Eating Disorders Services, New York-Presbyterian Hosptial/Westchester Division, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605. Eating Disorders services at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division in White Plains, NY, include an inpatient eating disorders unit, called The Outlook, as well as outpatient services. The Outlook, as with all inpatient units, is located in the main building. Outpatient services are located in the outpatient department building. The Outlook is an 17-bed inpatient unit, for females and males, adolescents and adults, that is behaviorally-based, treating people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and unspecified feeding or eating disorders, including overeating. There are separate wings on the unit for adolescents and adults. Services can include processing after all meals, daily rounds with the treatment team, individual work with a therapist, and group work throughout the day. Typical length of stay is 7-14 days. The program is headed by a psychiatrist, Evelyn Attia, M.D. Program features may include diagnostic evaluation, individual therapy, family interventions, pharmacotherapy as indicated, and electroconvulsive therapy when appropriate. As stated, there are also outpatient services for eating disorders at the hospital. For more information, please see the website at www.nyp.org/eatingdisorders. New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division consists of a main building, and other, stand-alone buildings, set on many acres. There is plenty of parking on campus, and the hospital is convenient to highways and close to the center of the city of White Plains. For 24 hour assistance with referrals to any service at New York-Presyterian Hospital/Westchester Division, please call the Access phone number at (888) 694-5700. New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division accepts payments by private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-pay.
