Helen Ross McNabb Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center & the United Health Foundation to Expand Access to Substance...
July 10 2019 - 1:04PM
Business Wire
- $1 million grant partnership will expand the number of care
providers to engage more than 250 patients with substance abuse
addiction per year
- Funding will expand The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Emergency Room Substance Misuse Harm Reduction and Engagement
Program
- Tennessee is ranked 38th in drug-related deaths according to
America’s Health Rankings
To help thousands of Tennesseans and their families fight
substance abuse and addiction, Helen Ross McNabb Center, The
University of Tennessee Medical Center and the United Health
Foundation are partnering to expand access to care providers and
behavioral health services throughout East Tennessee.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and
UnitedHealthcare Community & State CEO Heather Cianfrocco
discuss the United Health Foundation’s new partnership with the
Helen Ross McNabb Center to fight substance abuse in East Tennessee
(Photo: Erika W. Bentley/Evolve Creative).
A three-year, $1.05 million grant from the United Health
Foundation to Helen Ross McNabb Center will help expand The
University of Tennessee’s Medical Center’s Emergency Room Substance
Misuse Harm Reduction and Engagement Program.
“Every day we see the devastating effects of substance abuse and
addiction on East Tennesseans,” said Jerry Vagnier, president/CEO
of the Helen Ross McNabb Center. “We are grateful to have a partner
like the United Health Foundation to help us expand the reach of
our resources and services to meet the needs of our neighbors and
their families. Together we will improve the lives of the people we
serve.”
According to America’s Health Rankings, Tennessee ranks 38th in
drug related deaths – with a rate of 22 per 100,000 in 2018. The
drug-related death rate in Tennessee has nearly doubled over the
previous 12 years.
Funding Supports Hiring of Peer Support Specialists,
Expansion of Behavioral Services and Education The three-year
grant partnership will support Helen Ross McNabb Center’s mission
by:
- educating people seeking care at UT Medical Center’s Emergency
Room about available resources and services to help address their
substance abuse/addiction, particularly individuals addicted to
opioids;
- engaging more than 250 patients per year, with the goal of 100
of these patients accepting a referral to outpatient, residential
or other treatment options per year; and,
- hiring addiction and peer support specialists to work within
the emergency department to directly engage patients with needed
resources and support.
“The United Health Foundation has built a critical partnership
with the McNabb Center and the University of Tennessee Medical
Center to provide resources for substance abuse addiction,” said
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. “These efforts provide much-needed
support in the fight against the opioid crisis and will do
significant work in creating pathways to healing.”
“We’ve worked very hard to provide optimal care for those in our
community who seek treatment at the medical center for medical
issues associated with opioid and substance use, but we know the
problem of addiction remains after we’ve treated a patient’s
medical issue,” said Dr. James Shamiyeh, senior vice president and
chief quality officer at The University of Tennessee Medical
Center. “We are proud this joint effort with the United Health
Foundation and the Helen Ross McNabb Center will bring much-needed
onsite and ongoing education, as well as treatment, to help many in
our community work to overcome their addiction to opioids and other
substances.”
“Helen Ross McNabb Center and The University of Tennessee
Medical Center work every day to help people fight substance abuse
and addiction, and we are honored to partner with them in their
efforts,” said Heather Cianfrocco, United Health Foundation board
member and CEO of UnitedHealthcare Community & State. “Through
this partnership, we are helping to expand access to mental and
behavioral health services that are critical to helping build
healthier communities in East Tennessee.”
About Helen Ross McNabb
Center Helen Ross McNabb Center is a premier
not-for-profit provider of behavioral health services in East
Tennessee. Since 1948, the Center has provided quality and
compassionate care to children, adults and families experiencing
mental illness, addiction and social challenges. As the Center
celebrates more than 70 years of providing services to communities
in East Tennessee, its mission remains clear and simple; “Improving
the lives of the people we serve.” For more information, visit
www.mcnabbcenter.org.
About The University of Tennessee
Medical Center The mission of The University of
Tennessee Medical Center, the region’s only hospital to achieve
status as a Magnet® recognized organization, is to serve through
healing, education and discovery. UT Medical Center, a 625-bed,
not-for-profit academic medical center, serves as a referral center
for Eastern Tennessee, Southeast Kentucky and Western North
Carolina. The medical center, the region’s only Level I Trauma
Center, is one of the largest employers in Knoxville. For more
information about The University of Tennessee Medical Center, visit
online at www.utmedicalcenter.org.
About United Health
Foundation Through collaboration with community
partners, grants and outreach efforts, the United Health Foundation
works to improve our health system, build a diverse and dynamic
health workforce and enhance the well-being of local communities.
The United Health Foundation was established by UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH) in 1999 as a not-for-profit, private foundation
dedicated to improving health and health care. To date, the United
Health Foundation has committed $430 million to programs and
communities around the world. We invite you to learn more at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com/SocialResponsibility.
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