Substance Use Disorder Program Availability in Safety-Net and Non-Safety-Net Hospitals in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Safety-net hospitals (SNHs) are ideal sites to deliver addiction treatment to patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), but the availability of these services within SNHs nationwide remains unknown.

Objective

To examine differences in the delivery of different SUD programs in SNHs vs non-SNHs across the US and to determine whether these differences are increased in certain types of SNHs depending on ownership.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis used data from the 2021 American Hospital Association Annual Survey of Hospitals to examine the associations of safety-net status and ownership with the availability of SUD services at acute care hospitals in the US. Data analysis was performed from January to March 2022.

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SUBMITTER: Chang JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463097 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature