title: Patient care. Give psych a home.
abstract: Cuts to mental health services put most hospitals in a bind when treating patients who need such care. But an Alaska hospital has found a creative--and cost-effective--way to provide psychiatric service in the emergency department.
authors.forename: Gloria Shur
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bilchik
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans