Montgomery County Mh-Mr Emergency Service

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Aug 20, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.5

Gross Receipts

$17,711,470

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

CRISIS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM: THE CRISIS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM (CRP) IS AN 8-BED, SHORT-TERM CARE FACILITY AVAILABLE 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK, WHICH PROVIDES TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR ADULTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF AN ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS. IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HOSPITALIZATION WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF AVERTING A CRISIS AND ASSISTING THE INDIVIDUAL IN DEVELOPING A PLAN AND A SUPPORT NETWORK TO AVOID CRISES IN THE FUTURE. THE CRP SERVES INDIVIDUALS FALLING INTO ONE OR MORE OF THESE CATEGORIES: (I) THOSE AT RISK OF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION (I.E., EXPERIENCING PSYCHIATRIC DECOMPENSATION); (II) THOSE IN NEED OF SEPARATION FROM A STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT TO ACHIEVE PSYCHIATRIC STABILITY; AND (III) THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH AND/OR MAINTAIN COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. ALL ADMISSIONS ARE VOLUNTARY AND THOSE SERVED MUST BE CAPABLE OF SELF-CARE AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH. THE CRP IS STATE-LICENSED AND ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. IT WAS THE FIRST SUCH PROGRAM IN SE PA. THE MCES CRP PROGRAM STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE MOST HOME-LIKE SETTING POSSIBLE AND PRACTICAL FOR ITS SERVICES. AN EXAMPLE IS A VEGETABLE GARDEN THAT IS TENDED BY RESIDENTS AND PROVIDES BOTH RECREATION AND FRESH PRODUCE OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS. -Highlight: The MCES Crisis Residential Program had over 300 admissions of individuals who could avert a serious crisis or hospitalization with a brief stay.

Activity 3

PSYCHIATRIC AMBULANCE SERVICE: MCES OPERATES A UNIQUE DEDICATED PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (EMS). IT IS STAFFED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS) CROSS-TRAINED AS PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS WHO CAN STABILIZE BOTH MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES. THIS SERVICE RELIEVES LOCAL POLICE AND COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICES FROM THE NEED TO TRANSPORT SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS TO OUR FACILITY AND FREES THEM FOR NON-MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE MCES AMBULANCE ALSO TRANSPORTS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TO RECEIVE A COURT-ORDERED INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AT MCES. OUR PSYCHIATRIC EMS UTILIZES TWO BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCES FOR CRISIS RESPONSE AND A LARGE SUV FOR NON-CRISIS PATIENT TRANSPORTS. MCES EMTS ASSIST IN THE DELIVERY OF INPATIENT CARE WHEN NOT RESPONDING TO OFF-SITE EMERGENCIES. -The MCES Psychiatric Emergency Medical Service provided over 2000 transports of at-risk individuals to MCES from homes and other settings.

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EIN

23-1894907