Richmond University Medical Center

Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) is a teaching hospital in Staten Island offering behavioral health and addiction treatment services for adults across New York City.

The hospital's mission is to deliver comprehensive customized care that integrates addiction recovery with broader medical and psychiatric support.

Hospital-Based Addiction Treatment in Staten Island

Through its behavioral health division and Center for Integrative Behavioral Medicine, RUMC provides inpatient and outpatient addiction care, co-occurring disorder treatment, and medication-assisted treatment.

RUMC positions itself as Staten Island's leading provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment offering outpatient substance use care, comprehensive assessments, and medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine and naltrexone.

Treatment may include counseling using evidence-based approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, contingency management and relapse prevention, and trauma-informed counseling.

Clients also have access to case management and medication management, naloxone and overdose education, recovery coaching, and peer support.

Integrated Co-Occurring Disorder Care

RUMC treats co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders through coordinated psychiatric and addiction services.

The behavioral health network refers clients to the Center for Integrative Behavioral Medicine and the Staten Island Mental Health Society with added support for employment counseling, housing, and social services.