Broughton Hospital, located in Morganton, provides inpatient psychiatric services to North Carolinians who cannot be served in the community because of the severity of their symptoms. Inpatient services include:
-Crisis stabilization (immediate help for a mental health emergency)
-Assessment
-Medical care
-Psychiatric treatment
-Patient advocacy and social work services including counseling, discharge planning and links to the community
Broughton Hospital also operates a Deaf Unit for adults who need inpatient psychiatric or substance abuse services and are deaf/hard of hearing.