River Oaks Eating Disorder Treatment Center

About this facility

The Eating Disorders Treatment Center at River Oaks Hospital provides comprehensive treatment for clients with eating disorders and compulsive disorders. Clients are supported by River Oaks' care team to develop a healthy relationship with food, themselves, and their peers. River Oaks helps clients to understand the underlying causes and functions of their disorder, offering the support needed to build essential skills for long-term relapse prevention and recovery. Treatment modalities include individual and group therapy, expressive therapy, trauma therapy, nutritional counseling, relapse prevention groups, psychodrama, art therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and meditation. The care team fully supports each client's safety, empowerment, and autonomy. Situated on a 14-acre campus, River Oaks Hospital is a 126-bed facility located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most major insurance and managed care plans are accepted, as well as Tricare, V.A. Benefits, Medicare, and Medicaid. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Accommodations include shared rooms, with two to a room, and a shared bath.