Georgia based Gwinnett Medical Center has developed an innovative solution in response to the growing number of psychiatric patients coming into its two hospitals’ emergency departments. They noted an annual increase of 20% over the last several years while only having a 1% overall increase in total ED visits. In response to this situation Gwinnett will… Read More
This is a great Op-ed from a radiologist who understands the health economics effecting patient care that was published in the Wall Street Journal. Just after World War II, there were 1.4 million hospital beds available in the U.S. The most recent estimates show fewer than 900,000 beds, even though the nation’s population has grown… Read More
This Viewpoint discusses the apparent association between a reduction of psychiatric beds and increasing suicide rates in the United States, and proposes an expansion of inpatient psychiatric treatment facilities as a component of a national suicide prevention strategy. Source: Decline in Psychiatric Beds and Increase in US Suicide Rates | Psychiatry | JAMA | The… Read More
This November 3, 2016 JAMA Viewpoint suggests the apparent association between a reduction of psychiatric beds and increasing suicide rates in the United States. The article proposes that the US needs to expand inpatient psychiatric treatment facilities to prevent suicides Currently, the United States has a relatively low 22 psychiatric beds per 100 000 population compared… Read More
