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July 27, 2021

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8 UCW JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 2021 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM NEWS Cumberland Recovery Response Center holds open house a STAFF REPORT Cumberland County joined RI International and Alliance Health to celebrate the opening of the Cumberland Recovery Response Center, formerly known as the Roxie Center, with an open house July 19. e Cumberland Recovery Response Center is a crisis facility for behavioral health including mental health stabilization and substance abuse detoxification. e center opened in May 2020 and has already served more than 1,400 individuals. e open house was delayed because of COVID-19 restrictions. e Cumberland Recovery Response Center fea- tures a 23-hour unit with 10 chairs and is awaiting state approval for a 16-bed crisis unit. e center is staffed by mental health and medical professionals as well as peer support staff who have life experi- ences with crisis situations. e center, located at 1724 Roxie Ave. in Fayetteville, operates 24/7 for individuals 18 years or older who are experiencing a crisis. First responders may drop off patients experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis directly at the recovery response center instead of a hospital emergency room. RI International has contracted with Alliance Health to operate the center. Alliance Health is the managed care organization for publicly funded be- havioral health services for Cumberland, Durham, Johnson and Wake counties. "is has been a labor of love and something truly needed for our community," said Glenn Adams, vice chairman of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and a member of Alliance Health Board of Directors. "It is about collabora- tion and all of us working together to make sure we meet the needs of the underserved and those in our community." Guest speakers included Victor Armstrong, director of the North Carolina Division of Mental Health. "As an advocate for individuals living with mental health challenges, developmental disabili- ties and who struggle with addiction, I am always pleased to see when we create new and better avenues for access to those who need the services that we all strive to provide," Armstrong said. "I want to thank the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners for their ongoing commitment and funding to behavioral health services," said Alliance Health CEO Rob Robinson. "e funding they provide is critical to provide service individu- als who are uninsured or do not have the means to pay." A video of the open house ceremony can be viewed on the County's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzou0LZs3h4. For more information about the Cumberland Re- covery Response Center, visit https://riinternation- al.com/listing/cumberland-recovery-response- center-fayetteville/ or call 910-778-5900. To learn more about Alliance Health and services for people who are uninsured or insured by Medic- aid, visit https://www.alliancehealthplan.org/. Cape Fear Valley Health presents awards to outstanding staff a STAFF REPORT Each quarter, Cape Fear Valley Health recog- nizes members of its medical staff. ese winners are later considered for an annual award, which is recognized each year on Doctor's Day. For the second quarter of 2021, the winners are Physician of the Quarter Sree Jadapalle, M.D.; Resident of the Quarter Michael Kingberg, DO, MPH; and Advanced Practice Provider (APP) of the Quarter Machelle Burgess, NP. e awards were presented July 7, at a Cape Fear Valley Medical staff meeting. Dr. Jadapalle was nominated for her impact on the residency and psychiatry programs. She is in the process of creating the health system's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program Fellowship and will be the Program Director and lead the Adolescent Psychiatry Unit when it opens. She is described as a leading example of professionalism. Jadapalle received her medical degree from Kurnool Medical College in India. She completed her residency at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University Hospitals Cleveland Medi- cal Center in Cleveland. Dr. Kingberg is a third-year Emergency Medicine resident. He was nominated for his inexhaustible passion for emergency medicine, his care to his patients, and his consistent efforts to help others in the department. Kingberg re- ceived his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteo- pathic Medicine, Georgia. Nurse Practitioner Machelle Burgess was nominated be- cause she is diligent, organized and a prized member of the surgery department. Whether she is rounding on patients, creating work schedules, managing medical students, or scrubbing into the operating room, Burgess is considered a valuable member of the team. Burgess is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a certi- fied Emergency Nurse Practi- tioner. e quarterly and annual Medical Staff recognitions are made possible by e Caduceus Society of Cape Fear wValley Health Foundation, a leader- ship association of Cape Fear Valley Health Physicians, Emer- itus Physicians and affiliated area physicians with a continuing commitment to the ideals of Cape Fear Valley Health and a common mission to provide the highest quality healthcare to the community. Dr. Samuel Fleishman (far left) and Dr. Chuck Chima (far right) present Physician of the Quarter Dr. Sree Jadapalle (second from left) Advanced Practice Provider of the Quarter Nurse Practitioner Machelle Burgess, and Resident of the Quarter Dr. Michael Kingberg with their certificates on July 7. (Photo courtesy Cape Fear Valley Health) Members of the community tour the Cumberland Recov- ery Response Center during the open house on July 19. (Photo courtesy Cumberland County Commission) Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Vice Chair- man Glenn Adams speaks at the open house held July 19. (Photo courtesy Cumberland County Commission)

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