Join KHA for a town hall on Beyond the ER: Transforming Psychiatric Crisis Care with EmPATH. This presentation explores how the EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) model is revolutionizing behavioral health crisis care by offering a patient-centered, evidence-based alternative to traditional psychiatric emergency services. It highlights how EmPATH reduces inpatient admissions, emergency department (ED) boarding times, and reliance on strictive interventions, while enhancing community partnerships and improving patient outcomes. Case studies and real-world data from Eastern State Hospital’s EmPATH implementation will be shared to illustrate its impact.

Speakers: Dr. Lindsey Jasinski, Chief Executive Officer, UK Healthcare/Eastern State Hospital
Dr. Marc Woods, Chief Nursing Officer, UK Healthcare/Eastern State Hospital

Target Audience: healthcare administrators, hospital financial officers, hospital leadership, risk managers, behavioral health professionals, and policymakers

For Zoom information, please contact Claire Riley at KHA at criley@kyha.com.