Psychiatric emergency services transitioned from St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center to The MetroHealth System effective July 1, 2024. This is the result of the determination by the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County that psychiatric emergency services should be offered by a hospital with access to a full psychiatric emergency department.

With this transition, MetroHealth is preparing to open a new psychiatric emergency department on its Cleveland Heights campus later this fall. Staffing and operations for the project is funded by the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County.

Before the opening of the new facility, and to ensure community needs are met, MetroHealth will continue to provide high-quality psychiatric care and coordination at its four emergency departments, including at its Main Campus on West 25th Street in Cleveland.

People needing psychiatric emergency assessment or treatment can be transported to the closest appropriate Emergency Department (MetroHealth or others) based on location. All four MetroHealth Emergency Departments will continue to provide emergency psychiatric evaluations as before.

In planning for this transition, St. Vincent Charity and MetroHealth have been working closely with the ADAMHS Board, which is responsible for the planning, funding and monitoring of public mental health and addiction treatment and recovery services delivered to county residents, including psychiatric emergency services.

The three organizations are helping ensure continued access to high-quality care and coordination with local police, fire and EMS.

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