Saint Joseph's Care Group relocates its detox program to the Crossroads Centre, prioritizing safety and accessibility for clients.
Medically supported withdrawal services now have a new – and safer – home in Thunder Bay . As of Tuesday, Saint Joseph’s Care Group (SJCG) has moved its detox program to the Crossroads Centre location at 500 Oliver Road. All of the decisions around this move have been based around safety: safety for our clients, for our partners in emergency services,' said Andrea Docherty, the vice president of clinical and community health for SJCG.
The program provides medically supported and supervised withdrawal management services for those not in the emergency department. It will continue to provide a voluntary place for anyone age 16 and older to safely withdraw from alcohol and other substances. When people arrive at the front door, they’ll be greeted by intake and that team will provide an assessment. There’s space very close to the entrance for stabilization and close monitoring and then as people start to feel better, they’ll be moved into more private spaces where they can recover,” said Docherty. With the acute care stabilization beds on the same floor as recovery beds, the new location is safer and more accessible she explains. At the former Balmoral Centre location, said Docherty, the two sections were divided between two floors, making it challenging and sometimes unsafe to move people between the services. In the new space, it’s much safer to do so, allowing for flow and flexibility, The open space removes the need for lifts and elevators to support clients at their old location. The total budget for all renovations taking place at the Oliver Road site is approximately $650,000. For now, the withdrawal management program is sharing the space with the Crossroads Centre's pre- and post-treatment programs. Despite this, Docherty said there would be no changes to their capacity. “We will be maintaining the same capacity for both our pre- and post-treatment services, as well as withdrawal managemen
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