Advancing substance use disorder care: PeaceHealth Southwest takes the spotlight

Join the next Expanding and Improving Substance Use Disorder Care in Emergency Services event next Tuesday, April 28 from 9-10 a.m. Attendees will learn strategies to improve care for patients with substance use disorders from PeaceHealth Southwest colleagues.  

Improving care for patients with SUD leads to better outcomes for patients and health care workers. It’s also aligned with improvement initiatives in the State Directed Payment Program and Medicaid Quality Incentive Program. 

This monthly learning session, co-hosted by the University of Washington’s Addictions, Drug and Alcohol Institute and Behavioral Health Crisis Outreach Response and Education, aims to strengthen coordination between EMS and hospital emergency departments to improve care for patients who use drugs. (Brittany Weiner)