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Local recovery center reports expanded hospital outreach, dozens of referrals and follow-ups in first 10 months at Piedmont
Summary
Hank Arnold of a local recovery support center updated the council on a hospital-based peer recovery program: 95 initial encounters, 939 follow-ups, 88 referrals to treatment, and 78% retention among referred clients, the program director said.
Hank Arnold, director of a local addiction recovery support center, updated the Newnan City Council on Oct. 14 about the center’s hospital outreach and peer-recovery work at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Arnold said the organization began operating a recovery-support center in 2018 and launched a hospital-based peer recovery service at Piedmont Newnan in 2023 after…
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