Ballad Health opened a Walk-In Behavioral Crisis Center at Woodridge Hospital in Johnson City, TN.
Open 24/7, the center is for patients experiencing behavioral health emergencies such as suicidal or homicidal ideation, acute psychosis, auditory and/or visual hallucinations or any other extreme mental or emotional crises. It does not provide care for physical illnesses and injuries.
“The Woodridge Hospital Walk-In Behavioral Crisis Center is one of the most important steps we’ve taken to address the health needs of our community,” said Tammy Albright, CEO of Ballad Health behavioral health services. “Immediately, this clinic creates a much-needed access point for behavioral healthcare, thereby enabling people who need intervention to reach experts and services that can help. However, the far-reaching effects of this clinic have the potential to alleviate larger problems in healthcare – issues that are afflicting communities nationwide, not just in our region.”
The move, in part, accelerates access to crisis treatment by taking this kind of care out of the emergency department. Ballad Health hospitals will still receive inpatient behavioral health transfers. Read more.
