Health Promotion Paper
The need I identified in my Windshield Survey was the absence of inpatient drug treatment facilities in Vincennes, Indiana. Lack of inpatient treatment resulted in patients being turned away from Good Samaritan Hospital and referred to facilities that are an hour or more away from Vincennes. This need is associated with the Healthy People 2020 objective of Substance Abuse which is aimed at reduction in the number of teens using alcohol or any illicit drugs, (Allender, Rector & Warner 2014). Lack of insurance and funds to pay for treatment is often a detriment to patients utilizing services that are not local. Patients often are noncompliant with outpatient treatment and need the more structured care provided by an inpatient unit. Combined use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs costs more than $700 …show more content…
The goal will be that within one year, 10 inpatient beds will be available for the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse either in Good Samaritan Hospital or a free standing center. By the end of the first month, a committee composed of nurses from the inpatient mental health unit at GSH, staff from the outpatient Samaritan Center and Willows and staff from the Riverfront counseling center along with psychiatrists and members of the city council and board of governors of the GSH will meet to discuss the importance of establishing an inpatient drug treatment unit. The committee will begin development of strategies that can be used to establish this program within the hospital or as a free standing facility. These strategies will be presented to the GSH board of directors and Vincennes city council for approval by the end of the third month. By the 6th month, construction will begin or renovation of existing structures to house the inpatient treatment center and qualified staff will be interviewed and hired to help in the process of
The need I identified in my Windshield Survey was the absence of inpatient drug treatment facilities in Vincennes, Indiana. Lack of inpatient treatment resulted in patients being turned away from Good Samaritan Hospital and referred to facilities that are an hour or more away from Vincennes. This need is associated with the Healthy People 2020 objective of Substance Abuse which is aimed at reduction in the number of teens using alcohol or any illicit drugs, (Allender, Rector & Warner 2014). Lack of insurance and funds to pay for treatment is often a detriment to patients utilizing services that are not local. Patients often are noncompliant with outpatient treatment and need the more structured care provided by an inpatient unit. Combined use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs costs more than $700 …show more content…
The goal will be that within one year, 10 inpatient beds will be available for the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse either in Good Samaritan Hospital or a free standing center. By the end of the first month, a committee composed of nurses from the inpatient mental health unit at GSH, staff from the outpatient Samaritan Center and Willows and staff from the Riverfront counseling center along with psychiatrists and members of the city council and board of governors of the GSH will meet to discuss the importance of establishing an inpatient drug treatment unit. The committee will begin development of strategies that can be used to establish this program within the hospital or as a free standing facility. These strategies will be presented to the GSH board of directors and Vincennes city council for approval by the end of the third month. By the 6th month, construction will begin or renovation of existing structures to house the inpatient treatment center and qualified staff will be interviewed and hired to help in the process of