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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I work in inpatient psych and census is low right now. I am attaching the Maryland Bed Board for Psych beds. There ARE open beds in the Maryland counties surrounding DC. https://health.maryland.gov/bha/Pages/hospitalcoordination.aspx

Census generally goes down in the summer, as homeless adults are not trying to escape from the cold and adolescents aren't stressed out by school. (The ones in distress also are not able to be referred by teachers and counselors over the summer, unfortunately). [/quote]

I'm not able to find the equivalent Bed Board for psych beds at DC hospitals (this would include PIW, GW, Sibley, Children's, and Georgetown). A few of the DC hospitals show up on the Maryland Bed Board. The thing is, even if the mentally ill homeless show up at our hospitals, they cannot be admitted unwillingly to our hospitals unless two physicians certify that they are a danger to themselves or others. The same standard holds once they are admitted. They do not have to take medications unwillingly unless they are a danger to themselves or others. In this country, you have the right to be mentally ill.

We treat homeless patients every day and it is a privilege to help those who want help. They face many obstacles on the outside.[/quote]

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