Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital

Behavioral Health

933 East Pierce Street

Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Main Tel: 712-396-6000

Intake Tel 1: 712-396-6044

Website: http://bestcare.org

Information and Services

Age Groups Accepted
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65 or older)
  • Young adults
Ancillary Services
  • Case management
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Emergency Mental Health Services
  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Payment/Insurance Accepted
  • County or local government funds
  • Community Mental Health Block Grants
  • Community Service Block Grants
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Other State funds
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • State mental health agency funds
  • U.S Department of VA funds
Primary Focus of the Provider
  • Mental Health Treatment Services
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)
  • Hospital inpatient
  • Psychiatric hospital or unit
Special Programs/Groups Offered
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system (other than DUI/DWI)
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Persons with HIV or AIDS
  • Military families
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Veterans
Facility Smoking Policy
  • Smoking Not allowed
Treatment Approaches
  • Activity therapy
  • Couple/family therapy
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Psychotropic medication
  • Trauma therapy
Type of Care
  • Mental health treatment