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Description

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Since 1972 Tarzana Treatment Centers has provided high quality affordable behavioral healthcare and addiction treatment services in Los Angeles County

Mission

Tarzana Treatment Centers Mission is to address a wide range of the communitys health care and social service needs with responsive

Alcohol and other drug treatment
HIVAIDS treatment prevention and education
Mental health treatment and education
Primary outpatient and medical care
Other areas of healthcare meeting community needs

Tarzana Treatment Centers Values

Tarzana Treatment Center provides the highest level of QUALITY treatment at reasonable cost to the individual Our services reflect our belief in individual DIGNITY and DIVERSITY of our staff and patients We practice ADVOCACY on federal state and local levels to reduce stigma and promote consumer involvement in the design and development of services Our continuum of care demonstrates the value of service INTEGRITY These values drive Tarzanas commitment to PROGRESS and INNOVATION

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History

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Tarzana Treatment Centers Inc TTC provides alcohol and drug treatment mental health primary medical care and HIVAIDS services in ten locations in Los Angeles County Since its founding in 1972 TTC has emerged as a cuttingedge provider in the field of behavioral health care Using innovation and a longterm vision TTC has combined typical alcohol and drug treatment services with medical care mental health housing case management and HIVAIDS services to form an integrated delivery system that has set the standard that other organizations emulate

Throughout its history TTC has maintained focus on two primary goals improving the quality of care provided to patients and expanding the number of patients who receive that care Pursuit of these goals requires consistent attention to effectiveness of patient care combined with removal of barriers to accessing services broadening of services to enable comprehensive care and providing staff with the infrastructure needed to provide excellent care

These aims require a commitment to leadership patient advocacy and innovation The result of focus on these priorities has made TTC one of Californias largest providers of Integrated Behavioral Healthcare In 2008 TTCs 600 employees directly served over 13000 patients Because the medical conditions we treat affect not only the patients but also families employers and society as a whole the impact of these direct services are multiplied many times over

The vision of Integrated Behavioral Healthcare is fundamental to how TTC provides services to patients We provide comprehensive care that recognizes that addiction and mental health disorders
Frequently cooccur and effective treatment of each requires that they be treated together
Require availability of a full continuum of inpatient residential day treatment outpatient care and sober housing and
Are frequently chronic diseases that also present with other diseases such as HIVAIDS and Hepatitis and require services outside the traditional modalities including case management and therapeutic followup

Advocacy for Patients
During its 37year history TTC has recognized the critical role that federal state and local government plays in expanding drug and alcohol services and removing barriers to services TTCs leadership works closely with other treatment providers state and local associations advisory groups alumni families and the community in its efforts to advocate on behalf of service needs and those served to include the need for expanded services and access to care higher standards and increased accountability workforce development and evidencebased practices

Accreditation by JCAHO
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAH0 certifies the quality of care provided by healthcare organizations TTC has been certified as a behavioral healthcare provider since 1987 one of the first organizations in California with this designation TTCs methadone detoxification services are accredited under the JCAHO Opioid Treatment Program standards

Primary Care
TTC operates two freestanding medical clinics in Northridge and Lancaster These clinics provide primary medical care to patients receiving alcohol and drug treatment andor mental health services as part of our vision of Integrated Behavior Healthcare The clinics also provide medical care to the community at large as part of Los Angeles Countys medical safety net known as the PublicPrivate Partnership

HIVAIDS
The first cases of the disease that came to be known as AIDS were identified and reported to the CDC in 1981 Five years later in 1986 while the rest of the world was just beginning to understand the scope of the disease TTC began offering its first HIVAIDS services Today these services are integrated into the care that every patient receives through patient education testing counseling case management medical care and home health care TTC also operates a specialty clinic dedicated to providing medical care to HIVAIDS patients

Needle Exchange Program
TTC was the first drug and alcohol treatment provider to offer needle exchange services Use of contaminated needles by injection drug users spreads bloodborne diseases including Hepatitis and HIV Providing new sterile syringes is a very cost effective way to reduce the spread of disease and improve the quality of life of those affected Needle exchange program staff also provide prevention education and recruit patients into alcohol and drug treatment TTC has been exchanging needles and advocating for expansion of the program since 1995 TTC operates 7 needle exchange sites in the San Fernando Valley and currently exchange in excess of 20000 syringes a month

Hospital Emergency Departments
TTC was the first drug and alcohol treatment program to integrate screening and assessment services into the ER The Emergency Departments of Los Angeles County hospitals have been under pressure for more than a decade with many closing their doors because of the high volume of indigent patients who turn to Emergency Departments to receive basic medical care Many of the frequent users of hospital emergency department services are addicted to alcohol andor drugs and suffer from mental health problems TTC has been partnering with hospitals in the San Fernando Valley since 2004 to reduce patient overflow and costs by improving the assessment and linkage of patients to community based care TTC staffs ERs with addiction and mental health specialists who assess and refer patients to TTC and other health care providers in the community

Tobacco Cessation
TTC has been a leader in the development of smoke free policies and incorporating tobacco cessation in alcohol and drug treatment programs and primary care clinics In 2007 the California Department of Public Health Services awarded a grant to TTC to increase the number of alcohol and drug treatment organizations who adopt and implement a written smokefree policy In this effort TTC works collaboratively with alcohol and drug treatment providers who are members of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives CAADPE Then in 2008 TTC received an award to work with primary care clinics who are members of the Community Clinics Association of Los Angeles County to adopt a voluntary policy that prohibits smoking by employees patients and visitors at the clinics sites

Medication Assisted Treatment
TTC has a long history of using medication to ease the discomfort involved in withdrawing from alcohol and drugs TTC has the only inpatient detoxification program that offers Methadone to ease withdrawal discomfort TTC introduced use of Buprenorphine for opiate detoxification in 2003 soon after it was approved by the FDA Beginning in 2008 TTC introduced use of Vivitrol an injectable form of Naltrexone to reduce craving for alcohol in patients who are actively engaged in treatment

Application of Information Technology
TTC is a leader in California in the application of information technology IT in behavioral healthcare The focus of TTCs investment in IT is to improve the quality of patient care by providing clinical staff fast and easy access to a patients clinical record increasing patient safety by preventing medication errors and allowing staff to spend more time with patients by automating routine clerical tasks Our most recent IT project will bring webbased treatment case management and aftercare services to patients