Upstate-St. Camillus program treats people recovering from illness and addiction

Suzanne Wheeler, left, and Kelly Mussi (photo by Jim Howe) Suzanne
Wheeler, left, and Kelly Mussi (photo by Jim Howe) Upstate
University Hospital is partnering with The Centers at St. Camillus
rehabilitation facility to create a Upstate University Hospital is
partnering with The Centers at St. Camillus rehabilitation facility
to create a treatment program for those suffering from illness and
addiction treatment program for those suffering from illness and
addiction. Since it began in April 2018, about 40 people have
successfully completed the program, according to nurse Kelly Mussi,
assistant director of transitional care at Upstate, and nurse
Suzanne Wheeler, case manager in the department of transitional
care. They explain how the program, funded by a $2.1 million grant,
helps people off drugs while freeing up hospital beds for other
patients. After a patient is stabilized, he or she is transferred
to a special unit at St. Camillus to recover for four to six weeks.
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Since it began in April 2018, about 40 people have successfully
completed the program, according to nurse Kelly Mussi, assistant
director of transitional care at Upstate, and nurse Suzanne
Wheeler, case manager in the department of transitional care. They
explain how the program, funded by a $2.1 million grant, helps
people off drugs while freeing up hospital beds for other patients.
After a patient is stabilized, he or she is transferred to a
special unit at St. Camillus to recover for four to six weeks.
http://upstateonline.info/static/December20-December272018/blog/story-1/index.html