This rendering shows what the day room for acute patients at Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like. Courtesy of Pulse Design Group and Tessere The state-run psychiatric hospital set ...

New Hampshire Hospital, an acute psychiatric hospital, based in Concord. A federal judge has again given the state more time to end its practice of holding mental health patients in emergency ...

What Is a Psych Ward? A psych ward, also called a psychiatric ward or unit, is where you go to get short-term or in-patient treatment for serious mental health issues. You’ll receive around-the-clock ...

Medicare Part A provides coverage for qualifying inpatient mental health services when medically necessary, as determined by a doctor. A qualifying person needs treatment at an inpatient facility.

Late last year, a patient at Oregon State Hospital walked up to a nurse’s station and said he was having trouble breathing. After taking the man’s vitals, nursing staff helped him walk to a seclusion ...

Getting help for a psychiatric crisis at a hospital emergency room is not wrong, but there are alternatives that may be safer and less overwhelming. A security guard in a Valley hospital emergency ...

Lawmakers broke ground this afternoon on the South Central Kansas psychiatric hospital. Left to right, Sedgwick County Commissioner Ryan Baty, KDADS secretary Laura Howard, Gov. Laura Kelly and Lange ...

My intention in writing this blog is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent episodes ...