Report a Concern

Concerns About Patient Care/Safety

If you have patient care and safety concerns, you are encouraged to address the issue through Dorothea Dix’s grievance process. Patients wishing to file a grievance can request a form from any staff member on their inpatient unit. If your concerns cannot be resolved through that process, you may contact The Joint Commission on hospital accreditation at (800) 994-6610.

About Us

Mission

As a member of a statewide community of care givers, DDPC collaborates with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and their community and personal supports to provide recovery oriented, respectful, compassionate, and effective psychiatric care and treatment in the least restrictive, safest, and most therapeutic environment we can create.

Vision

We focus on enhancing symptom management, promoting skill development, increasing knowledge, and challenging people to use their strengths to lead more hopeful and autonomous lives.

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center

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Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, formerly known as Bangor Mental Health Institute, located in Bangor, Maine, is one of two State of Maine operated psychiatric hospitals under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). DDPC is a 51 bed psychiatric hospital that provides services for people with severe mental illness.

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