Essentials
- 413 bed county hospital
- Regional burn/trauma center
- 3 psychiatric units
- 63 inpatient psychiatry beds
- 3,000 psychiatric admissions yearly
Demographics
- White 62%
- Hispanic 11%
- Asian 7%
- Black 4%
- Native American 1%
- Other 20%
Affiliated Services
Harborview Mental Health
A county mental health center featuring:
Crisis Intervention, Geriatrics, Dual Diagnosis, HIV/AIDS, Outreach Services, Sexual Assault and Trauma Clinic, Psychopharmacology, Homeless Programs, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Chemical Dependency Services.
Psychiatric Services at HMC
- Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit for involuntarily detained, typically psychotic patients
- Locked Medical-Psychiatric Unit
- 2 Inpatient Units with a mix of voluntary / involuntary patients
- Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Service
- Psychiatric Emergency Services
- Outpatient Consultation embedded in a variety of medical clinics
Active ResearchPrograms at HMC
- Health Services
- Dual Diagnosis
- Geriatrics
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Repetitive Transcranail Magnetic Stimulation
- Suicide and Parasuicide
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- PTSD
- Schizophrenia
- Serotonic Receptors and
Antidepressant Effects