AHA podcast: The Growing Role of Emergency Departments in Behavioral Health Services
As more people turn to their local hospital ED for behavioral health and addiction services, an executive with M Health Fairview in Minnesota describes how the health system launched a special emergency unit to deliver behavioral health care in a quick and calming environment. LISTEN NOW
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