Kirkbride Center Expands Capacity to Respond to Opioid Crisis
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Kirkbride Center is one of the largest Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) programs in Philadelphia.As a player on the front lines of opioid treatment, it offers three forms of Medication Assisted Treatment: Methadone, Suboxone and Vivitrol.
- PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Kirkbride Center is one of the largest Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) programs in Philadelphia.As a player on the front lines of opioid treatment, it offers three forms of Medication Assisted Treatment: Methadone, Suboxone and Vivitrol.
- To effect an increase in MAT service capacity, Kirkbride has converted its 25-bed acute inpatient psychiatric program into a 32-bed short-term residential rehabilitation program.
- The Kirkbride Center continuum has a total capacity for 270 beds.
- Located in West Philadelphia, Kirkbride Center is pleased to be included in the 2.7 percent of rehabilitation facilities nationally that provides all three forms of Medication Assisted Treatment: Methadone,Suboxone and Vivitrol.