The Banner Psychiatric Center: A Model for Providing Psychiatric Crisis Care to the Community while Easing Behavioral Health Holds in Emergency Departments

• DOI: 10.7812/tpp/12-016
• Publication Date: 2013-03-11T16:53:37Z
• Authors: Pat Little-Upah; Chris Carson; Robert Williamson; Tom Williams; Michael Cimino; Neena Mehta; Jeff Buehrle; Steve Kisiel
• Keywords: Banner; Center (category theory)

Banner Health in the Phoenix, AZ, metropolitan area provides individuals a behavioral health crisis with an alternative to presenting Emergency Department (ED). By implementing process quickly move patients out of our ED, care system has been able greatly reduce hold time for patients. Through access psychiatric clinicians around clock at Psychiatric Center, now receive appropriate treatment and needed timely manner. Finally, disposition into levels freed up acute Level 1 beds be available who meet those criteria.