Mental health patients increasingly stuck for days in Maryland ERs

By analyzing 10 years of discharge data, The Post found the share of psychiatric patients staying more than 24 hours in Maryland emergency rooms has soared, especially among teens and children. The longest patients should stay in the ER after diagnosis and treatment is four hours, according to national standards.

Source: Post analysis of Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project data at AHRQ
Chart: William Wan THE WASHINGTON POST