Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, Inc.

Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Integrated Care Consortium will improve systems of care by collaborating and maximizing resources; thus making positive impacts on the rural communities we serve. The project service area includes three counties in Western Kentucky. These counties are medically underserved areas in which there is a Mental Health Professionals Shortage Area. We will use an integrated care approach by adding behavioral health staff, creating a strong referral process, and collaborating with partners for targeted case management and peer support for persons impacted by SUD/OUD. This project will allow us to provide education, health screening and improved access to medical services. Key deliverables will include an increase in the number of health professionals and other social service professionals who can screen, diagnose, and treat individuals who are at risk of becoming pregnant, are currently pregnant, and/or have recently given birth, and their families; stronger referral processes for MAT/SUD services, and addressing social determinants of health. We anticipate that the program will positively impact the community by 1) enhancing care for NAS babies, 2) expanding access to comprehensive SUD/OUD care, 3) expanding coordinated care by integrating behavioral health care with primary care and obstetrics and gynecology, 4) addressing social determinants of health and disparities that serve as barriers for accessing treatment services, and 5) providing education and prevention services which will reduce the impact of the opioid crisis in our service area.