Riverside Behavioral Health Center in Onancock, VA, began construction of a freestanding psychiatric emergency department scheduled to open in late 2023. The psychiatric ED will be a 24-hour, 7 days-a-week support option.
The nearly 15,800 square-foot facility is designed to care for patients with mental illnesses, behavioral health concerns and substance abuse disorders who otherwise would go to local medical emergency rooms. The psychiatric ED will include space for individual and community treatments and separate units for adults and children. Read more.