About Us

For more than 50 years, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) has been a national leader in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of mental health and addictive disorders.

As part of UPMC, WPIC not only provides the most comprehensive range of behavioral health services available today, but is also shaping tomorrow’s behavioral health care through clinical innovation, research, and education.

Considered one of the nation’s foremost university-based psychiatric care facilities, WPIC houses the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

In order to expand its mission of providing patients and their families with state-of-the-art quality care, UPMC and WPIC developed the Behavioral Health network, which includes the psychiatric services of the hospitals of UPMC as well as UPMC’s regional behavioral health affiliates and associates.

By establishing and expanding the Behavioral Health network, WPIC is able to extend the expertise and commitment of its premier services to people throughout the western Pennsylvania region.

WPIC has consistently ranked among the best in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best of the Best” as one of the best psychiatric care providers in the United States.

Patient Satisfaction
UPMC prides itself on providing quality care to patients. All UPMC hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission (formerly called Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or JCAHO). If the patient believes his or her concerns about care or safety have not been addressed by the hospital, the patient also may contact the Joint Commission’s Office of Quality Monitoring by phone at 1-800-994-6610 or by e-mail at complaint@jointcommission.org.