Emergency Room visits

May 19, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Council Commemorates National Mental Health Awareness Month in May

During the pandemic, mental health issues and drug overdoses rose as did calls for help to Montgomery County’s mobile crisis team. Dr. Raymond Crowel, director of the county’s Department of Health and Human Services, told members of the Montgomery County Council May 19 as part of a presentation for this month’s Mental Health Awareness month […]

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May 20, 2020 | Jordan Lindsay

Emergency Room Visits Are Down, Number of Hospitalizations Still Above Normal

Visits to the emergency room have decreased in Montgomery County but the numbers for hospitalizations remain alarmingly high. Emergency Services officials say this is the case not only here in the county but throughout the state of Maryland. Local hospitals increased the number of intensive care unit beds to meet the need during the COVID-19 […]

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