Mental Health Care in Bessemer, AL

UAB Medical West

What Does UAB Medical West Offer?

UAB Medical West is a mental health facility at 5000 Medical West Way, Bessemer, Alabama, offering hospital inpatient care. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, state-financed insurance and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT.

5000 Medical West Way
Bessemer, AL 35022

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

Loading map…

Mental health facility (SAMHSA listing)This facility

Types of Care at UAB Medical West

  • Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • U.S. Department of VA funds

Crisis and Emergency Services

  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

  • Activity therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

  • Seniors or older adults
  • Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

  • Chlorpromazine
  • Droperidol
  • Fluphenazine
  • Haloperidol
  • Perphenazine
  • Pimozide
  • Thiothixene
  • Aripiprazole
  • Clozapine
  • Lurasidone
  • Olanzapine
  • Paliperidone
  • Quetiapine
  • Risperidone
  • Ziprasidone
  • Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Case management service
  • Integrated primary care services

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Alabama lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.

Other Mental Health Facilities Near UAB Medical West

Measured by straight-line distance from this facility. See every listing on the Bessemer mental health care page.

Sources

  1. SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov listing data, checked October 2026
  2. About FindTreatment.gov (SAMHSA)

In crisis? Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org, any time. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. anxiety.help is an independent guide, not a mental health provider or crisis service, and doesn't give medical advice. For a free, confidential referral, call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.