Dominion Hospital

Dominion is the HCA psychiatric hospital in Falls Church

HCA Virginia identifies Dominion as an HCA Healthcare hospital providing mental health services in Northern Virginia. Its hospital overview states that the facility is accredited by The Joint Commission and licensed by the Virginia Department of Health. These are provider-published statements about the hospital’s identity and status.

The HCA hospital overview is a useful starting point for checking that a referral concerns this facility. Confirm the legal provider, receiving unit, clinical scope, and relevant credentials when a particular service is essential to the admission decision.

A psychiatric hospital admission is organized around assessment, stabilization, and an individual treatment plan. Privacy, rooming, visitor access, and communication need to be discussed as hospital arrangements. A directory listing or a private-payment option does not establish exclusive accommodation or a particular duration. Ask what the proposed unit can provide, which needs require another service, and how the patient participates in treatment and discharge decisions.

Age and level of care determine the receiving program

Dominion’s patient information separates children ages five to twelve, adolescents ages thirteen to seventeen, and adults eighteen and older. It describes inpatient programs with twenty-four-hour nursing and psychiatric services, alongside partial hospitalization for people who can return home in the evening.

The patient program information should be matched to the exact referral. Ask which age-specific unit or outpatient program is proposed and whether its location differs from the main hospital. Day treatment requires arrangements for transport, meals, supervision, and support outside scheduled hours.

For a hospital stay, discuss the current clinical concerns, relevant medical history, prescriptions, communication needs, and previous treatment. Establish who will explain the care plan and how supporters can be involved with appropriate permission. Moving from inpatient to daytime care changes the amount of supervision and the practical responsibilities at home. Confirm the receiving clinician and first appointment instead of assuming a discharge automatically secures a place in the next program.

Children’s care includes treatment and educational coordination

The child behavioral health page describes inpatient and PHP options, with psychiatric assessment, nursing, family support, and therapies adapted for children. It names CBT, DBT-based skills, psychoeducation, art, and recreation among the approaches. Educational services are described during the school year and summer.

The children’s program page lists PHP from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with evenings spent at home. Inpatient care provides continuous nursing; the two settings should not be treated as offering identical supervision. Confirm the actual attendance days, transport, school liaison, and support needed before and after sessions.

A family should discuss the child’s developmental, learning, sensory, communication, and medical needs during assessment. Ask how treatment goals are explained to the child and how parents or guardians receive updates. Medication and discharge decisions belong in the individual clinical discussion. Educational support helps coordinate care and school, but a general program description does not establish a particular academic placement, accommodation, or outcome.

Adolescent services address a range of psychiatric concerns

Dominion’s adolescent page describes inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment with educational support. Listed concerns include depression, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, emotional regulation, school avoidance, psychosis, and self-injurious behavior. It identifies the HEAL track for non-suicidal self-injury and Intersect programming for substance use concerns.

The adolescent service description does not make every listed track appropriate for every teenager. Ask which program is recommended, the immediate goals, and how the team evaluates needs requiring a different level of supervision. A substance use track within psychiatric care should not be assumed to include every form of medical detox.

Discuss school participation, social concerns, medication, family communication, and the teenager’s own priorities. Confirm the receiving outpatient location and current timetable if day treatment is proposed. Ask how the young person can raise concerns privately and how supporters participate safely. The discharge plan should connect the family with the next clinician, school contacts when appropriate, and a clear route for reassessment.

Adult treatment combines psychiatric review and therapeutic groups

The adult mental health page describes several levels of psychiatric care, with psychological and educational groups and expressive approaches such as music and art. It also identifies specialist options, including the HEAL track for non-suicidal self-injury and TraumaSci for trauma-related difficulties.

The adult service overview names electroconvulsive therapy among the hospital’s treatments. Its presence on that list is not a recommendation or assurance that it forms part of a particular admission. If a specialist treatment is proposed, ask the clinician to explain suitability, consent, assessment, treatment location, and continuing care.

For the general program, request a representative day and clarify individual appointments, groups, nursing education, and medication review. Ask how current prescriptions and outside records will be considered. The useful comparison is the actual plan for the person’s needs, including what the hospital can manage and what requires another service. Rooming, visitors, work communication, and discharge arrangements should be confirmed separately.

TraumaSci has distinct inpatient and PHP arrangements

Dominion describes TraumaSci for adults with trauma-related mental health needs. Its inpatient information lists twenty-four-hour nursing, daily psychiatric medication management, individual psychotherapy three times weekly, groups, resilience work, and collaboration with supportive people and outpatient clinicians.

The TraumaSci description separately outlines PHP five days weekly, with evenings and weekends at home. PHP includes trauma-focused groups, medication management, resilience skills, and case-management contact with outside providers. The inpatient individual-therapy frequency should not be assigned automatically to the outpatient program.

Ask how the team assesses readiness for the proposed work, what the initial goals are, and how the patient can discuss pacing or difficult responses to sessions. Confirm the actual program site, timetable, and support outside treatment hours. The program handbook covers daily routine, rooms, meals, belongings, safety, and visits; request the current version before arrival. A named trauma program does not establish a fixed recovery period or guarantee a particular clinical result.

Reflections is an eating-disorder unit with its own referral network

HCA identifies Reflections as a distinct unit of Dominion Hospital offering inpatient and partial hospitalization eating-disorder care. Its description separates younger and adult treatment groups and describes educational support for school-age participants, including a school liaison and time for schoolwork.

The Reflections program information should be used to confirm the exact age group, medical suitability, and recommended level. Its wording around younger and adult groups leaves the eighteenth-birthday boundary worth checking directly. The general hospital’s age categories should not substitute for a program-specific admission discussion.

Reflections also describes an outpatient referral network involving psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, and registered dietitians. This can support discharge or a different recommendation when inpatient care or PHP is unsuitable. Ask which services are provided within the unit and which involve outside clinicians, separate appointments, or additional charges. Confirm how medical information, meal-related needs, school responsibilities, and follow-up will be coordinated with the patient’s consent.

Professional referrals can use a direct-admission assessment

The hospital’s professional information describes a direct-admission route for voluntary patients when the clinical team determines it is appropriate. It focuses on crisis intervention and stabilization and explains that an unnecessary emergency-department step may be avoided when the person does not need emergency medical attention.

The professional referral guidance is intended for coordination with the receiving team. It should not be interpreted as permission to bypass necessary medical evaluation. A referring clinician should establish acceptance, send relevant records securely, and confirm the unit, transport, arrival time, and any outstanding clinical requirements.

Patients and supporters can ask who is arranging the transfer and which decisions remain conditional. Clarify the role of existing outpatient clinicians and who will manage prescriptions during the transition. If the assessment recommends a different service, obtain the receiving details before traveling. The direct-admission route explains a process; it does not promise an immediate bed, insurer approval, or suitability for every presentation.

Use the hospital directory to reach the right team

The current HCA contact directory lists the hospital at 2960 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22044, with main number 703-536-2000. Admissions and First Step counselors are listed at 703-538-2872. Separate entries cover patient billing and nursing contacts for specific inpatient and outpatient programs.

The hospital contact directory helps distinguish a new clinical inquiry from an existing patient’s unit call or a financial question. Ask for the specific program and location rather than relying on a general hospital number for all arrangements.

Before a visit or transfer, confirm the receiving address, unit, appointment time, visitor requirements, and communication permissions. A supporter may need the patient’s authorization before staff can share information. For records, ask about the proper release and secure transfer process. Sending a message through a general contact form should not be treated as a confirmed admission or an immediate clinical response.

Pricing resources explain estimates and possible separate charges

Dominion’s HCA pricing page provides routes to insurer-contract information, financial assistance, payment plans, and billing guidance. It explicitly warns that published estimates can differ from the final bill. Additional tests, complications, and charges outside the hospital’s own services may affect the amount due.

The hospital pricing information is therefore a starting point for a personal estimate. Ask about the exact insurance product, program, authorization, deductible, copays or coinsurance, and independent professional fees. A network list does not establish that every component of the proposed care is covered.

If paying privately, request a written estimate naming the level of care, expected period, inclusions, possible additional bills, and what changes if the clinical plan changes. Assistance and payment-plan pages explain routes to explore, not automatic eligibility. Keep the financial and clinical discussions connected so that the estimate reflects the actual receiving service. No universal weekly rate can be inferred from hospital charges or another provider’s residential price.

HCA Virginia hospital, program, contact, and pricing information reviewed October 19, 2026. Descriptions are attributed to the provider and do not independently establish individual eligibility, current capacity, benefits, or treatment outcomes. Confirm the receiving unit and current practical arrangements directly.