MU Health Care representatives will get together with 4th District Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler on Monday afternoon to talk about the status of a medication-assisted opioid recovery program.
Leslie Porth, senior vice president of strategic quality initiatives for the Missouri Hospital Association, and emergency room physician Jonathan Heidt will meet with Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, and other stakeholders in the Opioid State Targeted Response program, according to a news release from the association.
The program, which is funded by a federal grant, aims to use treatments such as buprenorphine to treat more patients with opioid addictions.
The discussion will take place from 2:15 to 3 p.m. at the Missouri Orthoepaedic Institute, 1100 Virginia Ave. Parking is available on the second level of Parking Structure No. 7.