Exciting News & Events From East Bay Center

East Bay Center is undertaking a few exciting projects to better serve its clients!

 EBC is migrating to an electronic medical record (EMR), and is networking with two sister community mental health centers to share startup resources and maximize process efficiencies. Committees in all three centers are working together to create streamlined intake and data-collection processes, so that more time can be spent with the client and less time on traditional “paperwork” that is required by licensing, accreditation, and billing partners. By moving to an electronic system, EBC clinicians will be able to use technology to produce streamlined documentation, and more easily track outcomes such as medication use, lab results, and client preventative and follow-up care. The target date for final implementation is December 1, 2012.

 Clients and staff of EBC will be participating in the 10th Annual Rally 4 Recovery event on September 15, 2012 at the Roger Williams National Memorial, 282 North Main Street, Providence. This is a wonderfully positive event that celebrates an alcohol and drug-free recovery. The event is free and open to the public and includes: live music, free food, face painting, children’s crafts, a reptile show, bouncy houses, a rock-climbing wall, information tables, and giveaways. The event, which begins at 2:00 p.m., will be followed by a luminaria candle procession to Memorial Park at WarterFire.

 The Adams Farley Counseling Center is undergoing a long-awaited face lift. Staff studied the workflow and aesthetics at 610 Wampanoag Trail, and determined that several things needed to take place if the Center was going to be successful in assisting the steady influx of new clients, while making existing clients more comfortable as well. Contractors reviewed the area and by “simply” knocking down and replacing a few walls on the first floor will be expanding the waiting room to comfortably accommodate more people, moving the Scheduling Office to the back of the waiting area to improve the traffic flow of staff and clients at check-in/check-out, and increasing the number of individual treatment areas on the first floor. Fresh coats of paint and donated artwork will complete the renovation, which is expected to be completed in September.

EBC’s mission has remained the same for many years – to improve the lives of individuals and families within our communities by providing a broad range of high quality mental health and addiction services. Especially in the face of adversity, EBC will be here to help you, your family, and your community. We encourage you to visit our website at www.eastbay.org for information regarding services, employment, locations, etc. To speak to someone regarding services or to schedule an appointment, please call 401-246-1195 and ask for “Intake”.