AHA #HealthCareInnovation blog: An innovative approach to emergency mental health care
EmPATH — Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing — is a new approach designed to guide patients safely through a current mental health crisis while building coping skills that will guide them through future challenges, writes Lewis Zeidner, system director, clinical triage and transition services, at M Health Fairview. Zeidner describes how the EmPATH unit at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minn., uses evidence-based techniques to address emergency health needs and improve patient outcomes. Read the blog.
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