DENVER, Oct. 28 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As national opioid
addiction rates rise in the wake of COVID-19, including
in the state of Colorado, many
organizations are looking for alternative treatment options. To
address this need, Winnebago Industries® [NYSE: WGO] Specialty
Vehicle Division, with vehicle upfitter Medical Coaches, has
partnered with Signal Behavioral Health Network and West Slope
Casa to deploy six mobile opioid clinics in twenty-five of
Colorado's rural counties. Signal
deployed five of the six vehicles, while West Slope Casa deployed
one. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMSHA), the mobile medical units are built
with custom floor plans and use a quiet lithium-ion power battery
system in place of traditional generators. The mobile clinics
provide preventative care, screenings, chronic disease management,
substance use disorders services, and behavioral therapy.
"Together with our State partners and service providers, we are
able to bring critical treatment and outreach services to rural
communities which have lacked substance use disorder service
options, but have seen intense need," says Daniel Darting, CEO of Signal Behavioral Health
Network.
The six units were built on a Winnebago 33-foot Class A commercial platform.
The mobile units feature a small waiting area, counselor room,
patient exam room and are staffed with a peer navigator, a
certified addictions counselor, and a nurse, with the goal to serve
300 people each week. The mobile units serve a population of nearly
one million in the regions surrounding the areas of Alamosa, Colorado Springs, Greeley, Steamboat
Springs, Pueblo,
Wheat Ridge, and many other
towns.
"The need for mobile medical vehicles is constantly growing, and
while mobile medical vehicles have been around for half a century,
evolving technologies have enabled these vehicles to offer
unprecedented levels of quality, technology and services. We are
thrilled to see our vehicle platforms being used to combat the
opioid crisis," says Robert Kim,
Director of Winnebago Industries Specialty Vehicle Division.
"Mobile services have grown in popularity in recent years because
they truly enable healthcare providers to extend their reach and
engage people in their environment. We are excited to see Signal's
results as they engage in this new approach."
Winnebago Industries' Specialty Vehicle Division produces
commercial vehicles that combine their legendary SuperStructure®
construction with experienced craftsmen to provide the ideal
platform for many end-use applications. Winnebago vehicle platforms are used by
leading second-stage builders (known as upfitters), creating
countless end applications. Most recently, the Specialty
Vehicle platforms were used for an all-electric mobile preschool to
Colorado's Vail Valley Foundation,
a mobile opioid unit to Boston's
Kraft Center of Community Health, seven mobile childhood advocacy
centers to the New York Office of Child and Family Services, and
the nation's first zero-emission mobile surgical instrument lab to
the University of California at Los
Angeles (UCLA) Health
Center.
About Winnebago Industries
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a leading North American
manufacturer of outdoor lifestyle products and commercial vehicles
under the Winnebago, Grand Design,
Newmar and Chris-Craft brands, which are used primarily in leisure
travel and outdoor recreation activities. The company builds
quality motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheel products, boats,
and commercial community outreach vehicles. Since the 1960s, its
Specialty Vehicles division has leveraged the Winnebago motorhome platform to design and
build custom community outreach vehicles for customers around the
world. With flexible floorplans and chassis options to suit
different budgets and sustainability goals, Winnebago commercial shells are ideal for
applications such as mobile medical and dental services, DUI/BAT,
cancer and preventive screenings, food trucks, event marketing,
bloodmobiles, classrooms, bookmobiles, and many other applications.
Winnebago Industries has multiple facilities in Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, and Florida. The Company's common stock is listed
on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the symbol WGO. For
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About Signal Behavioral Health Network
Signal Behavioral Health Network was founded in 1997 and has
been Colorado's largest Managed
Services Organization for the past two decades. Signal is
responsible for managing and monitoring substance use treatment
services in three of the seven regions in the state. Those regions
include Denver-Metro,
Northeastern, and Southeastern
Colorado. Signal, working with local providers, offers a
continuum of substance use disorder (SUD) services and seeks to
ensure a consistent level of quality and ensure compliance with
State and Federal requirements. Signal works with substance use
disorder and mental health provider agencies who provide treatment,
prevention, and recovery services to individuals and their families
across the state of Colorado.
Signal partners with the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, 35
counties, several judicial districts, and other organizations
across Colorado to manage delivery
and expansion of effective substance use disorder services.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Technica Communications
Sarah Malpeli
408-806-9626 Ext. 6840
sarah@technicacommunications.com
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