St. Elizabeth Healthcare will launch the first emergency department-based telepsychiatry program in Northern Kentucky this winter thanks to a $100,000 Social Innovation Fund grant announced by The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
The high-tech program will enable patients experiencing mental health emergencies to receive timely, "face-to-face" professional evaluations at all five St. Elizabeth emergency departments in four Northern Kentucky counties. NorthKey Community Care is partnering with St. Elizabeth to provide this service during nighttime hours.
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