At CT’s Griffin Hospital, a new ER alternative opens for patients in a mental health crisis

Connecticut Public – Wednesday, October 8, 2025
By Sujata Srinivasan

Griffin Hospital in Derby is opening an alternative emergency room for patients experiencing a mental health crisis.

The Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) unit opened Wednesday and bills itself as the first unit of its type in the state.

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