Grays Harbor County Public Hospital District 1

Grays Harbor County is recognized as having a major opioid use disorder challenge which has a devastating impact on the County. Our community has a very low health index and a 3-year shorter life expectancy than the rest of Washington State. Grays Harbor County is ranked thirty-seven out of thirty-nine in health outcomes which means that the current overall health of our residents is incredibly poor. Additionally, our county is ranked number thirty-six out of thirty-nine regarding health factors which measure the future health of our community. Our residents' health is influenced by different health related social needs. Summit was awarded a HRSA RCORP Planning grant in 2018. This grant established the Grays Harbor County Opioid Response Consortium and provided funding to implement a coordinated approach to opioid use prevention, treatment, and recovery. It has supported the identification of areas requiring additional funding or policy changes to better address the current opioid crisis. Furthermore, we were awarded a HRSA RCORP Implementation grant in 2019 which established programs for our patients with SUD/OUD and provided dedicated staffing, data collection and analysis, research, and collaboration time. Additionally, we received a HRSA RCORP MAT Expansion grant award in 2019. This grant rapidly expanded our MAT services to increase capacity to meet the needs of our community. The HRSA RCORP Overdose Response grant will allow Summit Pacific Medical Center to improve access to naloxone for our target population by purchasing and distributing this medication. Furthermore, we will expand our capacity to provide care, specifically prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals with SUD/OUD by providing CEU and CME to our providers to enhance their ability to provide these services to our patients. Additionally, we will establish services to reduce transmission of infectious diseases that can occur when sharing injectable drug equipment.