Kaiser hooks up S.F. General Hospital with $3M to address root cause of addiction

A small but effective team that is addressing the root causes of addiction at San Francisco ’s safety net hospital just got a $3 million donation from Kaiser Permanente.  Started one year ago with $900,000 from Medicaid, the Addiction Care Team— comprising just a half-time physician, full time patient navigator and a part-time addiction fellow — coordinates care for patients at Zuc kerberg San Francisco General Hospital who have a substance use disorder, the medical term for people who have…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Source Type: news