Bursting at the seams, the psychiatry unit at the Granby hospital in Estrie is being forced to place patients in the emergency room while waiting for them to be hospitalized in the department, we learned. The dutyThe facility says it may need to reorganize its units to “meet the demand for care.”
To compensate for the fact that the 22 beds in the psychiatric unit and the 2 overflow beds are currently occupied, the hospital even studied the possibility of installing beds in one of the department’s dining rooms. However, this idea was not retained, says a source familiar with the matter.
Joined by The dutythe Integrated University Health and Social Services Center (CIUSSS) of Estrie – Sherbrooke University Hospital Center (CHUS) emphasizes in writing that it is “aware that the emergency room is not the right place for users who have this type of need.”
He is exploring “in collaboration with the medical team and the care teams the possibilities of adding overflow beds to the psychiatry unit to meet the urgent needs and thus secure care for users, but also for staff,” says Annie Masson, deputy director of mental health and addiction programs and Dr.r Mario Viens, Director of Professional Services.
Further details will follow.
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