The emerging trend of walk-in behavioral health facilities is providing a potentially better alternative to an emergency room visit, according to an article on the Behavioral Healthcare website
The emerging trend of walk-in behavioral health facilities is providing a potentially better alternative to an emergency room visit, according to an article on the Behavioral Healthcare website. In the last several months, Urgent Psych Care was launched as the first walk-in facility in the Houston area, dedicated solely to psychiatric treatment and medication management, the article said.
February 10, 2015
Topic Area: Industry News , Maintenance and Operations
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