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Specialty Hospital · Houston, TX
Who they are
West Oaks Hospital is a 176-bed acute care psychiatric facility located in Houston, Texas, near the Galleria off the Southwest Freeway. The hospital has provided psychiatric care to the Houston area and surrounding communities for over four decades.
It is part of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the largest healthcare management companies in the U.S., as evidenced by its careers page being hosted on the UHS platform (jobs.uhsinc.com). The facility includes a 16-bed residential treatment center for adult chemical dependency and offers a broad range of behavioral health programs for children, adolescents, and adults. Treatment is offered at multiple levels of care including inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. The hospital operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For nurses, West Oaks offers opportunities in a specialized behavioral health environment with a dedicated Chief Nursing Officer (Carol Hardwick) as part of the leadership team. The facility focuses on comprehensive, patient-centered mental health and substance use treatment, making it a setting suited for nurses interested in psychiatric and behavioral health nursing.
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West Oaks Hospital's stated mission centers on providing comprehensive, patient-centered treatment that offers hope and healing to the Houston community. The organization serves children, adolescents, and adults with outpatient and inpatient mental health treatment services, emphasizing compassionate, dedicated professional care.
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Houston is a sprawling, diverse metro where world-class medical centers anchor a booming healthcare economy. The nation's fourth-largest city offers no state income tax, year-round warmth, and a food scene as varied as its population. Bayou-side greenways and museum districts balance the urban energy for nurses seeking opportunity in a place that never stops growing.
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