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| Appropriations Request | |
| Posted: April 4, 2009 | |
Emergency Room Behavioral Health Unit |
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| Amount Requested: $500,000 |
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| Funding is requested for construction of a specialized behavioral health unit in the Kent Hospital emergency room. The proposed Behavioral Unit is a 2,300-square-foot renovation that will include six private patient rooms with its own nursing station and a staff support area. Centrally located in Warwick, Kent’s emergency room treats nearly 60,000 patients annually and is the second busiest in the state. The need for hospital-based psychiatric interventions is not expected to decline, but will likely continue to increase. Kent Hospital currently sees from 3 to 12 persons per day who will benefit from this program. Over the course of a year, the emergency behavioral unit will treat an estimated 2,500 patients. Allowing these individuals to have the proper treatment in the setting that serves them best will alleviate any additional burdens that their condition is causing, and will provide them with more effective care. | |
| Recipient's address: Kent Hospital 455 Toll Gate Road, Warwick, RI 02886 | |