OSU Medicine Opens New Addiction Clinic in Tulsa | Health

The OSU Addiction Treatment Clinic joined the Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network and will employ the state's first certified addiction specialists.

"We are harnessing the creative energy of our faculty and staff to become the country's leader in addictions, pain management, behavioral health and virtual medicine," said Dr. Kayse. Shrum, President of the OSU Center for Health Sciences and Dean of the OSU College. of osteopathic medicine.

"This clinic will transform the care provided to patients through our OSU clinics and the education our medical students receive."

The clinic is located at 6333 E. Skelly Drive, northwest of 41st Street and Sheridan Road, with partners from 12 & 12 Inc.

It will provide evidence-based treatment for substance abuse disorders, including medication-assisted treatment, where appropriate, and adult mental health services.

The setting up of the clinic was partly due to the opioid crisis, but patients can also receive drug treatment with other drugs and alcohol, said Melani Hamilton, director of marketing and Communications from the OSU Health Sciences Center.

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, headquartered in Minnesota, is the largest non-profit addiction treatment provider in the country. His legacy began in 1949 and includes the creation in 1982 of the Betty Ford Center in California.

"We are committed to sharing our multifaceted and evidence-based approach to dealing with the opioid crisis in states like Oklahoma, and our own system benefits tremendously from collaboration with other leading healthcare providers like the Center. Health Sciences Oklahoma State University. said Bob Poznanovich, vice president of business development at Hazelden Betty Ford.

"We are pleased that this leader in behavioral health, research, education and treatment is now part of our innovative patient care network."

A smooth opening of the clinic took place last month, Hamilton said. An inauguration ceremony was held Monday and brought together Attorney General of Oklahoma, Mike Hunter, who chairs the Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse.

"I congratulate Dr. Shrum and his OSU colleagues for collaborating with the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and opening this clinic, which will save many lives in the state of Oklahoma," said Mr. Shrum. Hunter.