EmPATH unit
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title:
EmPATH unit
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EmPATH unit is an acronym for a specialized hospital-based emergency department or outpatient medical observation unit dedicated to mental health emergencies. Unlike standard emergency departments, EmPATH units gather their patients in chairs in a central room called a milieu. EmPATH units were developed as a response to US emergency department overcrowding as large numbers of mental health patients were waiting for hours or days until they could be transferred to an inpatient psychiatric facili
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American psychiatric emergency unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmPATH_unit
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2024-03-12T13:46:55Z
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