Rural North Dakota hospitals called on to manage mental health crises. Can they handle it?

A consultant's report to close behavioral service gaps in North Dakota recommends that rural hospitals be able to assess, stabilize and transfer unstable psychiatric patients. But hospital representatives say they face significant challenges.

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