Our ward 53a is an open, general psychiatric ward with 14 treatment places and is part of the "Center for Mental Health".

Treatment is primarily based on diagnostics, discussion and group therapy with different focuses, body therapy and drug therapy.

Our nursing team is made up of full-time and part-time registered nurses, most of whom have specialist training in social psychiatry. We work a three-shift system and have an on-call service for emergencies.

We ensure the quality of our nursing care through targeted participation in further and advanced training events and inter-ward working groups. Our work is based on the nursing guidelines, the MHH mission statement and the MHH nursing concept.

By working in a multi-professional team made up of nurses, physicians, psychologists, social workers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, as well as trainees and students, we guarantee you holistic care.

All employees on Ward 53a work on a care basis. This means that Nursing staff act as reference therapists or contact persons with regard to problems, planning therapy steps and setting goals during your inpatient stay. As reference therapists, we work closely with the attending physician and, where possible, take part in medical, family or couples' meetings. We accompany, advise and guide patients, supporting them professionally and competently, even in difficult situations. We describe structures and rules to ensure that the interaction between many people is positive for everyone.

Our patients are accommodated in single, double and shared rooms.

The main tasks are:

• Management of the acute phases of psychoses, schizoaffective disorders, depression until transfer to an openly managed general psychiatric ward
• Coping with crises in the context of personality disorders
• Stabilization and preparation for further treatment on a therapy ward
• Treatment of patients under the age of 60 who require secure/protected treatment due to a particular risk situation in accordance with the NPsychKG (Lower Saxony Act on Assistance and Protective Measures for the Mentally Ill) or within the framework of guardianship law.

The primary goals of our work are

• restoring, shaping and / or expanding the relationship with oneself and one's environment
• the expansion of social competence, especially practical everyday skills
• self-determination, personal responsibility, autonomy and the self-support of self-help potentials
• Learning coping strategies

We also offer protection in the case of chronic illnesses, show new possibilities, promote the acceptance of change and strengthen one's own abilities.

We are guided by the general visiting hours of the MHH. Nevertheless, we would like to ask you to arrange visits in such a way that the patients' therapy and consultation times can be adhered to.

We are available for discussions with relatives. Please make an appointment with us for this purpose.

Individual arrangements are made with each patient on admission. This arrangement also applies when the ward door is "open". During therapy times, short exits within the MHH grounds are possible. However, patients should not leave the MHH grounds without medical permission. This could lead to conflicts with the health insurance company in the event of an accident.

Washing machines and dryers are available daily at set times. Please contact us if you need them.

Smoking is only permitted outside the ward in the designated areas.

Our feedback form gives you the opportunity to give us re-registration about your stay and the treatment you have received before you are discharged. We are grateful for all your suggestions and ideas for improvement.

• You enter the MHH through the main entrance (building K6) and walk through the shopping street to the "Center for Mental Health" entrance.
• There you go through the management corridor.
• At the end of the management corridor, please follow the signs to ward 53a on the left-hand side.

The door is open, please report to the nursing team when you enter.