title: The first five years: a review of the collaboration between DHHR and the WVU School of Medicine.
abstract: In 1992, the West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Dept. of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (BM & P), entered into a collaborative effort to provide treatment for patients at the state-operated psychiatric hospital in Weston, W.Va. Within five years, patients were moved into a new, modern facility renamed the William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, which is JCAHO approved and Medicare certified; the clinical and nursing staff has increased by 38%; and students from a variety of disciplines rotate through for training. In addition, 70% of all patients admitted are discharged within 20 days or less.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Withersty
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Sumner
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D006077:Government Agencies; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014903:West Virginia