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Connections Kirkland crisis center reports more than 2,000 unique clients in first year; 70% returned to community
Summary
Connections Health Solutions briefed council on volume and outcomes after nearly a year of operating the Kirkland Crisis Response Center, reporting more than 2,000 unique clients, 4,500 episodes of care, and about 70% of patients discharged back to the community.
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Connections Health Solutions updated the Kirkland City Council on June 17 about operations at the Connections Kirkland Crisis Response Center, which opened in August 2024 to provide walk‑in urgent behavioral health care, a 23‑hour observation unit and a crisis stabilization unit.
Joel Conger, regional president, Celeste Lippy, regional senior vice president, and Dr. Kyle Jasper, Washington State medical director, told council the center has served just over 2,000 unique individuals and provided roughly 4,500 episodes of care since opening. The presenters said first‑responder drop‑offs totaled 969, and the center’s observation and stabilization units averaged stays of about 17…
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