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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, June 27, 2019
Adventist Health gets $205k grant to help heal opioid addiction
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Community members suffering from opioid addiction will have more healing resources in the Central Val- ley, thanks to a $205,000 grant that was awarded to the Adventist Health Reedley hospital.
The grant, which will fund pre- vention, treatment and recovery ser- vices, was awarded by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation through the Medicated Assisted Treatment
(MAT) Access Points Project. Medi- cated-assisted treatment is the use of FDA-approved medications, in com- bination with counseling and behav- ioral therapies, to provide a “whole- patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. The grant’s goal is to ensure that this treatment supports positive outcomes, safe care transitions and long-term recov- ery for those with opioid and other substance use disorders.
“We are thrilled to receive this
generous grant,” said Dr. John Zwei- fler, Adventist Health medical direc- tor of clinical integration and princi- pal investigator of the grant. “This is a big step forward in providing com- petent and compassionate services that will help our patients and com- munities to heal. It’s what our mission to live God’s love calls us to do.”
The grant will enable Adventist Health Reedley to provide an inno- vative program featuring mobile telehealth services to connect pa-
tients to emergency departments in Reedley and Selma, and Adventist Health clinics in Sanger and Fowler. Patients will receive care from Dr. Marc Lasher, an experienced addic- tion medicine specialist, who also will offer face-to-face visits and after-hour telehealth consultations. Additionally, the grant will enable Lasher to train future generations of family medicine residents in medica- tion-assisted therapy for opioid use disorder.
Similar services were launched at Adventist Health Hanford in Jan- uary. The program in Reedley will allow Adventist Health to expand its care for those experiencing sub- stance use disorders and addiction.
The Medicated Assisted Treat- ment Access Points Project is funded through the California Health Care MAT Expansion Project and adminis- tered by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. More information is available at mataccesspoints.org.
Reedley man is accused in break-in
Cove fire burns near 180
Staff Report
PolicearrestedaReed- ley man on June 20 after he allegedly attempted to break into a north Reedley residence.
Jorge Luis Ponce Lopez, 29, was arrested near the scene and transported to theFresnoCountyJail.He faced charges of attempted burglary, and was released on bail.
The Reedley Police Department reported that officers received a call shortly before 8 p.m. about a man attempting to enter a residence in the 1800 block of North Church Avenue. Police said the home’s resi- dents saw a man attempt- ing to take a screen off a
window, and ob- served the inci- dent.
After getting a descrip- tion, offi- cers can- vassed the area
and found Lopez in the al- ley behind the residence. Lopez told officers that he had been on the side of the residence.
Last week, there were a pair of vehicle thefts on June 21. One occurred in the 800 block of West Manning AVenue and the other report- edly occurred at the corner of F and 13th streets.
Jorge Luis Ponce Lopez
Obituaries
Carmen Corpus
Carmen Corpus of Di- nuba died June 20 in Di- nuba. She was 81.
Mrs. Corpus was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Oscar Noriaga Corpus; one son, five daughters, 17 grandchil- dren and 11 great-grand- children.
Visitation and a wake were held June 26 at Dop- kins Dinuba Funeral Cha- pel. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thurs- day, June 27, at Reedley Cemetery.
Atagracia Cardenas
de Navarro
Atagracia Cardenas de Navarro of Fowler died June 18 in Visalia. She was 89.
Ms. Cardenas de Na- varro worked as a fruit packer.
Visitation is from 3 to 5:30 p.m. with service at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel. Burial will be at Selma Cemetery District.
Estefana Gomez
Estefana Gomez of
Cutler died June 25 in Tu- lare. She was 58.
Ms. Gomez is survived by two brothers and six sisters.
Visitation will be from 3to8p.m.withawakeat 6 p.m. Monday, July 1, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. A chapel service will service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Di- nuba.
Manuel Zuniga
Manuel Zuniga of Cut- ler died June 20 in Cutler. He was 77.
Mr. Zuniga worked as a logger.
He is survived by his wife, Eloise Zuniga; one daughter, one brother, three sisters, five grand- children and two great- grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10to11a.m.witharo- sary at 11 a.m. and mass at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 28, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cutler. Buri- al will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Firefighters battled a second wildfire within a month in a rural area about six miles north of Orange Cove near Highway 180 on June 20. The second blaze broke out in a hilly area east of Cove Road, and firefighters used airplanes and helicopters to extinguish the blaze. Cal Fire officials said that equipment use was the cause of an earlier wildfire that broke out on May 29 and burned 121 acres before being fully contained on June 1. That blaze started on the east side of Hills Valley Road (High- way 63), north of Orange Cove and about four miles south of Highway 180. Nearly 25 fire units and 100 firefighters battled the fire at its peak. Ground crews, a helicopter and airplanes battled to extinguish the blaze.
ABOVE: Anairplanedroppedretardantontoflamesspreading at the peak of a hilly area east of Cove Road on June 20.
LEFT: A helicopter earlier dropped retardant on the area. It was undetermined what started the June 20 wildfire.
Mark Kistler / Photos Contributed
Fireworks for sale at 9 Reedley locations in 2019
Staff Report
Here are the nine locations for fire- works stands sale in the city of Reedley: • Alleluia — 1620 E. Manning Ave.,
Save Mart/Brooks Ranch parking lot.
• Central Valley Saddle Club — 1460 E. 11th St., Town & Country park-
ing lot.
• Cruising for Jesus — 659 E. Di-
nuba Ave., front of Horacio and Sons Towing Co.
• Full Gospel Tabernacle — 1721 E. Manning Avenue, Save Mart/Brooks Ranch parking lot.
• Grace & Mercy Apostolic Church — 921 W. Manning Ave., between Star- bucks and McDonalds.
• Immanuel Schools — 561 I St., old Radio Shack parking lot.
• Reedley Elks — 11th and Colum- bia, Town & Country parking lot.
• Reedley/Kings Canyon Youth Soc- cer — 1359 E. Manning Ave., Payless Shoe Store lot.
• Reedley Area Veterans — 601 E. 11th Street, in front of the Reedley Ar- mory.
Fireworks stands are open on Mon- day, July 1, through Thursday, July 4.
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