Addressing OUD Stigma in Rural Emergency Departments

22/05/2023 33 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
Addressing OUD Stigma in Rural Emergency Departments

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Episode Synopsis

We talk with staff from St. James Healthcare, an acute-care hospital in southwest Montana, and Tammera Nauts from the Montana Primary Care Association about how the emergency department at St. James approaches patients experiencing opiate addiction or overdose. Part of a statewide program to better respond to and treat opioid use disorder (OUD), learn how St. James is helping lead the way in reducing the stigma around OUD in rural health care.

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