Unfortunately, hospitalization is never really looked forward to: it is a necessary evil. hehehehe It will keep you safe, give you a different environment while you learn other coping methods and/or make better plans for when you are released.

These facilities have strong rules. Just want you to be ready for that: often you are required to be in each seminar, class, etc, and they usually lock you out of your room for the day. If they don't lump you all together, like you said you are going for trauma help... not to be lumped with ED or plain psychotic patients, that would be a good thing. If you have to share spaces with others that are not dealing with trauma, remember that the rules will change because others might need more stringent rules... staff usually does what is easiest to manage the group.

They ask personal questions... every morning usually, things like if you went to the toilet and how often; you usually wait in line to tell them this, you usually wait in line for meds... like everyone else... and you can begin to feel less like a human being... because you don't just go when it's convenient for you, but when their schedule says, so you wait in line. They control your life: when you wake, when you eat, when you speak, when you sleep, when you take your meds, when you ask questions, when you get answers. They lock up your phone, computer, and nearly always- your sharp things. You have to wait in line or beg and wait until a staffer is available or is allowed to give you access to your stuff. Then they often watch you as you use the item... they don't wish you to be in danger or triggered within their setting, unless they are causing/controlling it.

If you don't cooperate, they isolate you or ask you to leave. If you get a migraine, well, it's no excuse not to participate (for see, patients do get headaches from confronting trauma etc..)

You are required to participate: they often work around a circle making you share, respond, sometimes "role play" situations they have selected specifically for you. It isn't easy and it isn't at all fun. How hard they push you depends upon their program and staff. It has nothing to do with what you think is good for you... or too much for you.

This is in general, not necessarily the place in NO. (But when reviewing any possible good facility for myself, it wasn't on the list either.)

I'm sorry this is negative, but you wanted to know... another viewpoint. Personally I think these facilities are best for two major groups: those who have just been traumatized, to whip them together with tools for coping effeciently, and for those who have tried everything else and this is the last resort.
But that's just my opinion.