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County hears update on regional crisis center; officials cite fewer ER visits, expanded capacity
Summary
Staff from a regional behavioral health crisis center told the Clay County Commission the new facility has expanded capacity and voluntary use, and said emergency room visits for behavioral health dropped substantially where the center operates. Commissioners heard the update but took no formal action.
Tom Stanich, identified in the meeting as a technician with New Jersey Park People Health, told the Clay County Commission the center’s new facility has expanded capacity and is seeing more voluntary admissions and fewer emergency-room presentations for behavioral health.
Stanich said the center increased its bed capacity from eight to 14 after moving into a new building and reported several recent days with 10 or more patients on the crisis unit. He said voluntary admissions have risen and that ‘‘very few individuals that we take care of have…
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