• N C Med J · May 2012

    The "crisis" crisis: Emergency department use and community resources in North Carolina's behavioral health crisis system.

    • Mike Vicario.
    • North Carolina Hospital Association, 2400 Weston Pkwy, Cary, NC 27513, USA. mvicario@ncha.org
    • N C Med J. 2012 May 1; 73 (3): 216-8.

    AbstractAn unprecedented number of North Carolinians are coming to hospital emergency departments with behavioral health needs. There are significant delays after emergency treatment as the patient awaits placement in an inpatient facility often requirig the patient to be "boarded" in the hospital. Any viable solution to this "crisis" crisis will require significant community collaboration.

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