Grey's Anatomy Actor

If you read Yahoo! Entertainment as carefully as I do, you're no doubt aware that some guy on "Grey's Anatomy" used a bad word about homosexuals in some semi-public setting. Luckily, Washington is going to get the help he needs. From the article:

Whether Washington was receiving outpatient counseling or had entered a facility was not specified, and the statement did not indicate whether he would miss work on the show.

Do they really have "facilities" for this kind of thing? And is Washington really a "patient" (which is necessary for being an "outpatient")? Isn't he just an idiot asshole?