New York City-based NYU Langone Health opened a psychiatric emergency unit in Brooklyn, expanding its capacity to treat patients in behavioral health crises and connect them with hospital- and community-based care. The new Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn spans 2,700 square feet beside the emergency department. It has more than a dozen patient care positions for psychiatric evaluation, treatment and observation, according to an Oct. 21 news release from the system. The unit includes extended observation beds, individual patient rooms and a calming room. Patients who need… Originally published in Becker’s Hospital Review. Read More
NYU Langone adds 2,700-square-foot psychiatric emergency unit in Brooklyn
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