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In their fourth year selecting the hospital clinical service that provides optimal consultations to the ED, the Department of Emergency Medicine honored the Department of Psychiatry with this year’s “Consult Service of the Year” award.
Ron Walls, MD, chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Steve Bohan, MD, executive vice chair and ED clinical director, presented the Department of Psychiatry with the award. The Psychiatry team was recognized for their thorough and timely approach to respectfully handling patient cases involving psychiatric illness. “This award is a wonderful testimony to the responsiveness of our Medical Psychiatry Service faculty, fellows and residents in meeting the urgent needs of severely ill and vulnerable patients,” said Jonathan Borus, MD (pictured, left), chair of the Department of Psychiatry, who accepted the award of behalf of his department.
David Gitlin, MD (pictured, right), director of Medical Psychiatry and award recipient said, “We take pride in providing the highest level of care in consultation with the ED staff.”
BWH Chief Medical Officer Anthony Whittemore, MD added, “The Department of Psychiatry continues to be an outstanding resource for our institution, providing exemplary care.”