St. Francis Regional Medical Center now providing behavioral health services
SHAKOPEE, Minn. 03/29/2007--Steven H. Lutzwick, MD, has joined the medical staff at St. Francis Regional Medical Center to provide behavioral health services. Dr. Lutzwick will begin seeing adult psychiatry patients on the St. Francis campus in Shakopee on April 2, 2007. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 952-403-2563.
Dr. Lutzwick most recently served as the medical director of Behavioral Health Services for the Aspen Medical Group. He attended medical school at the University of South Dakota and completed his residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a diplomat of The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
St. Francis Behavioral Health Services will provide outpatient psychiatric services for patients 18 years and older. Current services include assessment and medication management for most emotional and psychiatric disorders.
Commonly treated conditions include:
- anxiety, depression, bipolar> and other mood disorders
- major psychiatric disorders and dementia
- obsessive compulsive disorder and post traumatic stress disorder
Assessment and referrals for individual and couples counseling are also available.
Dr. Lutzwick and Behavioral Health Services of St. Francis accepts most major insurance programs, Medicare, Medicaid and private payment.
Lori Peterson, interim president at St. Francis, says that the need to integrate mental health care locally has been a high priority at St. Francis. "There has been a long-standing, community need for mental health services. We look forward to offering the best care possible by providing these new services, close to home, for people in our area."
About St. Francis Regional Medical Center
St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee is a partner with Benedictine Health System, Allina Hospitals & Clinics and Park Nicollet Health Services. This unique structure combines the caring and compassion of a community hospital with the modern medical technology, specialties, and services found in the metro area. St. Francis provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care services on a collaborative medical campus with more than 30 other clinics and providers.
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