Whether we’re building a new facility or relocating to refresh the brand and patient experience, BHG continues to grow where there is a pressing need for our approach to real recovery.
BHG opens as first OTP in northern Idaho
Please help me welcome our new team members and treatment center in Coeur d’Alene (pronounced kor duh layn) to the BHG family. Located eight hours north of Boise and midway between the states of Washington and Montana, the center is the first outpatient treatment provider (OTP) in that region, and the only provider there to offer all three FDA-approved medications for treating opioid use disorder (OUD).
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, in 2020, 287 drug overdose deaths occurred in Idaho. In 2021, there were 38 overdose deaths in Kootenai County where Coeur d’Alene resides. Nineteen of those deaths were attributed to fentanyl. As of June 2022, this same area has had 13 overdose deaths, six of which were fentanyl related.
The new treatment center is the third location in Idaho. The first two locations are in Boise and Meridian, and all three were part of the company’s acquisition in December 2021 of CBH, and they include both an outpatient treatment program (OTP) and an office-based opioid treatment program (OBOT) enabling prescription-based medications.
The Coeur d’Alene Treatment Center is also a partner in the newly launched Idaho Law Enforcement Diversion (ILED) Program, a pre-arrest program that is designed to help keep individuals with mental health and/or SUDs out of the criminal justice system by focusing on treatment, rehabilitation, and victim restoration instead of prosecution.
Check out the NBC Spokane story featuring our very own Chad Coursey, VP, and Dr. Ben Nordstrom, Chief Medical Officer.
CBH Des Moines relocates, refreshes brand for improved patient experience
Our CBH team in Des Moines relocated last month about two miles away from its former location. The center includes both an OTP and OBOT and they offer all three FDA-approved medications for treating Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), Iowa already had 493 reported drug overdose deaths this year between January and March, up from 428 in 2021.