Commission endorses Taylor County CORE opioid-recovery plan, hears $700,000 first-year request

Jul 8, 2026

Doctors Memorial Hospital and partner agencies presented a coordinated CORE opioid-recovery network and requested $700,000 in year-one funding (county portion requests included $200,000 for hospital medication/capital and $325,000 for DISC Village); commissioners approved moving forward with the plan idea.

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Hospital and provider representatives presented a county CORE (Coordinated Opioid Recovery) network plan that would link Doctors Memorial Hospital (24/7 induction), DISC Village (peer support), and Apalachee Center (inpatient/detox services) with warm handoffs, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and transport coordination.

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