Best ERs and psych wards in the city?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey yall. I’ve been struggling a lot with long term mental health challenges (depression, anxiety) and feel closer to needing to be hospitalized than I ever have before. I am in therapy, medicated and have a support system so I do not want to alarm anyone with this post. </p> <p>I know various people who have spent time in ERs and psych wards around the city for depression who all have different things to say. I know even the top of the line care is never pleasant and that hospitals are under resourced in the city esp when it comes to psychiatric care.</p> <p>But essentially I want to know that if I get to the point where I feel I need immediate inpatient care and decide I need to take myself to the ER, are there any that people have had good experiences with? I know just cause I go to a hospital ER doesn’t mean I’ll get a bed at that said hospital, but I am eager for insight on anything to make the process less scary in my head. I don’t want the reason that I do not get more help be because I’m scared of bad healthcare. I am on Medicaid and my doctors are all NYU Langone but it doesn’t HAVE to be NYU if there are better options. Ideally it would be Brooklyn or even downtown Manhattan. </p> <p>I have no plans to do anything, just seeking insight on peoples experiences. I am wary about asking my doctors obviously because I do not want to be involuntarily admitted. </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/bettysrendezvous"> /u/bettysrendezvous </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/1szazuf/best_ers_and_psych_wards_in_the_city/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/1szazuf/best_ers_and_psych_wards_in_the_city/">[comments]</a></span>