HealthLeaders Media March 14, 2024
Most behavioral health patients do not need to receive care in hospital emergency departments, the chief physician executive of WellSpan Health says.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Crowding in ERs is a national problem, with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reporting that the median wait time for patients in ERs has increased from 2 hours, 18 minutes in 2014 to 2 hours, 40 minutes in 2022.
– WellSpan Health has embraced providing a wide range of behavioral health services as a core element of the health system’s mission.
– In 2021, the health system launched the Specialized Treatment and Recovery Team program, which is focused on rapid access and stabilization for behavioral health patients.
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