CENTER CITY, Minn., and
TULSA, Okla., Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hazelden
Betty Ford Foundation today welcomed the Oklahoma State University Addiction Medicine Clinic
as the newest member of its expanding Patient Care
Network.
The announcement coincided with a ribbon-cutting for the new
clinic, attended Monday in Tulsa
by Oklahoma Attorney General
Mike Hunter and Terri White, commissioner of the Oklahoma
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
"I believe we have some of the best minds in the nation here in
Tulsa working to understand and
treat brain diseases and behavioral health disorders," said Dr.
Kayse Shrum, president of the OSU
Center for Health Sciences and dean of the OSU College of
Osteopathic Medicine. "We are harnessing the creative energy of our
faculty and staff to become the nation's leader in addiction
medicine, pain management, behavioral health and virtual medicine.
This clinic will transform the patient care we deliver through our
OSU Medicine clinics and the education our medical students
receive."
The clinic, which has been operating for several months, is part
of OSU's Center for Health Sciences and employs the state's first
certified academic addiction physicians. As a member of the
Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network, it will gain access to
tools, resources and collaborative consultation for its leadership,
staff, patients, families and communities – as well as shared
learnings and insights from other network members.
"The OSU Addiction Medicine Clinic is a groundbreaking approach
to treating those who suffer with addiction," said Attorney General
Hunter, who chairs the Oklahoma
Commission on Opioid Abuse. "Through its comprehensive approaches
to behavioral health, the OSU Center for Health Sciences continues
to be a national leader in terms of research, education and
treatment. In the highest regard, I commend Dr. Shrum and her
colleagues at OSU for collaborating with the Hazelden Betty Ford
Foundation and opening this clinic, which will absolutely save many
lives in the state of Oklahoma."
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the nation's leading
nonprofit addiction treatment provider, launched its Patient
Care Network – the first of its kind in the addiction treatment
industry— in the fall of 2017.
"As a center of excellence in our field, we are committed to
sharing our comprehensive, evidence-based approach to confronting
the opioid crisis, as well as other clinical best practices, in
states like Oklahoma. Our own
system benefits, too, from collaborating with other leading-edge
health care providers like the Oklahoma State
University Center for Health Sciences," said Bob Poznanovich, Hazelden Betty Ford's vice
president of business development. "We are grateful to welcome this
like-minded, quality-oriented leader in medical education, patient
care and research into our Patient Care Network."
The OSU Addiction Medicine Clinic is part of the OSU Center for
Health Sciences' Center for Wellness & Recovery, an initiative
to improve the lives of Oklahomans affected by pain and substance
use disorders through treatment, education, research and policy.
The Center for Wellness & Recovery is working collaboratively
with primary care physicians and specialists in psychiatry,
behavioral health and addiction medicine to provide the best
treatment options and care for patients.
"As a member of the Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network, we
will have access to resources, best practices and effective
treatment protocols that will be invaluable additions to the care
we provide in our Addiction Medicine Clinic. These will aid our
patients as they work toward a successful, long-term recovery,"
added Dr. Jason Beaman, chair of OSU
Center for Health Sciences' Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, the region's largest academic department dedicated to
advancing the understanding and treatment of mental illness and
substance use disorders.
About the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope
for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to
alcohol and other drugs. It is the nation's leading nonprofit
treatment provider, with a legacy that began in 1949 and includes
the 1982 founding of the Betty Ford Center. With 17 sites in
California, Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois, New
York, Florida, Massachusetts, Colorado and Washington, the Foundation offers prevention
and recovery solutions nationwide and across the entire continuum
of care to help youth and adults reclaim their lives from the
disease of addiction. It includes the largest recovery publishing
house in the country, a fully accredited graduate school of
addiction studies, an addiction research center, an education arm
for medical professionals and a unique children's program, and is
the nation's leader in advocacy and policy for treatment and
recovery. Learn more at HazeldenBettyFord.org and on
Twitter@hazldnbettyford.
About Oklahoma State University
Center for Health Sciences
Oklahoma
State University Center for Health Sciences educates
osteopathic physicians, scientists, allied health professionals and
health care administrators for Oklahoma with an emphasis on serving rural and
underserved Oklahoma. OSU-CHS
offers graduate and professional degrees with over 1,000 students
enrolled in academic programs in the College of Osteopathic
Medicine, the School of Allied Health, the School of Health Care
Administration, the School of Biomedical Sciences, and the School
of Forensic Sciences. OSU Medicine operates a network of clinics in
the Tulsa area offering a
multitude of specialty services including cardiology, family
medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry and women's
health.
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