Look North is a magazine published by the Northwell Health System. This publication features health and wellness information geared toward healthcare consumers in the Long Island and New York City region.
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Northwell Health Staten Island University Hospital 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305 Look North is published by the Public Relations Department of Staten Island University Hospital (516-321-6701). The information within this publication is intended to educate readers about subjects pertinent to their health and is not meant to be a substitute for consultation with a personal physician. Produced by True North Custom, Chattanooga, TN. © 2017. Printed in USA. Michael Dowling President and CEO, Northwell Health Donna Proske Executive Director, Staten Island University Hospital Terry Lynam Senior VP & Chief Public Relations Officer, Northwell Health Arleen Ryback and Christian Preston Editor For advertising opportunities Please contact Alan Heyman at 631-656-9900 or alan.heyman@patientpoint.com. facebook.com/SIUHospital twitter.com/SIUHOSPITAL Scan this QR code for easy access to our website. No smartphone? Visit us on the Web: siuh.edu Find us online! With the death rate from opioid use spiraling upward, a specially designed outpatient program offers hope to those struggling with addiction. While inpatient programs are often successful at helping people struggling with addiction, spending days or weeks away from family and work isn't always an option. And yet, it is vital to offer assistance, especially as the number of lives lost to abuse of heroin and prescription opioids continues to rise. To help manage the crisis, Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) now offers an outpatient withdrawal management program with walk-in appointments. The community's response to the new program has been overwhelmingly positive — more than 200 people took advantage of this new service in the program's first few months. Support patients need The new program offers confidential addiction counseling in a supervised treatment setting, daily medication management, physical exams, group sessions and access to the continual care that experts considered crucial to successfully overcoming substance abuse. "Counseling services and pharmacotherapy offered in an outpatient program that encourages family involvement are vital to positive outcomes," said Harshal Kirane, director of Addiction Services at SIUH. "A family that understands the need for treatment and their role in it often makes the difference in getting off opioids and staying off them." Walk-ins are welcome at 392 Seguine Ave. from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Or, patients can set up appointments prior to arrival. Outside of these hours, intervention can be coordinated by the Central Intake team. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 718-226-2800. to the opioid epidemic Responding N o r t h w e l l H e a l t h H o s p i t a l s : Cohen Children's Medical Center . Glen Cove . Huntington . Lenox Hill . Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Forest Hills . LIJ Medical Center LIJ Valley Stream . North Shore University Hospital . Northern Westchester . Peconic Bay Medical Center Phelps Memorial Hospital Center . Plainview . South Oaks . Southside . Staten Island University Hospital . Syosset . Zucker Hillside Affi liates: Boca Raton Regional Hospital . Crouse Hospital . Maimonides Medical Center . Nassau University Medical Center We're Here for You. Northwell Health offers interpreters and auxiliary aids and services, free of charge, to ensure effective communication to any individual with limited English profi ciency or a disability. The Affordable Care Act, Section 1557, prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in any health program or activity that received any funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); any health program or activity that HHS itself administers; and Health Insurance Marketplaces and all plans offered in them. For more information, see link on our home page at www.northwell.edu. Atenció: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711). 注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 1-516-881-7000（TTY：711）