introduction washington state s public mental health system is comprised of a complex ... network of state agencies law enforcement agencies ... support networks and most importantly mental health centers and state/community ... treatment for residents suffering from mental illness for the system to provide ... adequate appropriate and cost effective mental health care all of its constituent ... s safety are placed in jeopardy the state s mental health system is currently ... hospitals providing acute inpatient mental health services low hospital payments ... ability to continue providing inpatient mental health care more and more hospitals are ... must downsize or close their inpatient mental health units because the financial ... drain they pose threatens their entire facilities these closures increase the pressures ...
community hospital inpatient mental health beds 2000-2005 inpatient mental ... health beds source washington state hospital association inpatient mental ... for most community hospitals providing care to low income patients is a fundamental ... social and economic well being of the state in order to continue serving their ... and to maintain and improve its facilities unfortunately payments for inpatient ... mental health services not only provide no ... the cost of providing treatment the washington state hospital association wsha ... by payer for their inpatient mental health units the responses clearly ...