When deciding to develop an intensive outpatient program (IOP) or partial hospitalization program (PHP), it can be difficult to understand what exactly each program will offer.
Ascension Recovery Services provides start-up consulting services for organizations interested in developing residential treatment centers (RTC), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and sober living homes (SLH).
Read on to learn more about what IOPs and PHPs can offer.
PHP stands for partial hospitalization programming. ASAM defines PHP as care that is delivered at a minimum of five hours a day, five days a week for a duration of two weeks to a whole month.
The purpose of PHP is to replicate what an inpatient stay delivers in terms of treatment but in an outpatient setting. A person needing the PHP level of care has a SUD that is severe enough that work needs to be put on hold for a period of time while the individual focuses on their treatment and changing aspects of their life.
Where the PHP level of care is more intensive, it is less intensive than an inpatient level of care as it affords the individual the ability to live in their residence.
The patients who are admitted into a PHP are confident in their recovery and are ready to take the next step. Some services that PHPs may have include:
IOP stands for intensive outpatient programming. According to the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM), an IOP level of care is set at a minimum of three hours a day, three days a week for a duration of up to two months.
This type of treatment is for those who have a handle on their addiction enough to maintain some semblance of daily life. An IOP is a step down from PHP or rehab. IOP affords those with SUD the opportunity to continue to work while they also treat their SUD.
The patients admitted into an IOP are confident in their recovery, their return to their daily lives and are ready to take the next step. Because there is always a risk of relapse, IOPs heavily encourage their patients to participate in a 12-step program, as well as other recovery services.
Ascension Recovery Services can provide consulting services for hospitals and other organizations who are interested in developing RTCs, IOPs and PHPs.
We can guide your team through the research phase, planning phase and opening the doors to your facility. Through an accelerated development process paired with a knowledgeable team who has a proven success record of developing these programs, we’ll deliver:
If you’d like to learn more about our program development, click below.
WVU Medicine
Ascension is proud to be working with WVU Medicine (WVU Hospitals and WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry) to bring a new residential drug and alcohol treatment center to Morgantown.
This treatment center is being partially funded by a $1 million grant, through the Ryan Brown Fund, that will go toward enhancing program development for pregnant women and overdose survivors.
Ascension Recovery Services is a partner with WVU and has completed the feasibility study and market analysis, budget and proforma financial analysis, development of the business plan and financial model, creation of the staffing model, licensure plan and strategy, clinical programming, credentialing and full integration into WVU’s EPIC software, marketing and grant writing support, along with a full plan for opening and operational excellence after doors are open.
Ascension is also assisting with the development of the real estate by financing the construction of the facility, hiring the architect, engineer, general contractor and overseeing the construction process through our partnership with a commercial real estate developer.
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTH
Columbus Regional Hospital (CRH) is opening an Addiction Medicine Practice (AMP) to increase access to care for people suffering from Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in Columbus, Indiana, to include Region 9, the 10-county region currently served by CRH. AMP will provide SUD treatment services designed to increase health and wellness through remediation of substance use disorders in its patients, and by encouraging a lifestyle of recovery following treatment.
AMP will operate as a triage center for addiction-related immediate health needs including:
PROACT IOP
PROACT is dedicated to reducing the impact of addiction in the West Virginia communities by providing comprehensive assessment, education, intervention and treatment solutions in a single accessible service hub. PROACT is a cutting-edge concept for addressing immediate SUD needs in an area that has been hit hardest by the Opioid Epidemic. The Huntington, West Virginia, community has made a major impact on reducing OUD related overdoses and is receiving national attention for their collaborative efforts and incredible success.
The initiation and development of substance use disorder-focused efforts have occurred in all of the PROACT partner facilities at Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center and Marshall Health for many years. The addition of resources from Valley Health and Thomas Health have served to complement these efforts.
Ascension Recovery Services (ARS) is working directly with Cabell Huntington Hospital, Marshall Health, and the PROACT Program Director to develop an intensive outpatient program (IOP) that will complement the already incredible services to be offered at PROACT.
ARS has also assisted with grant writing support and business planning and strategy for expansion to other areas.
If you are ready to start your own IOP, give us a call at 304-503-3448, or contact us below: