Mount Sinai Beth Israel has a long legacy of providing compassionate care to patients with opioid use disorder through our network of comprehensive Opioid Treatment clinics. Because of the rise in opioid use, many MSBI teams are focused on supporting these patients throughout their medical journey so that they can live a full life.
The MSBI Emergency Department offers a wide array of services for patients with opioid use disorder, including providing medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder and withdrawal, harm reduction education, naloxone distribution, peer engagement after a non-fatal opioid overdose, and facilitated referral to outpatient care.
Our Emergency Department Health Educators also distribute and regularly educate patients, employees, and other members of our community on how to administer Naloxone. Our next naloxone training event will be held Wednesday, December 18 from 9:00am-1:00pm in the lobby of Mount Sinai-Union Square located at 10 Union Square East.
Recently, our Vice Chair of Operations for Emergency Medicine, Erick Eiting, MD, spoke with End the Epidemic about his work studying opioid use for pain in gender affirmation surgery and transgender care. Read the story here.
