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		<title>Union Hospital Proposes Short Term Drug Detox Center; Could Seek County Subsidy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union Hospital is considering creation of a non-profit entity in Cecil County to operate an 8 to 12-bed short-term drug detoxification program outside a hospital setting and may ask the county government to subsidize the operation, a hospital official told county leaders on Tuesday. At the same time, the hospital has already created a separate limited liability company in partnership with the Upper Chesapeake Health system in Harford County aimed at creating another operation that would address both drug abuse and mental health problems, since the region lacks adequate mental health professional care. The proposals were outlined in broad terms by Dave Gipson, Union Hospital’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, during a meeting of the county’s Board of Health—which consists of the county executive, the County Council, and the county health officer. County Council members have talked about Union’s plans previously although the hospital had insisted the proposals were still too preliminary to discuss in any detail. [SEE previous CECIL TIMES report here: https://ceciltimes.com/2014/12/union-hospital-considers-short-term-drug-abuser-detox-program-cecil-county-councilors-urge-support/ ] Gipson’s presentation was still short on specifics and he said a firmer concept for a Cecil County operation would likely not be developed until June. He said the hospital was working on developing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Union Hospital Considers Short-Term Drug Abuser Detox Program; Cecil County Council Seeks Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2014 23:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union Hospital of Cecil County is considering establishing a new short-term, drug abuser detoxification program, according to members of the Cecil County Council. It could be the first and only program of its kind in the county, which is on track for a record number of drug overdose deaths this year. Representatives of the hospital, located in Elkton, first broached the concept—which is still in its planning infancy—during a meeting with members of the state legislative delegation last week. A Union Hospital program could be a competitor for a newly proposed private profit-making rehab hospital in Earleville, which has a pending request before the County Council to amend the water master plan to allow a 150-bed facility providing a 30-day program in the rural area. Cecil County Council President Robert Hodge (R-5) said at a Tuesday 12/15/14 Council worksession that the local Union Hospital—a 122-bed general hospital that has served the county for more than a century—was considering creation of a five to seven day &#8220;in-patient&#8221; drug detoxification program. “They’re still investigating what that program would be,” Hodge said, but the hospital is “seriously considering” such an initiative. The hospital “sees a need” for such services, he added, although hospital [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Drug Deaths Rise Again, New Stats Show; County Advances Private Rehab Hospital Aimed at Non-Local Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Drug overdose deaths in Cecil County continue to rise to record levels, according to newly released state data, but members of the county’s drug abuse council were not informed of the statistics at a Thursday meeting. At the same time, county agencies and officials have rapidly advanced a proposed private drug rehab hospital catering to non-local patients while similar proposals elsewhere have faced months of questions and local reviews. Cecil Times reviewed newly-released data from the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, buried in spreadsheets on the agency’s website, showing that in the second quarter of this year, drug overdose deaths in Cecil County continued to rise, with another 10 drug deaths reported. During the first quarter of the year, there were also 10 fatal drug overdoses, bringing the total for the first six months of the year to 20. (In contrast, drug deaths in the county for the first six months of 2013 were 13.) At this pace, the county is on track for a record number of drug-related fatalities this year. The worst previous full-year tally was 28 in 2011—which on a population-adjusted basis gave Cecil County a death rate higher than [&#8230;]]]></description>
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