Behavioral Health Hospital Coordination Dashboard

The Behavioral Health Administration’s (BHA) Behavioral Health Hospital Coordination Program aims to improve the process and urgency of connecting patients with behavioral health resources across the state. The program focuses on efforts to address delayed access to care that results in Emergency Department boarding and hospital overstays.

Resource Dashboards for Providers

The inpatient psychiatric bed board helps discharge planners locate available beds in real-time, without multiple phone calls or unnecessary delays.
Behavioral health urgent care resources offer walk-in and same-day appointments.

Resources for Emergency Department Staff

The 211 Behavioral Health Care Coordination program supports and connects hospital staff, discharge planners, and social workers in emergency departments to behavioral health resources across Maryland. Visit the program website at 211md.org/CareCoordination for more information or dial 2-1-1 and immediately press 4 to be connected to a 211 Care Coordinator.
Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) Support for Emergency Departments - emergency department physicians and team members can get assistance with their pediatric patients who are experiencing a mental health crisis.

General Resources

The 2-1-1 Maryland database has information on thousands of health and human services across Maryland and is available for all Marylanders.

Substance use resources available in this database include: community-based residential facilities, withdrawal management programs, medication management for opioid use disorder, crisis walk-in centers, recovery residences, helplines, telemedicine providers, support groups, and services for family members.
Mental health resources in this database include: crisis intervention services, hospital inpatient facilities, outpatient resources, self-help support groups, helplines, partial hospitalization programs, day treatment programs, case management services, psychiatric rehabilitation programs, mobile assisted treatment services, and assertive community treatment providers.