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Welcome to Friends Hospital
Healing the Mind

Friends Hospital, founded by Quakers in 1813, is the nation’s first private psychiatric hospital. For thousands of persons from the Delaware Valley and beyond, Friends is a place where hope and healing come together.  

A leader in behavioral health care, Friends offers a system of comprehensive programs and services to people suffering from behavioral and emotional health problems. With 192 beds, Friends is the Delaware Valley's largest provider of inpatient behavioral health services, providing individualized programs for adolescents, adults, older adults and eating disorders. We have specialized programs for Women's Issues and Dual Diagnosis (mental health/substance abuse).     

Friends Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

If you are interested in a specific topic related to Friends Hospital or mental illness in general (i.e. depression), click here.

Friends Hospital
4641 Roosevelt Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19124-2399

1-800-889-0548


Experienced RNs seeking a new
and rewarding practice environment.

NURSING OPEN HOUSE

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
11a-1p and 3:30p-5:30p

Friends Hospital provides an
environment to practice your
profession that is built on
respect, trust, innovation,
and reward. We offer a
variety of inpatient settings,
excellent compensation, an
individualized orientation
program, free parking
conveniently located
to public transportation and a
beautiful 100 acre campus that
has been providing
healing
and hope in behavioral health
for 195 years. EOE.

RN Priority Line:  215-831-6966  or call 215-831-7942

Fax Line:  215-831-6951      EMAIL:  recruiter@fbhs.org


"I care because..."
 Our staff shares their thoughts
for the Hospital's 190th Birthday


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