Offering addiction medicine services to residents in Burlington County
(Willingboro, NJ) – The Cooper Center for Healing, Cooper University Health Care’s Division of Addiction Medicine, is expanding to Burlington County, joining the Cooper Primary and Specialty Care at JFK office in Willingboro, NJ.
“Addiction knows no geographical boundaries. We want to offer our critical services far and wide across South Jersey,” said Rachel Haroz, MD, FAACT, head of Cooper Center for Healing. “The expansion of our services to Burlington County is one more step toward fulfilling our core mission to make excellent, compassionate addiction care accessible to all.”
An addiction medicine specialist will see patients in this Willingboro office every Thursday to offer the following addiction services:
- Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT).
- Evaluations for substance use disorders.
- Referrals for specialized care as needed.
Over time, the Center for Healing will expand what is offered in Willingboro based on patient needs, including counseling and patient navigation. Existing patients in the Willingboro area can transfer their appointments to this new, more convenient location. New patients can make an in-person or telehealth appointment by calling 856.342.3040.
About Cooper University Health Care’s Center for Healing
The Cooper Center for Healing, a State of New Jersey-designated Center of Excellence for substance-use disorders, is an integrated program that provides innovative, low-barrier, evidence-based, and compassionate care for patients with substance use disorders (SUD), pain, trauma, and psychiatric disorders. The center’s medical specialists in addiction medicine, toxicology, emergency medicine, emergency medical services, internal medicine, family medicine, and psychiatry provide interdisciplinary care in hospital, ambulatory, and community settings.
Among the wide range of services, the Center provides:
- Outpatient substance use disorder treatment.
- Hospital inpatient treatment.
- Inpatient detox and rehabilitation services.
- Program for pregnant or parenting patients struggling with substance use and SUD.
- Daily walk-in clinic for addiction care.
- Psychiatric and behavioral health services.
- Integrated primary care and obstetrics.
- Full coverage services for SUD and mental health for uninsured and underinsured people, including people who are unhoused.
- Group support for older adults, people struggling with sedatives such as benzodiazepines, and people with involvement in the justice system.
- Patient navigation.
- Care coordination.
- Peer recovery support.
- Transportation assistance.
- Emergency housing support.
- Individual, group, and family therapy.
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