For a patient with an addiction problem, timing is everything. The sooner their health care professionals can get them on their way to recovery, the higher their chance of success. With their very specific care needs and the unique set of challenges they face, patients suffering from addiction require extensive support and resources from professionals trained to manage addiction throughout their treatment journey.
However, there are very few physicians in Ontario who specialize in addiction. This means that Ontario hospitals—with the exception of those with addiction centres—don’t have specialists who can help patients with their treatments on-site. It also means that specialists in the hospital’s surrounding areas are scarce.
Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) is a leader in recognizing and bridging this gap in mental health and addiction care. Through establishing a partnership with Addiction Services of York Region (ASYR), the mental health team at MSH is now able to provide addiction assessments with a specialized physician to its patients — without actually having one in the building.
Full Article Here: hospitalnews.com
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