A Capital Effort in the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic

The majority of overdose deaths in the U.S. involve opioids. Already a significant problem pre-COVID-19, opioid misuse accelerated during the pandemic to levels never seen before in the U.S. In this conversation, Gayle Hurt, DCHA’s VP of Patient Safety & Quality Initiatives, shares the multiple approaches DCHA is using to help curb the opioid epidemic and reach the communities most impacted.

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