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Catawba County approves $162,266 opioid‑settlement award to CVMC and affirms broader settlement strategy
Summary
The Board appropriated $162,266 from opioid settlement funds to expand weekend Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist coverage and cover medication and appointment costs through Catawba Valley Medical Center's CARE Team, and ratified a set of strategies totaling $1,490,999 for opioid response programs.
The Catawba County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 18 approved an appropriation of $162,266 from the county's Opioid Settlement Fund to support a Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) grant aimed at expanding the hospital CARE Team's weekend coverage and underwriting patient medications and appointment costs.
County Manager Mary S. Furtado, Opioid SUD Program Coordinator Jamie Todd and REACH Crew Chief Jason Powell presented a Healthy Safe Community Strategic Plan update and described gaps the county and CVMC aim to fill. The funding will pay for part‑time weekend Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist coverage…
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