Motzquist reports psychiatric emergency and LEADS program numbers
Narcisse asks about psychiatric emergency services and the LEADS substance-use program. Motzquist says H&H treated 33,400 unique psychiatric emergency patients and 56,600 visits in 2025, and LEADS encounters rose to 30,400 with over 6,500 referrals and 3,600 naloxone kits distributed.
H&H previously reported serving approximately 33,000 unique patients across 55,000 psychiatric emergency services and comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs.
How have those figures changed over the past two years?
So those numbers have increased slightly.
So in 2025, we treated 33,400 unique patients, of which 56,600 visits were our three psychiatric emergency services, our eight adult and child CPAP psychiatric comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs.
So it went from 33,000 to 33,400 and 55,000.
Visits for 56,600 visits.
Emergency Department Leads or ED Leads is an H&H program that places
licensed clinicians and peer counselors in emergency department to identify patients at risk for substance use disorders and connect them to treatment and support services at H&H.
Reported over 22,500 in the ED leads encounters in 2023.
What are the most recent numbers and what outcomes have been achieved?
Yeah, the LEADS program is a great program.
One of the hardest things we deal with in the emergency department is substance use.
You have a soft voice, you know that, right?
But I want people that are watching us and people in the back to hear.
As I guess an emergency doctor, I don't get too excited, and I try to maintain my calm.
The LEADS program is a great program.
It really helps get people plugged into substance abuse care.
It's one of the hardest things we deal with in the emergency department.
So you said in 2023, we had 22,500 encounters.
In 2025, that encounter rate was 30,400.
What is it?
30,400 in 2025.
There were over 6,500 referrals to outpatient clinics and over 3,600 naloxone kits distributed.