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Health West tells Muskegon County commissioners treatment access improving but local overdose metrics remain concerning
Summary
Health West presenters told Muskegon County commissioners the regional treatment network and access times have improved, but local indicators show higher heroin admissions and a county vulnerability ranking of 14th of 83 in Michigan; presenters outlined a roughly $5.9 million budget and where funds are spent.
Health West officials told the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners on the record that treatment access for people with substance use disorders has improved but that county-level overdose and vulnerability metrics remain troubling.
Brandy Carlson, chief financial officer for Health West, and Jennifer Sturm, quality assurance manager for substance abuse treatment, presented the Lakeshore Regional Entity quarterly monitoring report and county-specific metrics. Carlson said readmissions in the third quarter showed "35 percent of admissions had criminal justice involvement," and described reductions in time from request to first service for opioid use disorder — a recent average of 4.7 days after peaking at 8.3 days in an earlier quarter.
The presenters framed the region as well-served by contracted providers but noted service gaps in Muskegon: there are no local…
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