What Chicago Behavioral Hospital does

Chicago Behavioral Hospital is a 146-bed, free-standing behavioral health hospital located in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Founded in 2014 and operating as a private, for-profit facility, the hospital provides specialized mental health and substance use treatment across inpatient and outpatient levels of care. Its service portfolio is organized around four inpatient programs — Women's Connection (trauma-focused treatment for women), the Monarch geriatric psychiatry program, the Adult Mental Health Program (covering depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and schizophrenia), and the Addiction Program (medical detoxification) — and outpatient services that include an Adult Intensive Outpatient Program, the Monarch Day Program, and a Medication-Assisted Treatment/Suboxone Clinic. Clinical care is anchored in evidence-based therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Seeking Safety, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of board-certified physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, counselors, and recreational therapists under Joint Commission accreditation.

The business model is a fee-for-service healthcare delivery operation. Patients access care through 24/7 free confidential assessments by phone or walk-in, professional referrals, and a community liaison team that cultivates relationships with hospitals, nursing homes, senior living facilities, and home health agencies across Chicagoland. Revenue is generated by billing commercial insurance, managed Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE for inpatient stays, outpatient programs, and MAT services, with financial counselors assisting patients on benefit coverage; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Marketing is primarily relationship-driven — community education events, continuing-education partnerships (notably with MaineStay Youth & Family Services), and an active social media presence — supplemented by direct 24/7 phone intake. The hospital has built a recognizable program brand portfolio (Women's Connection, Monarch, Adult Mental Health, Addiction) and an ecosystem of partnerships with NAMI CCNS, Eating Recovery Center, Park Ridge community organizations, and Elyssa's Mission to drive referrals and community visibility.

Name

Chicago Behavioral Hospital

Legal name

Chicago Behavioral Hospital

Website

https://chicagobehavioralhospital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Chicago Behavioral Hospital is a 146-bed, free-standing behavioral health hospital in Des Plaines, Illinois, providing inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults, women, and seniors across the greater Chicago area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Hospital Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB), Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE), Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Inpatient mental health
• Behavioral health services
• Substance abuse treatment
• Psychiatric hospital care
• Outpatient therapy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Plaines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services - Insurance: Revenue generated from providing inpatient and outpatient behavioral health treatment services billed to commercial insurance, managed Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE plans.
2. Free Assessments: Free confidential assessments offered 24/7 as entry point to treatment services, leading to potential admission and treatment revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chicago Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient behavioral health treatment for adults, seniors, and women, including psychiatric stabilization, medical detoxification, intensive outpatient programs, and medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders. Services are delivered at a 146-bed free-standing hospital in Des Plaines, Illinois, with 24/7 free confidential assessments serving as the primary entry point for patients from the greater Chicago metropolitan area.

Product overview

Chicago Behavioral Hospital is a 146-bed, free-standing behavioral health hospital offering specialized mental health and substance use treatment through a combination of inpatient and outpatient programs. The hospital provides four inpatient programs: the Women's Connection Program (trauma-focused treatment for women), the Geriatric Psychiatry Program/Monarch (for older adults with mental health conditions including dementia-related symptoms), the Adult Mental Health Program (for adults with conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and PTSD), and the Addiction Program (medical detox from substances). Outpatient services include the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for those maintaining daily routines, the Monarch Day Program for seniors, and a Medication-Assisted Treatment/Suboxone Clinic. The hospital also offers free 24/7 assessments, psychiatric medication monitoring, and transportation services. All programs are supported by evidence-based therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, and other modalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Women's Connection: A trauma-focused treatment program exclusively for women experiencing depression, anxiety, self-harming behavior, suicidal thoughts, post-traumatic stress, and other mental health conditions.
• Monarch Program

Products and services

• Adult Mental Health Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Treated thousands of individuals struggling with mental health disorders and substance misuse

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Park Ridge Opioid Advisory GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2020Partnered with Park Ridge Opioid Advisory Group and Park Ridge Community Health Commission to offer a free webinar on Opioid Crisis and the Pandemic in recognition of World Mental Health Day.
• Park Ridge Community Health CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2020Jointly hosted a free webinar on Opioid Crisis and the Pandemic with MaineStay Youth & Family Services and Park Ridge Opioid Advisory Group.
• Elyssa's MissionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2020Chicago Behavioral Hospital and Elyssa's Mission partnered to provide mental health support and education to educators, recognizing the high stress levels teachers experience.
• NAMI CCNS (National Alliance on Mental Illness Cook County North Suburban)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2020Partnered for community events including Mental Health Strategies Among Youth presentation in March 2020 and Voices Found: Teens Talk About Mental Health event.
• ERC/Insight (Eating Recovery Center)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2020Partnered for Complex Healing for Patients and Families event on assessment and intervention for mood, anxiety, and eating disorders.
• MaineStay Youth & Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChicago Behavioral Hospital partners with MaineStay Youth & Family Services to provide free continuing education events and training for mental health professionals, healthcare providers, educators, parents, and community members on relevant and emerging behavioral health topics. Training provides continuing education units through the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Linden Oaks Behavioral Health: Behavioral health hospital in the Chicago western suburbs (Naperville) operated as part of Edward-Elmhurst Health. Offers inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and addiction services overlapping CBH's adult and adolescent programs.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: Specialty behavioral health system operating inpatient hospitals across the Midwest, including the Chicago area. Notable for evidence-based, specialty program design (OCD, eating disorders) analogous to CBH's branded specialty tracks.
• Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital: Newer free-standing behavioral health hospital serving the Chicago metro with inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. Comparable bed scale, evidence-based modality mix, and payor mix as CBH.
• Hartgrove Behavioral Health System: Free-standing psychiatric hospital on Chicago's West Side providing inpatient mental health and addiction services. Operates with similar specialty program structure (geriatric, adolescent, adult) within the same Chicagoland catchment area.
• Springstone Behavioral Health: Operator of multiple free-standing behavioral health hospitals across the US with similar program structure and payor mix. Comparable mid-market specialty psychiatric operator competing in adjacent regions.
• Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System: Free-standing psychiatric hospital also located in the Chicago suburbs, offering inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use treatment. Directly competes for the same referral base, payor contracts, and patient population as CBH.
• Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital: Hospital-based behavioral health unit in the Chicago suburbs run by Ascension. Competes with CBH for inpatient psych referrals from the same northwest suburban and Chicago referral network.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Largest pure-play operator of behavioral health hospitals in the US. Sets national benchmarks for psychiatric reimbursement, program structure, and operational scale against which CBH's single-site model is implicitly benchmarked.
• Universal Health Services (Behavioral Health Division): Major acute care and behavioral health hospital operator with a large psychiatric hospital portfolio. Competes broadly with CBH for managed care contracts and clinical talent at the national level.

Regional players

• Eating Recovery Center: Specialty behavioral health provider with Chicago-area facilities focused on eating disorders, mood, and anxiety. Already partnered with CBH for community events and addresses an adjacent clinical niche in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HospitalChicago
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChicagoBehavioralHospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chicagobehavioralhospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/chicago_behavioral_hospital

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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