%0 Journal Article %T Cultural Change: Implementation of a Recovery Program in a Veterans Health Administration Medical Center Inpatient Unit %A Anouk L. Grubaugh %A Christine M. Pelic %A Christopher G. Pelic %A Colette H. Rhue %A Frank C. Wainwright %A James G. McDonagh %A Janet A. York %A Mary Valvano %A Renee Koval %A William Blake Haren %J Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association %@ 1532-5725 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1078390318786024 %X INTRODUCTION:The Freedom CommissionĄ¯s recommendations, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationĄ¯s framework, and policy directives on recovery-oriented services have fueled the recovery transformation. Mental health recovery services have been implemented in a broad range of outpatient settings. However, psychiatric inpatient units remained embedded in the traditional model of care. AIMS: The purpose of this article is to describe an ongoing quality improvement implementation of recovery services in a Veterans Health Administration acute psychiatric inpatient unit. METHOD: An interprofessional Partnership for Wellness delivered 4 to 6 hours per day of evidence-based recovery and holistic population-specific health programs. Veteran, system, and program indicators were measured. RESULTS: Preliminary indicators over a 2-year period suggest that Veterans rated group content and relevance high, pre¨Cpost psychiatric rehospitalization rates decreased by 46%, and fidelity to recommended strategies was high. CONCLUSIONS: The project success reflects strong leadership, a partnership of committed staff, effective training, and an organizational culture exemplifying excellence in Veteran services and innovation %K mental health recovery %K systems redesign and transformation %K interdisciplinary quality improvement %K nursing education %K VeteransĄ¯ health %K psychiatric inpatient %K Veteran health disparities %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1078390318786024