Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response - Address: 600 E Main Street, Elma, WA, 98541 Project Director Name: Christina Mitchell Contact Phone Number: 360-346-2316 Email Address: christina.mitchell@sp-mc.org Website Address: https://summitpacificmedicalcenter.org/ List all grant program funds requested in the application: $300,000 Grays Harbor County in Washington State is recognized as having a major opioid use disorder challenge which has a devastating impact on the County’s families and infrastructure. Our community has a very low health index and a 3-year shorter life expectancy than the rest of Washington State. Grays Harbor County is ranked thirty-seven out of thirty-nine in health outcomes which means that the current overall health of our residents is incredibly poor. Additionally, our county is ranked number thirty-six out of thirty-nine regarding health factors which measure the future health of our community. Our residents’ health is influenced by different health related social needs. Summit was awarded a HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Planning grant in 2018. This grant established the Grays Harbor County Opioid Response Consortium and provided funding to implement a coordinated approach to opioid use prevention, treatment, and recovery in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It has supported the identification of areas requiring additional funding or policy changes to better address the current opioid crisis. Furthermore, we were awarded a HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation grant in 2019 which established programs for our patients with SUD/OUD and provided dedicated staffing, data collection and analysis, research, and collaboration time. Additionally, we received a HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program MAT Expansion grant award in 2019. This grant rapidly expanded our MAT services to increase capacity to meet the needs rather than being limited to incremental expansion efforts that continue to limit access. To achieve the purpose of the RCORP – Overdose Response program SPMC selected the following allowable activities: Number 1: Purchasing and distributing naloxone, fentanyl stripes or other relevant supplies within our target rural service area. Number 8: Providing Continuing Education Units (CEU) as well as Continuing Medical Education Units (CME) that are recognized by their respective boards, which allow for providers to enhance their ability to provide care to individuals with SUD/OUD Number 9: Establishing services to reduce transmission of infectious diseases, such as, but not limited to Hepatitis A and B vaccinations, pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, Hepatitis C treatment, etc. This grant award will allow Summit Pacific Medical Center to improve access to naloxone for our target population by purchasing and distributing this medication. Furthermore, we will expand our capacity to provide care, specifically prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals with SUD/OUD by providing CEU and CME to our providers to enhance their ability to provide these services to our patients. Additionally, we will establish services to reduce transmission of infectious diseases that can occur when sharing injectable drug equipment.
