Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, In the news, Patient Population
For the past two months, WFAE has been exploring the crisis brewing in North Carolina’s mental health system. That includes a shortage of state hospital beds. Hundreds of North Carolinians in crisis wait weeks in emergency rooms, before they can get a state hospital...Apr 27, 2023 | Blog, In the news, MAT
Luzerne County’s prison system has started a Suboxone program for inmates experiencing opioid withdrawal, officials said Monday. This is a significant development because some inmate suicides have been largely blamed on the painful effects of opioid detoxification...Apr 5, 2023 | Blog, In the news
Waterbury, Vt. – The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) today announced a three-year contract with Wellpath, LLC (Wellpath) to provide comprehensive health services to incarcerated individuals in Vermont. Wellpath, formerly Correct Care Solutions, is a...Mar 10, 2023 | In the news
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the Morehouse School of Medicine have joined forces to address recidivism among jail detainees in the south metro Atlanta community. In a pilot program, the historically Black medical school and Henry Sheriff Reginald Scandrett...Mar 6, 2023 | In the news, MAT
Substance use disorder (SUD) startup Bicycle Health has joined forces with medical provider Wellpath and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) on a new partnership to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) at reentry centers. As part of the deal, Bicycle Health will provide...