Talk:Silver Hill Hospital

Source Reliability
I work for Rubenstein and on behalf of Silver Hill Hospital and I’d like to raise a concern about the reliability of the source supporting the following sentence, “Novelist Philip Roth was one of the hospital's famous patients.” The sentence is cited with a New York Magazine article which states, “A few months later, according to Leaving a Doll's House, the lurid tell-all by his ex-wife, Claire Bloom, Roth checked himself into Silver Hill Psychiatric Hospital.” If this source does not meet the guidelines for reliable sources, would an editor consider removing this sentence or be comfortable if I did so? NinaSpezz (talk) 15:19, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I have removed it. By the New Yorker saying "according to", they are avoiding making the claim themselves, so their reliability only goes to the fact that the claim has been made. A "tell-all memoire" by another party is not a sufficiently reliable source for a claim of this nature under our biographies of living persons policy. --Nat Gertler (talk) 15:56, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help. NinaSpezz (talk) 16:18, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Additions to remove stub classification
I work for Rubenstein and on behalf of Silver Hill Hospital, I'm proposing the following additions and edits to this article to remove the stub classification as well as the advertisement tag. To mitigate conflict of interest issues, would appreciate if an editor could review and either give feedback and/or edit accordingly. Thanks in advance. NinaSpezz (talk) 19:10, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Intro Paragraph:

After "Silver Hill Hospital is" add:  an independent non-profit : 	✅. (could not source independent, added non-profit) Fylbecatulous talk

Before "hospital provides" add: Joint Commission accredited  :✅. Fylbecatulous talk

After "addiction treatment services" add: for adolescents and adults through inpatient and residential mental health programs as well as an intensive outpatient program.

Create new section Clinical services and add:

''Treatment methods at Silver Hill include psychotherapy, pharmacology, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychodrama. ''

''The Chronic Pain and Recovery Center program launched in 2012. Based on two years of outcomes tracking, the program reported 80% of patients, after taking part in the 30-day treatment program, were either off opioids completely or were being successfully treated with a new type of partial-opioid medication effective in relapse prevention.  Both an eating disorder program for adults and an outpatient opioid addiction program launched in 2015.''

''The Dialectical Behavioral Therapy program helps so-called borderline patients regulate feelings by charting emotions. ''

''72% of patients discharged from the hospital’s residential program for drug and alcohol abuse remained drug-free a year later. ''

''The hospital regularly hosts and sponsors community events such as film screenings   and sessions on raising resilient children and adolescents. The hospital has also provided mental health to-go kits and education about mental illness in partnership with the New Canaan Library and distributed free Narcan (naloxone) kits to reverse opioid overdoses during training sessions at the Greenwich Library. Clinicians also participate in local panel discussions. ''

''Silver Hill’s top clinicians include Physician-in-Chief Eric Collins, MD, who also serves as president of The New York Society of Addiction Medicine, Adolescent Transitional Living Service Chief Aaron Krasner, MD, and Seddon Savage, MD, medical director of the hospital’s Chronic Pain and Recovery Center. ''

Create new section Preservation awards and add:

''The New Canaan Preservation Alliance (NCPA) awarded Silver Hill Hospital a Historic Preservation Award in 2012 for the renovation of Scavetta House, a historic home on the 42-acre campus that is also a patient residence. ''

''In 2014 the Alliance awarded the hospital a 2104 Historic Preservation Awards Citation for Preservation and Rehabilitation of River House, a 1913 English Tudor style home that has served as a residence for patients since the 1980s and now houses the Dialectal Behavior Therapy residential program. ''

''The following year, the hospital received the Historic Preservation Awards Citation for the renovation of Klingenstein House, the home for the Adolescent Transitional Living Program. ''

Annual gala:

Add/rewrite first sentence to say: ''Since 2010 Silver Hill Hospital hosts the annual Giving Hope Gala, a fundraiser to benefit the Patient Financial Aid Fund, which assists patients lacking funds to cover the costs for the hospital's long-term residential treatment programs. The gala was founded by Michael Cominotto and husband Dennis Basso. ''
 * ✅. Forbes is a good source and it was used to cover both statements. Fylbecatulous talk

Remove as outdated and too specific to 2016: ''The 2016 Gala will be hosted by MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mike Brzezinski. Former NBA player Chris Herren will attend as a special guest speaker.''
 * ✅ (although if we had a better source it could remain in past tense. Unsourced, it reads as name-dropping) Fylbecatulous talk


 * Noticed you made a recent addition of an infobox to this page. A couple weeks ago, I made a COI edit request detailed above. If you are interested and able, would you mind reviewing my request? NinaSpezz (talk) 14:32, 31 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Hello, . This is a complex request with many facets; some good, some dubious. So I cannot undetake anything right now except commenting. I added the infobox in response to this talk page however. ツ It is always helpful for a stub. The PBS source is promising but the remainer of your "Clinical Services" proposed section reads like an prospective admission packet. Please look at Connecticut Valley Hospital. I do like their "Facilites" section and if we had more description of the preserved structures, some of your clinical treatment information could be incorporated within a similar section along with the preservations. I am not deserting this; perhaps someone else will answer as well. This is on my watchlist so feel free to further comment or provide information.  All the best,  <b style="color:#595454">Fylbecatulous</b> <b style="color:#DB7093">talk</b> 15:31, 31 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Really appreciate your feedback. I have replaced the deadlink citation you caught for the 2012 and 2014 preservation awards. Would the Intro, History, and Annual gala section additions as described above be acceptable to add at this time? Bearing in mind recently added additional tags to this page, I believe these additions will address the "one source" and "third party" issues. And would appreciate your thoughts on making changes to justify the removal of the advertisement tag. I agree with your suggestion to rework the Preservation awards and Clinical services sections into a Facilities section. NinaSpezz (talk) 15:52, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I have removed those tags, as well as getting the one remaining word that justified the advertising tag. However, I must voice concern over using a 33 year old reference for the opening sentence. It may well still be true that the sites has 77 beds, but I certainly would not count on that old a reference to remain accurate. --Nat Gertler (talk) 23:59, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * & Thank you for the removal of the tags. The concern over the 33-year-old reference is warranted. The hospital currently has 129 beds, which is supported by this citation from the Connecticut Department of Public Health - . I was hoping to use this 33-year-old reference to help illustrate the history of the hospital rather than support any current facts and figures.

✅ I am also concerned that by mentioning the number of beds in the first sentence, it gives the false impression the hospital is an inpatient and residential-only facility, when the hospital does have an outpatient program as mentioned in the proposed cited copy above.

✅ Thank you also for adding the bit on Joint Commission accreditation, but the hospital is not only accredited for behavioral healthcare. It is also a Joint Commission accredited hospital, as noted in the citation provided and currently used on the page.

As for the proposed additions to the History section, would appreciate if either of you had a moment to review and give feedback. NinaSpezz (talk) 14:56, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

I have acted on the several requests as noted in edit summaries and marked done here. As for commenting on the History section: Some are not needed to add quality to this article; (the goal should never be to just remove an article from a stub category with filler). Some are unsourced and some have sources too close to being primary sources. (The third party tag has been resolved and I do not wish to introduce some of these citations) As I stated in the beginning, your request is complex and lengthy for us who have to research. Lastly, do you really wish to say ""nervous, depressed, anxious, or malingering" to describe patients? even in the past? Surely psychiatry has come into more polite euphemisms and I do not wish to revisit even the thought of malingering.

. |I am going to close out this section as answered. Please, I encourage you to return, rethink, condense and provide some good sources for a prospective 'Facilites' section. Wishing you all the best, once again, and I still have this article watched and also watch the requests. <b style="color:#595454">Fylbecatulous</b> <b style="color:#DB7093">talk</b> 23:10, 7 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I am re-opening the request as I do not agree with the wholesale dismissal of the proposed additions to the History section on the basis that they are complex and lengthy. Silver Hill Hospital has an 86-year history. I've proposed the addition of one phrase and five sentences, which are supported by a magazine article (New Canaan - Darien Magazine), a journal article (Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment), a PBS documentary (Visionaries), and a newspaper (Education Update). I understand the link to the New Canaan - Darien Magazine was dead and I have replaced it. No portion of the proposed text is not supported by the secondary sources given, the full text of which are available online. NinaSpezz (talk) 19:24, 8 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Following up on your suggestion, I have revised the copy (below) for possible inclusion in a 'Facilities and services' section and would also like to circle back on the 'History' section as mentioned above last month. I ask that you keep an open mind with regard to sources. Some provided are local newspapers and magazines. Just because they are not widely recognized and read, I hope their reputation for fact-checking and accuracy are not dismissed. I don't believe Wikipedia has a guideline that diminishes local news outlets. Also, understanding your time is valuable, I am happy to make edits myself pending your feedback and guidance. NinaSpezz (talk) 20:51, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Additions to History section & adding Facilities and services
I work for Rubenstein and on behalf of Silver Hill Hospital, I'm proposing the following additions to this article. At the suggestion of the community (see chain above), I have revised and simplified the proposed additions. To mitigate conflict of interest issues, would appreciate if an editor could review and either give feedback and/or edit accordingly. Thanks in advance. NinaSpezz (talk) 15:41, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

History:

After "Dr. John Millet founded" add: what was then known as Silver Hill Inn

After "New Canaan, Connecticut" add:

''The hospital was originally established as a setting to help patients described as "nervous, depressed, anxious, or malingering." ''

After that paragraph add:

''By the 1960s, Silver Hill earned a reputation for developing programming for dual diagnoses, similar to the dual-disorder therapy used by the hospital today. ''

The substance abuse program evolved in 1971 to include a psychiatrist, an associate psychiatrist, a psychologist, substance abuse counselors, nursing staff, and a recreational and occupational therapist.

''The inpatient acute care unit was built in 1985 to provide treatment to seriously mentally ill patients. ''

''Dr. Sigurd H. Ackerman, former president and CEO of St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, was appointed president and medical director in 2003. ''

Create new section Facilities and services and add:

''The hospital's facilities are located on a 42-acre campus with different houses, former family homes, acquired by the hospital's board over time. This setting allows for longer term treatment and transitional living programs on the campus. ''

''The New Canaan Preservation Alliance (NCPA) awarded Silver Hill Hospital a Historic Preservation Award in 2012 for the renovation of Scavetta House, a historic home that serves as a men's residential facility. Also in 2012, The Chronic Pain and Recovery Center program launched. Based on two years of outcomes tracking, the program reported 80% of patients, after taking part in the 30-day treatment program, were either off opioids or were being treated with a new type of partial-opioid medication effective in relapse prevention. ''

''In 2014 the New Canaan Preservation Alliance awarded the hospital a 2104 Historic Preservation Awards Citation for Preservation and Rehabilitation of River House, a 1913 English Tudor style home that has served as a patient residence since the 1980s and now houses the Dialectical Behavior Therapy residential program, which helps so-called borderline patients regulate feelings by charting emotions. ''

''The following year, the hospital received the Historic Preservation Awards Citation for the renovation of Klingenstein House, a 1920s guesthouse that now houses the Adolescent Transitional Living Program. Also in 2015, both an eating disorder program for adults and an outpatient opioid addiction program launched. ''


 * Thank you again for your help with editing this page a few months ago. I have revised and reopened the edit request and am patiently awaiting feedback. I realize "there is no deadline." However, I've not received any feedback in a month. Would you mind taking a look? NinaSpezz (talk) 19:38, 18 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I have implemented some of of your changes with rephrasing, avoided others.
 * The part about "dual-diagnoses" comes from very fuzzily-phrased material in the source. If the source had said "in the 1960s, they did X" would be one thing; "By the 1960s, they were doing X, which they had not done before" doesn't let us know when they started doing X, which was in 1960s or before, and when they had not been doing X; they may have started in 1932. It's hard to just pull anything more solid out of there, nor to reflect what the source said without directly just copying the source (which would be WP:COPYVIO), and it's too fuzzy to make good history.
 * I've avoided the terminology "seriously mentally ill patients", as it suggest that the other patients are either "humorous" or have illnesses that should not be taken seriously.
 * The listing of Ackerman in the history section comes off as awkward, because it gives us just one leader at one point in the hospital's 80-some year history. I presume Ackerman is still in the position? If so, that might make more sense in a staff section, or even just in the intro.
 * The mixture of "facilities" and "services" was odd. Since it was listing the dates of introduction of services, I moved those introductions into the history section.
 * The claims of efficacy of the services needs sourcing that reaches our standards for medical information, which the given source did not. As such, I excluded that claim.
 * --Nat Gertler (talk) 16:33, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I greatly appreciate your thoughtful feedback and attention to this. NinaSpezz (talk) 18:20, 21 April 2017 (UTC)