>>A Virgina Hospital's New Unit To Better Serve Patients' Struggling With Mental Health
(Fairfax County, VA) -- A new emergency room unit in Fairfax County aims to expand services to better help those struggling with mental health. Katie GrayPreview: SCRIPT:
Inova Fairfax Hospital in Northern Virginia is opening a new unit in their emergency room next week specifically designed to treat patients in a mental health crisis. Officials say that the Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing Unit aims to provide a therapeutic, low-stimulus environment to reduce anxiety and stabilize patients more quickly. The hospital hopes this innovative approach will decrease hospitalization rates by 70 to 80 percent and shorten the length of stay for patients.