Oregon Prevention and Treatment Comprehensive Health (OPATCH)
In 2018, Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital (SNLH), a CCCWN partner in Lincoln county, received a Rural Communities Opioid Response (RCOR) Planning grant from the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) for $200,000 to be spent over 18 months (September 2020 – February 2022). The grant was coined the Lincoln County Opioid Prevention and Treatment Comprehensive Health Plan, or OPATCH. It worked to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with opioid use disorder (OUD) through the development of a comprehensive opioid treatment and prevention plan.
Partnerships & Grant Activities
Primary activities included:
- Strengthening collaborative partnerships between health providers and community-based organizations that provided services to those affected by OUD
- Educating and informing key stakeholders, community partners and providers about OUD in Lincoln County
- Expanding and diversifying the membership of the CCCWN Mental Health-Substance Use Disorder (MH-SUD) subcommittee
Report
Contact Us
If you would like to learn more, please contact Samaritan Health Services, Community Health Promotion Director, JoAnn Miller at jomiller@samhealth.org.
