Chestnut Health Systems

Chestnut Health Systems is a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehab and behavioral health provider on Martin Luther King Drive in Bloomington, Illinois that serves adults and adolescents with substance use and dual disorders.

The location offers residential and outpatient care. They also offer medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction and recovery coaching as well as housing support and counseling.

The center integrates medical care and operates in-house research.

Integrated Primary and Addiction Care

Most outpatient addiction providers refer medical needs elsewhere. Chestnut's Bloomington location houses primary care and preventative services and disease management for acute and chronic illness with laboratory work and an on-site pharmacy.

For a patient managing diabetes, hepatitis, or postpartum health needs during recovery that means one building and one organization with fewer referrals falling through the cracks.

This matters most for those with health issues. Many have not been treated for medical or addiction issues and sometimes dual conditions require medication coordination between prescribers. This depth is helpful for complex cases.

Chestnut Health Systems reduce the fragmentation that causes many treatment plans to fail in the Bloomington area.

In-House Developed Curriculum

Adolescent programs use the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach.

This is a research based model that was developed and tested by Chestnut's own Lighthouse Institute which means families are not receiving a copy of exterior curriculum but receive care delivered by the organization that built the curriculum.

One reviewer called it a good option for youth and families and praised specially trained staff and the wide array of services under one roof. Feedback is mixed overall.

Some have complaints about scheduling and wait times as well as administrative responsiveness. Chestnut serves Bloomington and the surrounding region.

They accept Medicaid and Medicare in addition to private insurance and offer sliding fee discounts with promises to treat patients without coverage.