Involuntary commitment question

Hello. I have a conundrum and I’m trying to figure out if I’m simply misunderstanding the issue or if I’m witnessing wrongdoing. I work in a government (US federal) hospital as an internist. We have psychiatry staff but they will only admit military patients who are actively suicidal or homicidal. They will not admit nonmilitary patients to their inpatient service for any reason. What we get very often is that an unfunded/uninsured civilian patient will be brought to the ER by the police... Read more
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