New tool allows OHSU, partners to coordinate behavioral health bed capacity across region

Oregon Behavioral Health Coordination Center optimizes limited mental health care resources as need continues to grow

By Sara Hottman May 01, 2023 Portland, Oregon

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Oregon Behavioral Health Coordination Center

Rachel Adair, MSN, RN, assistant director of the transfer center at OHSU, helps coordinate patient placement through the real-time bed capacity tracking tool. OHSU has led the creation of real-time bed capacity dashboards that enable a team to help providers across the state find the appropriate care for their patients. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Stephanie Gilliam, MN, RN

Stephanie Gilliam, MN, RN, director of Mission Control at OHSU. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OBCC Mission Control at OHSU

Stephanie Gilliam, MN, RN, director of Mission Control at OHSU, explains Oregon Medical Coordination Center, or OMCC, data. The new behavioral health tracking tool is based in the successful OMCC model, in which an team uses real-time data about hospital bed availability and available critical care services to efficiently place patients in facilities where they can be treated. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Improving coordinated care for behavioral health

Ajit Jetmalani, M.D. (OHSU)

Matthias Merkel, M.D., Ph.D. (OHSU)

New tool allows OHSU partners to coordinate behavioral health bed capacity across region

Stephanie Gilliam, MN, RN, director of Mission Control at OHSU, left, and Rachel Adair, MSN, RN, assistant director of the transfer center at OHSU, discuss data on the new Oregon Behavioral Health Coordination Center dashboard. The tool allows mental health care providers in the Portland region to see behavioral health bed capacity in real time—urgently needed amid limited inpatient resources and increasing need for both adult and pediatric patients. Ultimately, OHSU and partners aim to fund dedicated OBCC staff who will assist in coordinating placement of both adult and pediatric patients. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)