Medical Xpress

MAY 12, 2023

There's a glimmer of good news when it comes to the mental health of America's adolescents: Visits to U.S. emergency departments for psychiatric troubles declined among kids aged 12 to 17 by the fall of 2022, compared to a year prior.

Mental Health 113

Mental Health ER IT 113

StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

One of the largest problems in our ER, it seems, is that there is a subset of patients who visit us on a routine basis. It is a real problem in our ER. We just don't have the time among all the other serious happenings in our ER that require our attention. His last visit to our ER was just three days prior.

ER 100

ER Patient-Centered Patients Management 100

Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. We'll also touch on women’s health , mental health , and how to get the most out of your visit. No long waits like you’d experience in an ER. What is Urgent Care?

ER 52

ER Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Patient-Centered 52

Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Every day across America, hundreds of children and teens with depression, anxiety, autism and other conditions end up in their local hospital's emergency department because of a mental or behavioral health crisis.

ER 75

ER Mental Health Hospital 75

Medical Xpress

JANUARY 19, 2023

Across the country, one in eight visits to the emergency department (ED) involves psychiatric or substance use concerns—and the frequency of such visits continues to rise.

ER 52

ER Mental Health Patients 52

StorytellERdoc

MAY 14, 2020

I asked, thinking about how amazing our case managers in our ER were. This connectedness is vital to our continued good mental health. Although I knew a lot of his needs were beyond what I could offer, I still had to ask. "Do Do you need to get somewhere or can I call for help for you?" He assured me he was okay.

Provider 130

Provider IT ER Mental Health 130

StorytellERdoc

MARCH 18, 2020

Being an ER physician facing this dilemma on the front lines of a large emergency and trauma center, I am also bearing witness to the more daunting picture of this dilemma--the mental and physical effects Covid-19 is having on our patients as well as on all of us. Have a pizza delivered to a friend. Secondly, stay positive.

ER 100

ER Illness Physicals Provider 100