NRMC set to offer inpatient drug treatment

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Nevada Regional Medical Center is expanding the hospital's existing inpatient medical stabilization and withdrawal service for adults with drug, alcohol and related health issues. Entitled, New Vision™, this service accepts appropriate patients who are experiencing acute withdrawal symptoms.

New Vision™ is a medically supervised hospital stay for inpatient stabilization typically lasting from three to five days and is managed by a team including a medical director and nursing personnel who utilize a multi-disciplinary team approach in the individualized treatment of each patient.

NRMC will accept appropriate patients who are experiencing incapacitation due to substance use/abuse or withdrawal symptoms from cessation of use of certain substances, in conjunction with other related health issues.

Upon admission, the patient receives an assessment which includes a medical history, physical, a complete laboratory workup, and a nursing assessment. Patients who are under the influence of chemical substances and are considered medically unstable, will be closely observed and stabilized.

While this service is designed to be a short term treatment program, appropriate discharge planning is always included.

NRMC's New Vision™ service will accept most insurance plans.

This service is provided at NRMC through a management contract with SpecialCare Hospital Management Corporation of St. Charles, Missouri.

NRMC is partnering with SpecialCare because, since 1992, they have focused on helping people break through the cycle of addiction and in the process, they have developed a model that many other facilities are now utilizing so that some 500,000 patients have been helped to date.

With the rising trend toward overuse and abuse of opioids, including prescription painkillers and heroin, the need for these services is increasing. Addiction is a treatable disease and the first step toward freedom from substance use disorder is obtaining the medical help needed to break the cycle.

While only a licensed physician can determine those who qualify for this service, people are urged to call either 800-939-2273 or 417-448-3759 for information and assistance related to this program because the needs are real, the problems often severe and those affected can include our loved ones.

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