title: 'Psych ed' helps speed throughput time by 9%.
abstract: Adequate staffing, proper location, and design of psychiatric ED services area are critical to successful implementation. One ED cut average throughput time by 9%. Have mental health workers available to determine the level of care each patient needs. Have your psych area set apart from the main ED to avoid excessive noise and confusion. Have a minimal amount of equipment in the rooms so that patients cannot harm themselves.
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009657:North Carolina; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D014218:Triage