Onslow Memorial Hospital screens every Emergency Department patient for mental health wellness checks and/or substance abuse treatment assistance if needed or desired by the patient.

If a patient with opioid substance use disorder needs and wants assistance, a community paramedic will visit them and dose them with methadone (if indicated) until they can receive treatment in a facility. 

OMH Emergency Department Patients 

Patients who are struggling with mental health and/or substance related concerns can receive assistance and/or referrals from OMH staff and Community Paramedics. No followup to see if patients make it to the referral is performed at this time.