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Jefferson Hospital Launches $4M Mental Health Crisis Unit

10/19/2025

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Jefferson Hospital in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, will establish a specialized mental health crisis unit through a $4 million state grant.
The Camden County Board of Commissioners presented the funding on October 3 to support the EmPATH model, which provides emergency psychiatric assessment outside traditional ERs.
The grant funds a 4,000-square-foot facility beside the hospital’s Emergency Department, establishing Jefferson as the first southern New Jersey system to adopt EmPATH.

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Jefferson Hospital in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, will establish a specialized mental health crisis unit through a $4 million state grant.
The Camden County Board of Commissioners presented the funding on October 3 to support the EmPATH model, which provides emergency psychiatric assessment outside traditional ERs.
The grant funds a 4,000-square-foot facility beside the hospital’s Emergency Department, establishing Jefferson as the first southern New Jersey system to adopt EmPATH.