Medical Services
Medicine in Psychiatry Services (MIPS)
The department of Psychiatry is unique in that it runs its own specialized medical services provided by a team of nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians who provide acute hospital-based and primary medical care. MIPS provides:
- Acute medical care to adults in two specialized medical units:
- The Inpatient Medicine in Psychiatry unit
- The Substance Use Medical Management, Infection Treatment and Support (SUMMITS) unit
- Medical evaluation and consultation to adult patients admitted to the inpatient psychiatric units
- Primary medical care for patients who are part of the MIPS clinic
- Close collaboration with social workers, pharmacists, peer-specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists and counselors