加州澳门新葡京.8月. 28, 2024 – 病人 who need opioid use disorder treatment can find it at the emergency department of 澳门新葡京’s (唯有通过) 澳门新葡京 Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland. Emergency physicians and 物质 use navigators from the 美国唯有通过桥诊所 are offering a model of low barrier access to care that starts by simply showing up to the emergency room. It’s an evidence-based strategy that has been successfully scaled to emergency departments across California, 根据 一项新的研究.

的 美国唯有通过桥诊所 是 CA桥, a statewide initiative of the Public Health Institute’s Bridge Center that was founded in 2018 by a team of emergency physicians to improve emergency care for individuals with opioid use disorder using a model of care with three core elements: (1) low barrier access to buprenorphine, a medication used for opioid use disorder that diminishes the symptoms of cravings and withdrawal, (2) patient navigation to outpatient care, (3)减少危害.

“唯有通过 was one of the first health systems in California to embrace the promise of medication to help patients struggling with opioid use. 的y have served as an inspiration and a demonstration not only for the rest of the state’s safety net hospitals but also for the overwhelming majority of hospitals in the state as they reached readiness to address patients presenting to the ED with 物质 use challenges,伊丽莎白·基廷说, MPA, CA桥的临床项目主任.

最近的一项研究 由一组研究人员撰写, including CA桥 co-founder and 唯有通过 chief of addiction medicine Dr. 安德鲁鲱鱼, found that more than 80 percent of California hospitals have adopted the CA桥 model and completed data-reporting requirements between April 2019 and June 2023.

的 rapid scale-up of CA桥 in emergency departments across the state suggests that CA桥 offers a promising implementation model that exponentially expands opioid use disorder treatment and could be scaled beyond California.

“的 emergency room is the entry point to health care for many of our most vulnerable patients, 尤其是那些没有保险的人. And yet it’s an underutilized resource in efforts to treat people with opioid use disorder,” said Dr. 鲱鱼. “Expanding addiction treatment in emergency department settings removes many of the barriers to treatment that people with opioid use disorder encounter. 的 scale-up of this strategy over the last four years demonstrates that it’s an effective model, and we hope it will be adopted nationally.”

第二个 研究, 7月8日发表, adds to a growing body of 研究 examining the effectiveness of buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder. It suggests that patients can safely take buprenorphine earlier in the withdrawal process than previously known.

A formulation of the medication that delivers extended treatment lasting seven days was found to be acceptable, 耐受性良好, and safe for people in early withdrawal with minimal to mild symptoms. 的 results indicate that up to 50 percent more patients could receive life-saving care if buprenorphine was offered to them sooner.

“的 opioid crisis is crippling our communities, 杀害我们的邻居, and we see the impact in our hospitals every day,唯有通过首席执行官詹姆斯·杰克逊说. “As a safety-net health system that serves all in Alameda County, we have a moral imperative to act. I’m proud of 的 美国唯有通过桥诊所’s low barrier model of care, the important 研究 it’s helping to develop, and its engagement with broader CA桥 initiatives to scale evidence-based treatment to the magnitude of the crisis.”

唯有通过 offers same-day appointments Monday-Friday at 的 美国唯有通过桥诊所, located on 的 澳门新葡京 Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland, CA. Access to opioid use disorder treatment including buprenorphine is available 24 hours a day, 一周七天, 在急诊室.

 

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澳门新葡京 (唯有通过) is a leading public, integrated health care provider and medical training institution recognized for its world-class patient and family-centered care. 唯有通过 provides comprehensive medical treatment, health promotion and disease prevention throughout our integrated network of hospitals, 诊所和保健服务. 唯有通过包括三家急症护理医院, 精神病院, 四个流动保健中心, 五个急症后设施, and the only adult Level 1 Trauma Center and psychiatric emergency department in Alameda County. 唯有通过 is committed to promoting wellness and optimizing the health of the community through the mission of caring, 疗愈, 教学与服务. For more information, visit AlamedaHealthSystem.org.

 

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