Some Virginia mental hospitals have stopped taking new patients, amid staffing concerns and capacity issues
A state leader wrote the situation in Virginia was an immediate crisis. She cited 108 new hospital resignations and recent injuries to both staff and patients. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 7:16 PM EDT July 12, 2021
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Williamsburg s Eastern State Hospital Virginia s largest behavioral health facility based on capacity size is among five state-run mental institutions stopping the admission of new patients for the time being.
In a letter sent to partners and providers last week, Commissioner Alison Land with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services detailed an immediate crisis for mental health crisis in Virginia.
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A crisis in mental health care is forcing Virginia to stop accepting new patients at five of its eight state institutions because staffing shortages and safety issues are affecting their ability to meet the growing need for care.
The head of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) said in a statement that there are more than 1,500 patient-support staff vacancies across the state. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The result is a dangerous environment where staff and patients are at increasing risk for physical harm, and where effective treatment to help patients recover is much harder to deliver, DBHDS said in a letter to its partners and providers Friday.
Updated on July 12, 2021 at 12:07 am
NBC Universal, Inc.
A crisis in mental health care is forcing Virginia to stop accepting new patients at five of its eight state institutions because staffing shortages and safety issues are affecting their ability to meet the growing need for care.
The head of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) said in a statement that there are more than 1,500 patient-support staff vacancies across the state. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The result is a dangerous environment where staff and patients are at increasing risk for physical harm, and where effective treatment to help patients recover is much harder to deliver, DBHDS said in a letter to its partners and providers Friday.