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AV Medical Center recognized for superior performance in addressing the opioid epidemic

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LANCASTER – Antelope Valley Medical Center was recently recognized by Cal Hospital Compare for exceptional efforts in addressing the opioid epidemic, officials announced.

AVMC’s initiatives include an onsite, staffed Substance Use Navigator, whom helps people diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in starting treatment in the hospital, connecting patients for follow-up care, and advocating for culture change to reduce stigma and discrimination. In addition, the hospital has pain management protocols and performance metrics, medication assisted treatments as part of inpatient assessments, rigorous training and education for medical staff, patient education and counseling, and strong collaborations with community partners. These efforts are designed to ensure that patients receive appropriate pain management while minimizing the risks associated with opioid use.

“We are deeply honored to receive this recognition from Cal Hospital Compare,” said Dr. Erin Bess, Pain Management Pharmacist at Antelope Valley Medical Center. “With strong support from the trauma unit, our team has worked tirelessly to develop and implement comprehensive approaches to address the opioid epidemic. This achievement is a testament to our collective dedication to improving patient outcomes, promoting responsible opioid use, and creating a safer and healthier community.”

For more information about Antelope Valley Medical Center, visit www.avmc.org.

[Information via news release from Antelope Valley Medical Center.]

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12 comments for "AV Medical Center recognized for superior performance in addressing the opioid epidemic"

  1. They changed their name to Medical Center since their concern for Emergency Patients along with Admitted patients is at a Zero. Their all about doing the bare minimum, drugging you up to stop your pain and sending you on your way out the door with only going off what you tell them is going on as a diagnosis, it even states it in your discharge papers. They almost killed me I ended up in a coma for 2 weeks due to their lack of doing their jobs. They shouldn’t be getting any kind of recognition unless it’s for needing to do better by their patients period.

    • Your consistency is laughable. Try to remember that the opioid crisis was an issue addressed during the 2020 campaign, so your butty ‘news sources’ trying to retcon it as ‘all Biden’s fault’ are just counting on dupes like you to buy in.

      • We have several causes of the opioid crisis. One of them is pharmaceutical companies. I recommend watching the documentary Dope Sick.

        You are also laughable so if laughing is healthy we are both fine.

        • @Fool tim

          Are you with the guy that’s going to prison? Now, that’s poor judgement on your part.

          Isn’t it?

    • Then, there was the inebriated Rudy Giuliani giving advice to the president regarding a “stolen” election.

      Boy, that’s REEFER MADNESS right there.

      Trump took the advice. Talk about a “contact buzz”. They were all high in the White House for 4 years. Don Jr. left his bag of…
      Blow.
      Bump.
      C or Big C.
      Coke.
      Crack.
      Dust.
      Flake.
      Line.
      Nose Candy.
      Pearl.
      Rail.
      Snow.
      Sneeze.
      Sniff.
      Speedball.
      Toot.
      White Rock.

      …when he departed with the town squeeze Kimberly Easy Girl. (Sounds like a racehorse)

      Or maybe, the coke belonged to Ronnie ‘Candy Man’ Jackson, Trump’s White House doctor.

      What else can explain the insanity of the Trump cult? It’s DRUGS ALL THE WAY. You mean, they are that crazy without drugs? No way.

    • I got a contact high driving North on 1oth West from the mall. man they must have been smoking the good stuff in the car in front of me. :)

      • Why anyone would want to go north on 10th St. West from the mall is beyond me. There’s nothing there but pandhandlers, homeless, thugs, gangs, grift, empty buildings, and lousy roads.