St George Acute Care Team: the local variant of crisis resolution model of care.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe functioning and clinical activities of the St George Acute Care Team and how it compares to the typical crisis resolution model of care.

Methods: Descriptive data including demographics, sources of referral, type of clinical intervention, length of stay, diagnoses and outcomes were collected from records of all patients who were discharged from the team during a 10 week period.

Results: There were 677 referrals.