WA: Washington state can't board psych patients in EDs, but where will they go?

Modern Healthcare (complimentary subscription): Starting next week, hospitals in Washington state will be prohibited from boarding psychiatric patients in emergency departments while they wait for inpatient beds to open up. The change comes as a result of a recent state Supreme Court ruling.The practice of holding acutely ill psychiatric...

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