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<p><strong>ABOUT SINAI HOSPITAL ADDICTIONS RECOVERY PROGRAM (SHARP)</strong></p> <p>Founded in 1866, Sinai Hospital is a 370-bed hospital owned by the LifeBridge Health system, and located in Cylburn, six miles northwest of downtown Baltimore.</p> <p>The Sinai Hospital Addictions Recovery Program (SHARP) offers <strong>medication-assisted therapy (MAT) for adults struggling with opiate dependency</strong> on an outpatient basis. It's part of the psychiatry department, which can treat a wide range of mental and behavioral health disorders. SHARP is one of <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD17.pdf" target="_blank">70 opioid treatment programs</a> in the state of Maryland, and it aims to help uninsured and under-insured residents of Baltimore.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>To treat its clientele, <strong>SHARP uses methadone,</strong> which is only available at <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD17.pdf" target="_blank">17.3 percent</a> of Maryland rehabs. In addition to methadone programming, clients participate in <strong>individual, group, and family counseling,</strong> and both clients and their families receive substance abuse education. <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">Dually diagnosed clients</a> will receive fully integrated treatment for their mental health disorder as well as their addiction, which may include ongoing <strong>medication management</strong>.</p> <p>The adjoined hospital also provides an array of support services, such as <strong>primary medical care for uninsured clients</strong> and on-site testing and counseling for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. Referrals to further services are provided as needed. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The treatment team includes a board-certified psychiatrist and a master's-level clinician. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the center five out of five stars for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Rehabs.com hasn't yet polled any SHARP alumni, and the program doesn't have any reviews on approved secondary sites either, though <strong>the hospital as a whole has mediocre-to-poor feedback on secondary sites,</strong> with a 2.7 out of five-star average rating based on 39 reviews on Google and a two-star average rating based on 32 reviews on Yelp.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> </p> <p>The reviewers repeatedly complained of <strong>long wait times, disorganization, and unhelpful staff.</strong> "The wait time here on even a slow night is completely unbearable and truly unnecessary," Anna wrote in a representative comment on Yelp. However, these reviews do not necessary reflect SHARP services.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date would strongly recommend treatment via SHARP. The anonymous reviewer praised the center's "employee care and knowledge," and gave SHARP five stars for its ability to treat co-occurring disorders and four stars for its family participation and treatment effectiveness, but just three stars for its counseling options. They also added: "There is a lack of recreational options so boredom can be a problem."</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>There's no review coverage from employees of SHARP, but <strong>the hospital as a whole gets mixed feedback from staff,</strong> with a 3.6 out of five-star average rating based on 105 reviews left on Indeed.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> The reviewers often praised their coworkers but described <strong>a busy and often stressful environment,</strong> with a heavy patient load and sometimes inadequate support from management. "Sinai has become an urban teaching hospital that struggles with balancing quality patient care and functioning as a business. Be prepared to work with complex patient populations," one anonymous reviewer wrote in a representative comment.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Sinai Hospital is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD17.pdf" target="_blank">75.5 percent</a> of Maryland rehabs that accept Medicaid, and the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD17.pdf" target="_blank">59.2 percent</a> that accept private insurance. The center also offers <strong>some financial assistance for uninsured and underinsured clients,</strong> and is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD17.pdf" target="_blank">32.6 percent</a> of Maryland facilities that offer treatment at no charge for clients who can't pay, provided that they meet certain criteria.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?ei=5UGgW-iNNeX19APinoHAAw&q=Sinai+Hospital+baltimore&oq=Sinai+Hospital+baltimore&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i131j0i7i30l5j0i67j0l3.126902.126902..127397...0.0..0.76.76.1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.V4ramHkYhHE" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/sinai-hospital-baltimore?osq=Sinai+Hospital" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/sinai-hospital-baltimore?osq=Sinai+Hospital</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2018-11-28 12:28:26 PST
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