JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has opened a psychiatric emergency services unit within its adult Emergency Department to better serve patients.
“This new unit is specifically designed similar to other behavioral health units, to enhance safety for both patients and staff,” Sherry Riser, nursing director of the adult Emergency Department, said in a statement. “It supports a more intentional and clinically appropriate approach to the care of our psychiatric population.”
The new psychiatric emergency services unit includes a total of seven treatment spaces. Five of these are beds designated for patient care and the other two are seclusion rooms for providing a secure setting when needed…