The Menninger Clinic Fact Sheet

• Founded: 1925 in Topeka , Kansas
• Ian Aitken, president and CEO
• John Oldham, MD, MS, senior vice president and chief of staff; executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs and Development and professor, Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
• Affiliations: Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital System
• Relocated to Houston, Texas: May 30, 2003
• Number of beds: The Clinic has 135 beds serving 6 specialty treatment programs for adults and adolescents, as well as Comprehensive Psychiatric Assessments, Adolescent Assessments and assessments for Professionals.
• Specialty hospital treatment: Diagnostic and specialty inpatient treatment programs are designed for individuals with difficult to treat brain, behavioral and addictive disorders. Treatment teams focus on understanding each patient in the context of their medical, psychological, and social-family needs and creating a comprehensive course of treatment for the patient. Patients in treatment programs stay an average of four to six weeks, while those receiving assessment services participate five to 10 days.
• What we treat: Menninger diagnoses and treats adolescents and adults for a wide range of symptoms and disorders, including mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorders, personality disorders, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, eating disorders, effects of trauma and addictive disorders.
• Employees: 365 full-time and part-time employees
• Current facility: The 14-acre campus with 7 buildings provides residence hall-style patient facilities, a free-standing dining room, wellness center, accredited on-site school and administrative buildings. Outdoor recreation includes a pool, tennis courts and a fitness trail.
• Current facility location: 2801 Gessner Drive (Gessner and Kempwood) in west Houston, Texas.
• Rankings: U.S.News & World Report magazine has ranked Menninger as one of the top psychiatric hospitals in the country in its annual review of the Best Hospitals in America for 17 consecutive years.