83 put on hold waiting for help – Winston Salem Journal

August 18, 2010

Forsyth Medical Center ranked third in North Carolina in the number of people who had to wait at least 48 hours to be admitted for treatment of mental-health issues.

The Wake County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness released a breakdown yesterday of people waiting in private hospitals for an available bed at a state hospital.

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83 put on hold waiting for help – Winston Salem Journal

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