Jackson hospitals' psychiatric beds are full weeks after St. Dominic closed behavioral health

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Weeks after a Jackson-based hospital announced the closure of its behavioral services unit, two metro-area hospitals are too full to accept psychiatric patients.

by Devna Bose, Mississippi TodayJackson hospitals’ psychiatric beds are full weeks after St. Dominic closed behavioral health by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today July 10, 2023 Both the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Merit Health Central have repeatedly been on psychiatric diversion – meaning neither are accepting new patients – since July 4.  It’s not clear when the facilities became full.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

 

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