Holiday Hours

With the exception of Inova hospitals, Inova Emergency Care and Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, all Inova outpatient offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays – Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Some Inova care sites have additional closures for the holidays, which will be noted on the relevant location pages. 

Inova Telepsychiatry Program provides real-time collaboration between Inova emergency departments and Inova Behavioral Health Services. This program is part of the Inova Telemedicine Program.

Emergency medicine clinicians remotely connect with psychiatric liaisons for faster access and proper treatment protocols to help improve patient outcomes.

How the Program Works

When a patient presents to the ED with psychiatric symptoms:

  • The emergency medicine physician reviews patient’s status and determines need for psychiatric evaluation
  • The mobile cart (or other technology) is moved to the patient’s bedside
  • The patient, EM physician and remote psychiatry liaison begin a real-time consult
  • The EM staff consult with the psychiatry liaison to expeditiously determine treatment, admission or transfer decisions

Benefits to Patients

  • Faster access to a psychiatric specialist
  • Less time spent in the emergency department
  • Fewer transfers among healthcare facilities

Benefits to Healthcare Providers

  • 24/7 real-time access to psychiatry liaisons
  • ED psychiatry consultations
  • Decreased length of stay in the ED