UVA Health Partners With Shelter To Offer Opioid Use Treatment  

The University of Virginia’s UVA health is partnering with a shelter in Charlottesville, Virginia, to offer care for opioid use disorder (OUD). Clinicians from UVA Health, including a physician, nurse and social worker, will work out of The Haven one day per week, offering week to offer OUD care.;;

UVA said the SmART (street medicine, access, reduction and treatment) program will help consumers apply for Medicaid, set up electronic medical records with UVA, and offer transportation to additional resources. The program is funded through a grant from Virginia’s Opioid Abatement Authority and expands on an existing . . .