Psychiatric Triage Services at NSMC Salem and Union Hospital’s Emergency Departments provide crisis intervention and comprehensive psychiatric assessment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We can often assess the seriousness of an emergency over the telephone and initiate a plan of treatment. If we determine further evaluation is needed, we may direct you to come to the hospital to meet with the triage team.
We have a wide continuum of care available to our psychiatric patients. Those in acute distress are stabilized in the Emergency Room, where a thorough evaluation and disposition plan is formulated in consultation with the family and referring clinicians. In all cases, referring clinicians are kept informed of the patient's evaluation and disposition plan.
Non-emergency psychiatric questions or needs:
Adults interested in contacting a psychiatrist (and who are not in an emergency situation) should call
- 978.744.4033
- Lafayette Street Clinic, 172 Lafayette Street, Salem MA 01970
Children....If you would like to inquire about psychiatric treatment for a child (and the situation is not an emergency), please call
- 978.354.2700
- NSMC North Shore Children's Hospital
