Schick Shadel Hospital

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Trish William

FIrst I have to say that I went to the program in April with a follow-up in June and found it to be incredibly effective. Somehow after years of struggling with drinking, I was able to turn down a drink and, most importantly, not turn to wine to solve my anxiety or problems. (which, as you can imagine-only led to more problems). Now whenever I have that knee-jerk response to drink away a problem, I remember sitting there feeling SO nauseous and telling myself I was NEVER going to let drinking rule my life again. Its been incredibly effective and Im so grateful. The doctors and the nursing staff were amazing, and the camaraderie between the patients was more than I could have hoped for. That said, I have to warn anyone who is considering coming here. If you are going to use insurance, MAKE SURE you have it in writing what your co-pay will be not only from SSH but from your insurance company. I was told repeatedly (and have in writing) what my co-pay would be before I agreed to go. SSH is out-of-network and I was very worried about being stuck with a surprise bill. Again and again I confirmed with both Michelle and Carol in the billing/insurance department. As I told them "I cant come out of here and get stuck with a massive bill I cant pay" and they assured me repeatedly that they had it covered. So what happened???? They DIDNT have pre-authorization as they had told me and are now trying to stick me with 21k that Humana didnt cover. I understand there are discrepancies and that the co-pay was "subject to change" but to make the case that they made a 21k mistake is more than incompetent, it verges on willful misleading of a client. I had various other choices for in-network rehab facilities and made myself VERY VERY clear that I would not come to SSH if it were not covered, for the most part, by Humana. I cannot imagine how this type of error could possibly have been made by ANY company, much less one thats been around for so long and is in the business of helping people. I cant lie and say that it wasnt a successful program for me but I would warn ANYONE who wants to use insurance to make sure that its covered--dont trust SSH to tell you the truth.

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Amanda Pokrandt

Please Please, I urge you to do your research and compare other rehab facilities with what Shick Shadel offers. There is MULTIPLE research out there. Because of the circumstances, I was not given the time to do this for my husband. He went and I was his biggest fan for going. We worked very hard to get him there - money, time, multiple calls and emails, etc. Their motto is that they will give you your life back after just 10-14 days. Well, after an almost 17 year marriage, I LOST my husband. Do your homework, your loved one MAY NEED a program that is more than 10-14 days with 2 follow-ups. I echo what another family member said too.........It was explained to me that I could come and be a part of his discharge process and review his program and treatment in order to help understand and support his recovery once he left. I was told that I could request this and I/we did multiple times. I actually flew there planning to be there for my husband upon discharge to make this happen WITH him. NEVER happened. His discharge paperwork was done the day prior to discharge and was ready for me in an envelope when I got there that said "Support Person." Wow! Thats it! That was really NOT helpful. There is sooooo much more i could share but for now I just want to be honest and speak the truth in hopes that I can possibly save another strong, knitted family from having to go through what we have endured since my husband boarded the plane and checked in to Shick Shadel. Its been so very very sad, heart breaking, earth shattering, a tragedy. My husband was never the same and I have lost him and my children have lost their strong family unit.

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Harry Walker

I enrolled my eldest son into the alcohol treatment program. They would not take his insurance, so I wrote a personal check for $17,400.00 to cover his 10 day treatment. When signing him up, their staff told me that after his 10 day program, he would NOT want to drink any alcohol. What a joke that was and a mistake I made. After he got out of the 10 day program, he lasted 18 days and then had to have a drink. Once I found that out, I called Schick Shadel and asked what next. They told me that his free 30 and 90 check up visits were null and void. I could re-enter him into a 6 day program for about 10 to $11,000.00. What a JOKE. I would NOT RECOMMEND Schick Shadel Hospital to treat Alcoholism. I fell for their advertizing spill, "Hook, Line and Sinker." Save your money and find another program that doesnt make such promises. If your loved one really does want to quit alcohol, they can do it without wasting that kind of money for a program that promises, but doesnt deliver. Im sure there are people out there who may have benefitted from the program, but I didnt get my $17,400.00 worth. I could have just thrown that money out in the street and watched it blown away. Thats how much good it did, besides benefit Schick Shadel. Change their entire environment would be the best start with family support and supervision.

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J. GoHawks

Im writing this to let everyone be weary of their frequent sales calls. I just told them on Yelp also. I heard the ads endlessly. Finally I called. I liked how they treat addiction. They seemed very nice and caring. But calling is a huge mistake. You will be harassed. They just kept calling me back and filling up my voicemail. Is their hospital empty? Something seems wrong. If they were as good as ads claim (and they might be), then they should not need to call me repeatedly to fill their hospital. I was scared off by a rehab center that uses telemarketers who call you every other day for a week. I would have probably gone there if they had left me alone. I am a free thinking man not to be sold by someone who calls me. I choose what to spend my money on, not someone else. Especially when it comes to my body. I was just so turned off by the unethical sales staff. I called a couple others, including Betty Ford, but they didnt hound me. They said to call when I was ready and they can fit me in. I am now clean and free through some counseling and family support. And now that I am in recovery, I know it took me to call, not someone else trying to convince me.

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Tim Riley

Schick worked for me (3 years sober) and I am lucky to have found it. 9 out of 10 of the people who went through treatment with me are still sober. It is not all that tough and the cost is not an issue (consider your liquor and poor health bills as the alternative). I would have paid 3X as much for getting my life back. If you have serious lifelong emotional issues or your life revolves around people that are getting drunk / high or beating you down, I bet the success rate goes down. The treatment is a good sized "speed bump" to keep your brain from connecting alcohol and physical / psychological relief. I have not even thought about wanting a drink - although I do have nightmares that I accidently took a drink and those scare the hell out of me... In short - get your butt in there and get past your addiction. You will thank Schick for it.

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