Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) Unit

This unit offers immediate mental health care in a therapeutic environment.

• Immediate Mental Health Care: The EmPATH unit provides an alternative to the emergency room for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, ensuring timely and appropriate care.
• Therapeutic Environment: Designed to accommodate the needs of patients in crisis, the unit offers a private, dedicated, calming space for therapeutic and psychiatric intervention.
• Comprehensive Services: The unit provides immediate assessment, treatment, and healing, allowing patients to transition seamlessly between levels of care as their condition changes.
• Direct Patient Walk-Ins: As the first EmPATH unit in a hospital setting in Virginia that accepts direct patient walk-ins, it ensures accessibility and immediate support.