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WINDSOR, ON– In June of 2022, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) shared news of new investments for Addictions Services for our community.
One of these investments is funded by the province through the Addictions Recovery Fund to support the new Intensive Bed-Based Addiction Services initiative in HDGH’s Withdrawal Management Services (WMS) program. The one-time funding will support the initiative in 2022/23 and 2023/24 fiscal years.
This Intensive Bed-Based Addiction Services initiative will see the opening of two designated intensive beds in our already established residential WMS program and will help individuals 16 years or older seeking support to withdraw from substance dependency, including alcohol.
WMS is an essential part of the addiction care pathway and is a natural access point for those seeking treatment where individuals are linked with other longer-term forms of treatment and support services. There are circumstances where an individual can be supported to withdrawal in the community, and other scenarios where it would be best to withdrawal in a 24/7 supervised setting, with or without intensive monitoring.
The symptoms associated with substance withdrawal can be severe, and timely access to specialized care and medications can help address these symptoms, avoid Emergency Room visits, and largely influence an individual’s overall efficacy with addiction treatment and recovery goals.
Referrals are now being accepted into the Intensive Bed-Based Addictions Services program. Referrals into HDGH’s WMS are accepted through self-referral, through community partner organizations or from the Emergency Department by calling WMS Centre at 519-257-5225 for bed availability and admission eligibility. The WMS team will determine which service – Intensive Bed-Based Addiction Services, supervised Withdrawal Bed, or Community outreach WMS – is the most appropriate in collaboration with the client and partner agency, if applicable.
It is through these new initiatives of providing the right care, in the right ways, to the clients who need it most that HDGH continues to work with community partners to strengthen the depth and breadth of local services as a Centre of Excellence for Mental Health and Addiction.
To lear more about HDGH's WMS program, please visit our website.
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