Table 1 Description of participant health system sites and TOP referral endpoints noted by interviewees
From: Forging hospital and community partnerships to enable care coordination for opioid use disorder
Health System | Description | TOP Referral Endpoints |
|---|---|---|
City Health | A network of safety net hospitals, community health clinics, and public health departments serving Chicago, Illinois. They have served their community for nearly 200 years and continue to grow and expand services to meet critical community needs such as opioid use disorder. | - Community based providers - Residential treatment programs - Intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) - Detoxification services - Community harm reduction programs - Outpatient programs (including MOUD) |
Lake Health | Includes one safety net hospital located in central Ohio and a network of outpatient clinics. They are the largest healthcare provider in a six-county region which is considered medically underserved, and as such, they provide essential health services. They serve predominantly rural populations, heavily impacted by opioid use disorder and overdose. | - Outpatient programs (including MOUD) - Residential treatment programs - Behavioral health providers - Counseling programs - Inpatient facility for psychiatric and substance use patients - Detoxification services - Local mental health center |
Metro Health | The largest municipal health care delivery system in the country. This health system includes 11 acute care hospitals as well as Gotham Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center which is the largest in the country and has clinics located across NYC. NYC Health + Hospitals provides health care services to more than one million adults and children every year. | - Outpatient methadone clinics - Outpatient providers (including MOUD) - Faith-based treatment programs - Residential treatment programs - Detoxification services - Community harm reduction programs |
Mountain | A safety net hospital located in the Appalachian region of Southeastern Ohio. As a member of the Mountain Health system, this hospital organization provides acute- care services and outpatient medical care to the surrounding community. Opioid use disorder has affected the surrounding counties greatly; nearby River county has the highest opioid overdose rates in Ohio and is among the highest in the U.S. | - Outpatient providers (including MOUD) - Residential treatment programs - Detoxification services - Outpatient methadone clinics - Counseling services |