Mental Health Services
Quick Facts about Vermont State Hospital
Statistics FY’03
- Age Range 18 – 100
- Capacity 54 beds
- Average Daily Patient Census 52 patients
- Median Length of Stay 60 days
- 216 Admissions FY 03
- 211 Discharges FY 03
- Person 20 – 49 account for
- 70% of admissions
- 70% of patient days
- Three catchment areas accounted for 87% of patient days
Statistics (FY 03) Gender
- Males 66% total patients
34% of the daily census
- 64% of patient days at VSH were used by men in comparison to 36% used by women
Statistics (FY03) Clinical Profiles
- Persons with schizophrenia or other psychoses accounted for 50% of admissions and 74% of patient days
- Substance abuse was identified in 56% of admissions
- Affective disorders were identified in 46% of admissions
- Personality disorders were identified in 33% of admissions
- 50% of admissions were a first admission to VSH
Statistics (FY 03) Legal status
- 93% of admissions were involuntary
- 48% of admissions were forensic
- 39% of patient days were forensic
- Forensic admissions accounted for 50% or more of admissions in 5 Designated Agency catchment areas:
- Emergency Examination accounted for 77% of admissions of one Designated Agency, Washington County Mental Health, Inc.
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