Attending Psychiatrists

BC/BE

NYSMD License

The Department of Psychiatry at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center offers a wide range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services for those with mental health needs.

Our services include:

Psychiatric Emergency Department( CPEP) is a 6 bed unit and  provides acute evaluation and treatment, including crisis intervention for adults who are experiencing psychiatric symptoms.

Inpatient Psychiatry Services

Patients are treated on one of our two 28-bed adult inpatient units.  We provide psychiatric services by a staff of caring professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, creative arts therapists, nurse practitioners and nurses

Outpatient Psychiatry Services offer group, individual, family, and couples therapy, medication management, and specialty services for children, adolescents, and adults.

Mobile Crisis Services

We operate two community mobile crisis teams as part of our comprehensive emergency psychiatric services.

Consultation / Liaison Service

The Department of Psychiatry provides 24-hour consultation and liaison services to other departments in the hospital, such as emergency room, internal medicine,family medicine, surgery, geriatric, pediatric, and obstetrics  & gynecology departments.