Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health’s Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, N.H., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 12 to mark the opening of its addiction treatment program.
The facility expands Dartmouth Health’s efforts to improve access to care for local residents with substance use disorder, particularly in areas where transportation barriers limit treatment options, according to a March 13 system news release.
In 2006, the system launched its addiction services department — around the time buprenorphine, a partial opioid agonist, began to be used more widely to treat opioid use disorder, the release said.
“Many people living with addiction recover when they have timely access to science-supported care,” William Torrey, MD, chair of psychiatry at Dartmouth Health, said in the release. “Recovery from substance use disorder takes human connection and the support of community.”
Dartmouth Health CEO and President Joanne Conroy, MD, said the program will pair clinical expertise with support services to help individuals and families navigate long-term recovery.
