NY / Saranac Lake / record bc4ac784

Col C David Merkel MD

Also listed as Veterans Residential Program

Residential/24-hour residential · Substance use treatment.

01 Admission

Type of careSubstance use treatment · Mental health treatmentfindtreatment.gov · checked 2026-09-24
SettingResidential/24-hour residential
AcceptsYoung Adults · Adults · Seniors
Telephone518-891-8387

03 Cost

This facility does not publish its prices, and no public record holds them. Almost no treatment facility in the United States publishes a price, and no state or federal register records one.

The best available figures come from a study in which researchers telephoned 160 treatment centers posing as a family member: an average of $878 per day, with half requiring payment before admission, averaging $28,731.

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  1. The total for the full stay, not the daily rate.
  2. How much is due before arrival, and what is refundable on early departure.
  3. What is excluded — medication, laboratory work, psychiatry, transport.
  4. Who pays the balance if insurance denies after admission.
Payment acceptedCounty or local government funds · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State welfare or child and family services fundsfindtreatment.gov · checked 2026-09-24

04 Service record

Type of CareSubstance use treatment · Mental health treatment
Service SettingResidential/24-hour residential
Facility TypeResidential treatment center (RTC) for adults
PharmacotherapiesNicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Treatment ApproachesActivity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Emergency Mental Health ServicesCrisis intervention team · Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding AcceptedCounty or local government funds · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State welfare or child and family services funds
Special Programs/Groups OfferedVeterans
Assessment/Pre-treatmentScreening for tobacco use
TestingHIV testing · STD testing · TB screening · Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV) · Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV) · Laboratory testing
Recovery Support ServicesHousing services · Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling ServicesSmoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking PolicySmoking not permitted
Age Groups AcceptedYoung Adults · Adults · Seniors
Facility Vaping PolicyVaping not permitted
Ancillary ServicesAssertive community treatment · Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Diet and exercise counseling · Intensive case management · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Vocational rehabilitation services · Case management service

findtreatment.gov · mental health listing · checked 2026-09-24

05 Not on record

License status and expiry, inspection findings, who owns this facility, current bed availability, the price it would quote you, and what happens to people after they leave. We are assembling what exists in state and federal records now, and telephoning facilities for the rest. Everything we publish is attributed and dated.