Increased Demand for Treatment of Severe Eating Disorders Drives Eating Recovery Center to Expand
Denver-Based Behavioral Hospital Doubles Capacity of Inpatient Services
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - October 5, 2009) - Answering increasing demand for specialized
treatment of severe eating disorders, Eating Recovery Center
(www.eatingrecoverycenter.com), a behavioral hospital focused on
comprehensive and sustainable treatment of eating disorders, today
announced that it will double its patient capacity, expanding its inpatient
facilities from 12 beds to 24. Eating Recovery Center is the only treatment
center in the Rocky Mountain region providing extensive inpatient care for
severe eating disorders alongside outpatient services.
Currently, the center serves 12 patients in overnight inpatient and
residential programs and additional patients in partial hospitalization and
outpatient programs. Once expansion is completed, the newly expanded Denver eating disorder
treatment center and its staff will comfortably accommodate 24
inpatient and residential patients.
"Eating disorders are the deadliest mental illness and have increased
demand for inpatient programs across the country," explains Kenneth L.
Weiner, MD, medical director and co-founder of Eating Recovery Center. "We
feel a responsibility as the only center in the region offering this level
of specialized care to completely utilize our space and expand our areas of
treatment for severe eating disorders by increasing from 12 to 24 inpatient
beds."
With an expected completion date of November 2009, expansion will not go
without some rearrangements within the center itself. Currently located on
the fifth floor of 1830 Franklin Street in Denver, Eating Recovery Center
will relocate its administrative offices to the fourth floor and transition
all fifth floor areas to accommodate patient care.
"Allowing a patient to begin treatment and step down through different
levels of care in the same setting -- all with one treatment team -- can
dramatically increase their chances at a long-term recovery," explains
Weiner. "The Center's expansion will help us give more people the
opportunity to achieve sustainable recovery from their eating disorder."
Eating Recovery Center, the newest Eating Disorder Center in
Denver, was founded in October 2008 by renowned experts Dr. Kenneth L.
Weiner and Dr. Emmett R. Bishop, who have separately founded numerous other
treatment centers throughout the country. Eating Recovery Center proves to
be the culmination of the two doctors' efforts and expertise.
About Eating Recovery Center
Located in the heart of Denver's medical district, Eating Recovery Center
is the only facility in the Rocky Mountain region that offers adults a full
spectrum of recovery options for eating disorder treatment in
Colorado. Services offered include inpatient, residential, partial
hospitalization and outpatient programs to meet each patient's unique
needs. Eating Recovery Center combines highly-trained medical staff with a
unique integrated treatment philosophy to make each patient's successful
recovery a life-restoring event. For more information, visit
www.eatingrecoverycenter.com.