Lifesaving Upgrades at The Center

What would you do if you experienced a medical emergency in The Center?  Of course, you should send someone to call 911 and send another person for emergency supplies, but where are these emergency supplies? 

AED 

An Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, is a tool that can help disrupt ineffective heart rhythms and reset the heart to an effective rhythm. 

Our AEDs are located in the mail room behind the front desk and in the SMARTS office above the shred box.

. AEDs will provide verbal instructions on how to use them when you open them and turn them on.  An AED will not shock a person who does not need to be shocked, so you will not accidentally harm a patient.  You will also learn how to use an AED in our required CPR/First Aid training as well as practicing with a simulator. 

First Aid Kits and Narcan 

Each of our departments should have a first aid kit marked with a sign on the outside of the cabinet.  We have recently stocked a box of Narcan with each first aid kit.  You can find these in the following locations: 

• The Admin workroom 
• Child and Adolescent workroom 
• The TTS and Housing suite hallway by the printer 
• The SMARTS Office above the left cubicle 
• Methadone Clinic Nurse’s station 
• The Drop-In Center Workroom 
• The TTS workroom 
• The Crisis Office on the desk under the windows 
• The Parenting for Success office 

Narcan 

Narcan is a nasal spray that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.  In addition to the Narcan found with the first aid kits you can also find Narcan:

• Above the AED in the mailroom 
• At the Intake desk on the second floor 
• In Carla Ellis’ office

If you need Narcan in your department or at your location, you can get it from Carla.  We will soon be welcoming a Narcan dispenser (like a purple newspaper machine) in the lobby of the main campus. 

What Can I do to be Ready for an Emergency? 

In your CPR training, you will learn how to use an AED and Narcan. Sign up for CPR/First Aid Training with Sign Up Genius here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FAEAF2DABFAC52-48203284-redcross 

Make sure you know where your first aid kit and naloxone are and that your first aid kit is well stocked.  Reach out to David to order new supplies if your first aid supplies are getting low or you cannot find your first aid kit. 

Check the expiration date on your Narcan.  If it’s expired, do not throw it away, but reach out to Jordan to exchange it for unexpired Narcan.  Several of our local partners can still make use of expired Narcan. 

Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) is proud to announce beginning Friday, June 28, 2024, Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation (SIHF) will be providing a mobile medial unit on site from 9:00am to 3:00pm. 

Yolanda Hoag, ACNPC is a Family Practice provider caring for patients in East St. Louis and surrounding communities.  She is looking forward to serving your family. 

• The SIHF mobile medical unit will be at the Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center every Friday, beginning June 28, 2024, from 9:00am – 3:00pm. 

• To schedule an appointment, contact the CBHC Drop-In Center at (618) 261-7053. 

• Walk-ins are welcome. 

• Ages 1-100 

• Verification of insurance and ID are suggested. 

Types of Health Treatment the SIHF Mobile Unit can provide: 

• Cold/COVID/Flu/RSV testing 

• Medication refills 

• STD/STI testing 

• Wellness exam 

• TB screenings 

• Medical clearance screenings 

• Other minor acute/primary care needs 

• Immunizations 

The SIHF Mobile Unit CANNOT treat: 

• Chest pain 

• Difficulty breathing 

• Broken bones 

• Severe cuts that require stitches 

Recovery Conference 2024

This conference offers hope, help, and community for those in recovery. Be sure to invite clients and community members who could benefit! The conference theme is Bridge Your Way to Recovery and will happen on September 27 at the Jackie Joyner Kersee Center. The conference is free, and attendees can register at https://cbhc1.org/register/.

Currently, eight vendors and 75 attendees are signed up, but we’re expecting more than 250 people and 25 vendors.

If you know someone who would benefit from attending, encourage them to sign up. If you know a vendor that might like to exhibit at the Recovery Conference, please connect them with Carla Ellis.

Or direct them to register at: Cbhc1.org/register.

Pet Connection

This month’s Pet of the Month comes to us from Carla Ellis. Sophie is a one-year-old Pomeranian Carla describes as spacey. It might also be fair to say she is just a little spoiled.

We Want Your Pets!!!

Thanks to all the chatter we hear as we move through the building, we know The Pet Connection is incredibly popular.

It’s a fact, probably since the beginning of time, we’ve loved hearing about one another’s pets.
But we can’t do without you.

We need pets to feature!

So, if you have a furry, slimy, slithery, or even feathery family member you’d like to tell us about.

Simply, send an email to Jordan Dollar (JDollar@CBHC1.org). We’d love to hear about little Fluffy, Fido, or Skittles