Category: Health
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A Van, Not a Bus Route: Riverside Free Clinic Brings Care to Cedar Hollow’s Edges
Riverside Free Clinic is launching a mobile care unit to reach Cedar Hollow residents who live within the clinic’s own neighborhood but struggle to reach its main location, after a survey found transportation was the biggest barrier to care.
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Six Months In, Second Outreach Van Shows Early Results, County Says
Six months after launch, Wentworth County’s second outreach van has nearly doubled weekly contacts with people using drugs, though its funding is approved only through the end of the fiscal year.
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Riverside Free Clinic Adds Fourth Day of Medication-Assisted Treatment
Riverside Free Clinic will add a fourth day of medication-assisted treatment next month, funded by a one-year grant, as demand driven by hospital referrals keeps outpacing capacity.
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Bellwater General Health System Breaks Ground on Expanded ICU Wing
Bellwater General Health System broke ground on a $46 million ICU expansion that will add 24 beds, replacing an aging unit hospital officials say has been operating at or above capacity.
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Bellwater General Launches 24-Hour Mental Health Crisis Line
Bellwater General Health System is launching a 24-hour mental health crisis line meant to divert psychiatric emergencies away from the ER and police, even as questions linger over hospital staffing.