Behavioral Health Services

Integrating primary and behavioral health care to help our patients improve their quality of life.

Our Behavioral Health Team

As a patient-centered medical home, our providers understand that physical health and emotional health go hand in hand. Our behavioral health and medical providers work in tandem with our patients to help them address and overcome chronic health conditions, anxiety, depression, life changes, relationship issues and grief and loss.

Wood River Health offers the following groups and support systems to help improve our patients' quality of life:

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program

Wood River Health's MAT Program is open to current patients and is one of the safest and most effective options available for individuals living with Substance Use Disorders. MAT is an evidence-based method of treatment that provides individuals with the tools they need to manage their substance uses. The cost of MAT is covered by Medicaid and by most private insurance companies. Below is a patient testimonial video from one of our patients who has participated in our Medication Assisted Treatment Program. Contact Penny Palazzo at 401.387.9642 or email PPalazzo@WoodRiverHealth.org.

Group Support

To support our patients' emotional well-being, our Behavioral Health Program offer therapeutic groups. Group meetings take place at 823 Main Street, Hope Valley, RI. Some groups are offered to only Wood River Health patients, and some groups are open to the public. For more information, call 401.539.2461 or contact the staff member listed below for each group.

GROUPS OPEN TO OUR PATIENTS 

Men's Recovery Support

We offer a Men's Recovery and Support Group for adult men ages 18 and above who wish to obtain coping skills for their recovery while also learning how to improve relationships, shift negative thinking patterns and develop deeper meaning in life. Contact Alex Johnson at 401.387.4578 or email Alex.Johnson@WoodRiverHealth.org.

Women's Recovery Support

Women who are in recovery may seek support with our Women's Recovery Support Group. While sharing their experiences, participants will learn coping skills as well as how to improve relationships. Contact Sharon McGuinness at 401.387.4535 at or email Sharon.McGuinness@WoodRiverHealth.org.

Tobacco Cessation Group

The Tobacco Cessation Program is open to current patients age 16 and above seeking support to live a tobacco free lifestyle. Program participants receive support, behavioral health strategies, medication recommendations (with support from your primary care provider) on how to live a tobacco free life. Contact Penny Palazzo at 401.539.2461, Ext. 142 or email PPalazzo@WoodRiverHealth.org.

GROUPS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

NAMI Connections Virtual Group

The National Alliance of Mental Illness Rhode Island in collaboration with Gateway Healthcare and Wood River Health offers this virtual group weekly via Zoom or phone for all adults 18 and above who are living with mental health conditions. This peer-led support group is led by trained facilitators who also live with mental health conditions and share coping strategies, encouragement and understanding. Free and open to the public (participants do not have to be Wood River Health patients to participate). For more information and the Zoom/Dial-in link call 401.331.3060 or email Jeremiah@NamiRhodeIsland.org.

Women for Sobriety

To overcome substance use disorders, women must address their real needs: those for an increased understanding of self-value, self-worth and self-efficacy. Women learn ways to overcome their problematic substance use with peer support and by adopting a new way of thinking based on this program. Wood River Health offers two area Women for Sobriety support group meetings for women. Wednesday meetings are hybrid. Individuals can attend in person at our Hope Valley location and via Zoom. Tuesday meetings are held virtually via Zoom. To enroll in this valuable program, contact Sharon McGuinness at 401.387.4535 at or email Sharon.McGuinness@WoodRiverHealth.org.

Pharmaceutical Services

Genoa Healthcare operates onsite at our Hope Valley location. The pharmacy provides Wood River Health’s patients with a convenient option for filling prescriptions where they receive their medical, behavioral health and dental care.

Genoa Healthcare provides specialized pharmacy offerings to simplify the patient’s medication management, such as pre-filled pill organizers to help patients track their medications, convenient medication mailing options and assistance with authorizations and insurance plans.

Lab Services

Wood River Health provides Laboratory Services from East Side Clinical Laboratory at our Hope Valley location. No appointment is necessary. All Wood River Health patients welcome.

Physical Therapy Services

Specialized Orthopedic Physical Therapy operates onsite at our Hope Valley location providing Wood River Health’s patients with a convenient option for physical therapy related to sports injuries, post-operative therapy, overuse injuries, balance disorders, joint and muscle sprains. For a physical therapy appointment, call 401.387.9630.

Sliding Fee Scale Program
 

As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we offer a Sliding Fee Discount Program and payment plans.

Wood River Health is accepting new patients! To learn more about our groups or to schedule an appointment at our convenient Hope Valley and Westerly locations, contact us today.