Behavioral Health Services - Northeast Georgia Health System
Mental Health Services • Plains, GA • Since 1951
About
Summary: Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a nonprofit health system based in Gainesville, GA, established in 1951. It serves more than 1 million people across the region with five hospitals and numerous outpatient locations. NGHS includes Northeast Georgia Medical Center (campuses in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder, Dahlonega, and Demorest with 1,000+ beds and 60+ specialties) and Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG, over 700 clinicians across 50+ locations). The system features Georgia Heart Institute and a large cardiology program. With about 3,080 employees and annual revenue around $7.2B, NGHS operates across multiple sites in the U.S. and internationally as a nonprofit organization. Main contact: (770) 219-9000. For behavioral health specifics, NGHS provides integrated mental health services within its regional network; details on exact behavioral health programs are available through NGHS locations or their website.
Clinic Type
Mental Health Services
Address
Laurelwood, NGMC Gainesville (Laurelwood location)
Phone
770-219-3800
mychart.support@nghs.com
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Rehabs.com / Detox.net: 4.0 out of 5 (18 reviews)
- Recovery.com: 3.0 out of 5 (1,010 reviews)
Patients praise
- Availability of an interdisciplinary team (psychiatrists, nurses, therapists)
- Provision of a full continuum of care including detox and inpatient stabilization
- Focus on evidence-based treatment modalities and co-occurring disorders
Common complaints
- Patient dissatisfaction with length of stays (perceived as too short)
- Concerns over quality of individual care and therapy group frequency
- Complaints regarding staff behavior and communication/administrative errors
- Feelings of being held against their will or lack of adequate discharge planning
"I 100% recommend never coming to this facility... They NEVER got his medications into therapeutic levels... I have been lied to repeatedly for 4 weeks."
— Rehabs.com / Detox.net review"It's a glorified jail. They keep you there & feed you & that's about it. I'd never recommend this place to anyone who really needed help."
— Rehabs.com / Detox.net reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Care improvements on their way at NGHS due to $99k in change grants - Northeast Georgia Health System — Jul 29, 2025
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Northeast Georgia Health System Announce New Multi-Year Agreement | The AI Journal — May 5, 2026
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin - Medicare — May 13, 2026
- Wellroot opens 2 new behavioral health clinics in Georgia as 'vaccine' against mental illness | Northeast Georgia Mountains — Feb 27, 2026
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Northeast Georgia Health System Announce New Multi-Year Agreement — May 5, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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