Buprenorphine Induction and Naloxone Distribution Program-Combined With Warm Hand-Off Referral to Continued Treatment

Among health care environments, ED often are the front lines of care for those with OUD or who experience opioid overdose. The University of Utah Hospital ED has the Bridge Program which provides buprenorphine and naloxone with warm-hand off referral for continued treatment to people presenting with OUD. In order to extend the services offered by the Bridge Program to rural hospitals, the investigators will be providing mentoring and education to Castleview Hospital in establishing a similar program. Castleview Hospital is the only acute care hospital that serves Carbon and Emery counties, which outside of the Salt Lake City metro area have the highest opioid overdose rates in the State of Utah. This project will utilize both quantitative and qualitative measures to evaluate the impact of this program on patients, hospital staff, and community members.