Psychiatry Training Sites

CHI Health Lasting Hope Recovery Center

The Lasting Hope Recovery Center (LHRC), a service of CHI Health, is a 64-bed facility that has a 24-hour Psychiatric Emergency Department for crisis assessments, acute care, triage center and a full-service laboratory. LHRC uses a strength-based care philosophy that offers an entire range of treatment and prevention services for those affected by mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse disorders. LHRC also incorporates evidence-based practices, such as Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and Peer Support Specialists. The overall goal is to instill hope, a sense of possibility and to rebuild a positive self-image for patients and help them get back to their daily routine

Community organizations co-located at the Lasting Hope Recovery Center include National Alliance on Mental Illness-Nebraska, The Salvation Army and Lutheran Family Services. Having these agencies on-site provides patients with a more seamless transition into the outpatient setting.

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy

The Creighton University Medical Center is a 400-plus-bed acute care facility. CUMC provides state of the art care while serving as a setting for education and research programs. There are over 10,000 admissions and approximately 27,000 emergency department visits each year. This Level I trauma center offers advanced cardiology services, complete surgical services, including kidney transplantation, state of the art radiology services, and emergency care in a brand new emergency room.

CHI Health Immanuel Medical Center

Immanuel Medical Center is one Creighton’s center points for psychiatric care. It is a focal point in multiple settings: inpatient, outpatient, partial care, and residential. There are two adult inpatient units, two inpatient child and adolescent units, and two inpatient geriatric units. Outpatient care at this location covers the lifespan of our patients as well. This is also one of CHI’s primary locations for performing ECT and TMS. It also boasts a robust consult service and is the future site for a center of excellence in residential child and adolescent psychiatric care.

VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

This 398-bed facility provides primary and tertiary care to veterans from all over the state of Nebraska and western Iowa. Cases are referred to the Omaha VAMC from the VA hospitals in Lincoln and Grand Island, Nebraska, as well as Sioux City, Iowa and Hot Springs, South Dakota for specialized care. There is a large psychiatry service across a continuum of care.