Healthcare Finance News March 13, 2024
With a disproportionate number of Native American patients suffering with addiction, one facility is employing cultural sensitivity to turn the tide.
ORLANDO – In a world of high addiction rates, mental healthcare crises and increasing suicide rates, one healthcare organization in South Dakota is trying something a little different.
Kelsey Sjaarda, clinical program manager, The Link at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, helps oversee a program at a community triage center in Sioux Falls that provides 24/7 care and support for individuals struggling with mental health crises and addiction, with a patient population disproportionately represented by Native Americans and people of color, despite the population being about 80% Caucasian.
The triage center – a unique public-private partnership between...
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