Inpatient Eating Disorder Treatment

Based in Denver, Colorado, our Inpatient programming is designed to support children, adolescents, and adults that are acutely ill and are experiencing medical and mood instability as a result of their eating disorder.

Inpatient Program

Though Inpatient programming offers 24/7 medical support, adult patients are not confined to a hospital bed or room. To the extent that they are physically able, adult patients at the Inpatient level of care are encouraged to participate in programming and interact with a supportive treatment community of adult patients and staff.

In addition to offering 24/7 nursing supervision, medical management and the oversight of a full-time internal medicine physician, our Inpatient programs are located in close proximity to medical campuses. This proximity allows the treatment team to address the medical complications that often accompany eating disorders, and supports a seamless transition to acute care should emergency medical intervention become necessary.

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Medical Hospitalization for Extreme Eating Disorders

Extremely low-weight adult patients may require medical stabilization prior to admission. In such circumstances, Eating Recovery Center partners with the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health. Patients stabilizing at ACUTE receive intensive medical support. The ACUTE team and Eating Recovery Center treatment teams collaborate to facilitate a successful transition to Inpatient eating disorder treatment.

A patient in her room in the ACUTE treatment program

Inpatient Eating Disorder Treatment for Children and Teenagers

Eating Recovery Center's Child and Adolescent Inpatient Eating Disorder Treatment Program is designed to support children and teens that are acutely ill and experiencing medical instability as a result of their eating disorder.

While the Inpatient level of care offers 24/7 medical and psychological support to address the physical complications that often arise as a result of an eating disorder, adolescent patients are not confined to a hospital bed or to their room. To the extent that they are physically able, adolescent patients are encouraged to participate in community meetings, groups and individual therapy and interact with the supportive eating disorder treatment community of patients and staff.

View a Child & Adolescent Program Sample Schedule.

Inpatient care focuses primarily on weight restoration and medical stabilization, offering round-the-clock nursing supervision, direct psychiatric care and medication management. Nourishing meals and social support prepare patients to step-down to the Residential level of care.

Locations for Inpatient Care

Dedication, caring and wisdom are evident in all aspects of the treatment program at Eating Recovery Center. Our highly-skilled, compassionate staff, combined with our commitment to implementing evidence-based techniques, can pull someone out of the depths of an eating disorder and start them on the road to recovery.

Nadine Dexter, RN, MSN Chief Nursing Officer

Eating Recovery Center is accredited through the Joint Commission. This organization seeks to enhance the lives of the persons served in healthcare settings through a consultative accreditation process emphasizing quality, value and optimal outcomes of services.

Organizations that earn the Gold Seal of Approval™ have met or exceeded The Joint Commission’s rigorous performance standards to obtain this distinctive and internationally recognized accreditation. Learn more about this accreditation here.

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