MetroHealth's new psychiatric emergency department is part of a Cleveland Heights complex that includes the Behavioral Health Hospital
MetroHealth's new psychiatric emergency department is located in the same complex that includes the MetroHealth Cleveland Heights Medical Center and the Behavioral Health Hospital. The new psychiatric emergency department, which opened in October, can refer patients to the Behavioral Health Hospital.
The department evaluates patients who walk in or are sent for an evaluation to determine the most appropriate level of care, Granzier said. MetroHealth’s psychiatric emergency department originally was slated to open shortly after the behavioral health hospital opened in 2022. The health system did not say why the opening was delayed.
About 40% of the patients in any emergency department at any given time might be there for mental health reasons, but they are prioritized below patients having a heart attack or stroke, she said. MetroHealth came under pressure to offer more mental health services when St. Vincent Charity Medical Center stopped offering that type of care.
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