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San Francisco pilots nighttime telehealth and safe-sleep linkage for opioid treatment; dozens started meds in first month
Summary
San Francisco DPH launched a nighttime telehealth pilot offering immediate buprenorphine or methadone prescriptions plus a safe place to wait while medications fill; officials said the first month saw more than 55 people begin medication or enter residential treatment and 173 telehealth visits.
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health reported on a pilot program that connects people on the street at night with clinicians by telehealth to prescribe buprenorphine or methadone and offers a safe place to sleep while prescriptions fill.
Director Colfax told the Health Commission the city partnered with community organizations and shelter services to create a night navigation team that can provide “treatment on demand.” Colfax said that in the pilot’s first four weeks in March, “more than 55…
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