A text by Carla Geib
Chris Bromley, director of health services for the Prairie Mountain Health Region, welcomes $2.64 million in provincial funding to install four addiction treatment beds at the Brandon Regional Health Center.
According to him, these new resources will make it possible to increase the effectiveness of the treatments already offered in the area.Dedicated detox beds are a key to patient safety if we want them to progress to the next phase of recovery.
Chris Bromley points out that the health center offers addiction treatment programs, community agencies in Brandon offer special rehab beds, but beds do not yet exist on the Prairie Mountain Health network. He hopes to put her into service from April 2023.
The future chief of rehab at Brandon, Travis Barron, believes these beds will better structure the care offering. He also believes that he can strengthen cooperation with local organizations.
It is thanks to their hard work that we have been able to obtain these funds and that we can continue to help patients.
he clarifies.
Travis Barron states that this new offering does not meet all needs. Although withdrawal is an important step in recovery, many people with addictions do not want hospital treatment or care.
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For their part, some community organizations see these new resources as another way to reach out to people in need.
We need a wider range of treatments because one option doesn’t suit everyone
believes the network coordinator Manitoba Harm Reduction NetworkAs long as Machado.
Everyone is different, some really want to do a detox and access treatments while others want to go through the process on their own.
She adds.
As long as Machado hopes these four beds will reduce the wait time for care.
” Waiting times are a major obstacle for people who need treatment, and many of them die while on the waiting list. »
She calls for more risk reduction strategies and for government decisions to take more account of the needs of substance users, which should be heard more in discussions.
Solange Machado also hopes to eventually see supervised consumption centers opening in Manitoba.
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