Connecticut Valley Hospital Blue Hills Substance Services

Connecticut Valley Hospital Blue Hills Substance Services

Services:
License/Certification/Accreditation
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Hospital licensing authority
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• The Joint Commission

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity

Type of Care

• Detoxification
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment

Ancillary Services

• Acupuncture
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Transportation assistance
• Early intervention for HIV
• Social skills development
• Mental health services
• Case management service

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Clonidine
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Methadone
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Disulfiram
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Nicotine replacement
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups
• Employment counseling or training
• Recovery coach

Language Services

• Spanish
• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Education and Counseling Services

• Family counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Group counseling
• Individual counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Opioids detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Methadone detoxification
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Methadone maintenance
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning

Testing

• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• TB screening
• STD testing
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Adult women
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Adult men
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• State government

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Hospitals

• Psychiatric hospital

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Medical Services

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Treatment Approaches

• 12-step facilitation
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Trauma-related counseling
• Matrix Model
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Methadone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for tobacco use