Friday, May 2, 2025
5/2/2025
MAT Capacity Expansion Project in Burlington, Camden, and Mercer County, New Jersey. - Oaks Integrated Care (Oaks) is seeking to expand capacity of the provision of our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services in Burlington, Camden, and Mercer Counties in New Jersey to individuals who present with an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Oaks' expansion of MAT services will continue to fill a strong need for indigent Burlington, Camden, and Mercer residents who seek treatment, by enabling us to significantly increase the amount of MAT we are able to offer to these critical populations. New Jersey has seen an increase in overdose rates within the past year due in part of the pandemic, but also the presence of fentanyl and other synthetic opiates that are much more lethal and present in the substances being used. Oaks has identified the 3 counties as its target populations based on the criteria that: 1) there is a significant population of individuals with an OUD in these 3 counties who will benefit from MAT services; 2) there are existing service gaps, including a lack of MAT availability and reluctance of inpatient prescriptions stemming from a lack of linkage to community providers, which serve as major barriers to access of care for individuals with an OUD; 3) there is an existing need to ensure proper transition and coordination of care for individuals entering and exiting the Emergency Department (ED), Jail systems, and inpatient facilities who are induced on or reliant on MAT services for their care and recovery. The goal of Oaks' MAT Capacity Expansion is to ensure access that is as immediate as possible without compromising the quality of care. The expanded capacity afforded through this funding will serve an additional 120 unduplicated individuals annually, or 600 unduplicated total individuals throughout the 5-year project period. This number is project from the number of consumers that we currently provided MAT services to within these 3 Counties.
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