residency Program in Psychiatry
- Physician Fellowship Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Safety-enhanced Patient Environment
- Extended Acute Care (EAC) for adults
- Short Term Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility for children/adolescents (pRTF)
We’re the Erie region’s leader in behavioral health care, senior services, and medical education, training more new providers and pharmacists than any hospital in the area.