Hospital Strategies For Addressing Psychiatric Boarding

The issue of how to address psychiatric emergencies in a prompt fashion – and without long waits that constitute “psychiatric boarding” – has been the recent subject of legislation (see Washington Ban On Psychiatric ER Boarding, and of my recent piece on the implications, Washington Ban On Psychiatric ER Boarding May Have Longer Legs).  And that issue drew some great commentary from readers – Another Perspective On Psychiatric Boarding and You Have To Take Something Out, To Put Something In – published earlier this week.

But the issue is hitting the mainstream press. Just this week there have been updates on the situation in . . .