AGENCY TESTIMONY
Emergency Department Leads (ED Leads) program
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Dr. Schatz describes the Emergency Department Leads (ED Leads) program, an initiative supported by $10,000,000 of opioid settlement funding. The program aims to identify and assist patients at risk for substance use disorder in emergency departments.
- ED Leads teams consist of licensed clinicians and peer counselors
- Services include screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment, and peer counseling
- In 2024, there were 24,317 ED Leads encounters, with 19% resulting in outpatient referrals and 8% including naloxone kit distribution
- ED Leads teams are present at all 11 of NYC Health + Hospitals' acute care facilities
Dr. Daniel Schatz
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An additional $10,000,000 of the opioid settlement funding supports the expansion of our emergency department leads or ED leads to increase coverage.
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These teams consist of licensed clinicians and peer counselors who identify patients at risk for substance use disorder, offering screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment, and peer counseling services.
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Patients are also offered harm reduction resources, including overdose education prevention, naloxone kits, fentanyl, and xylazine test strips.
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In 2024, there were 24,317 ED leads encounters.
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Of these, 19% resulted in outpatient referrals and 8% included naloxone kit distribution.
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While these numbers reflect our reach, our goal is to further increase referrals to treatment by improving follow-up care and and patient engagement.
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We have ED leads teams at all 11 of our acute care facilities.