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Consultation / Liaison Service
The Department of Psychiatry provides 24-hour consultation
and liaison services on the medical, surgical, geriatric,
pediatric and obstetrical units. Referrals are made by the
attending physician and phoned in to the department by the
nursing staff. For more information call (718) 206-7167
Inpatient Psychiatry Services
This 50 bed unit provides psychiatric services by a staff
of caring professionals which include psychiatrists, psychologists,
social workers, creative arts therapists, and nurses.
For more information call our Psychiatric consultation service
or our Psychiatric ER
Inpatient Chemical Dependency Unit (CDU)
This unit, located at our MediSys Flushing Location, offers
treatment for the safe withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs.
Detoxification services are provided by a dedicated and caring
professional staff, including physicians, physicians' assistants,
specially trained nurses and attendants, credentialed alcoholism
and substance abuse counselors, creative arts therapists,
social workers and psychiatric consultants. Admission is voluntary,
following intake screening. Patients are admitted 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. Discharge plans are based on the
individual needs of the patient. For more information or to
schedule an appointment, call (718) 670-5693 and ask for the
Chemical Dependency Unit.
Psychiatric Emergency Department
Our Psychiatric Emergency Department provides acute evaluation
and treatment of adults who are experiencing psychiatric
symptoms
and if necessary, admission to out in-patient unit. Working
closely with our medical services, patients can receive
the
necessary clinical treatments and services so important for
positive outcomes. For more information call (718) 206-7099
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