Barnabas Health Hosts Narcan Distribution, Training and Education Sessions in April

Monmouth Medical Center, a Barnabas Health facility, will host a Narcan distribution, training and education session on Thursday, April 30 at 6 p.m. at the hospital, located at 300 Second Avenue in Long Branch. The programs, held in the Community Meeting Rooms on the ground floor of the Community Wing, are available for anyone at risk of an opioid overdose or their family and friends.

All participants will receive a FREE Narcan (naloxone) kit and a treatment voucher for 30 days of free substance abuse treatment to use or distribute to any person that needs medication-assisted treatment. In addition, education will be provided on how to administer Narcan to reverse a heroin/opioid overdose by credentialed counselors and licensed nurses. They will also receive ‘hands on’ practice of rescue breathing and naloxone administration.

Each of these training sessions will be limited to 25 participants on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Parking is available in the parking garage.

Funding is made possible by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services and JSAS HealthCare, Inc., in collaboration with Barnabas Health Institute for Prevention.

To learn more about this session, please contact JSAS HealthCare at (732) 988-8877 or visit www.jsashc.org.

About Monmouth Medical Center

Located in Long Branch, N.J., Monmouth Medical Center, a Barnabas Health facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, is one of New Jersey’s largest academic medical centers and has been a teaching affiliate of Philadelphia’s Drexel University College of Medicine for more than 40 years. From its earliest days, Monmouth Medical Center has been a leader in surgical advancement and has introduced many technological firsts to the region, including robotic surgery and other minimally invasive techniques. The hospital is routinely recognized by HealthGrades, the nation’s largest premier independent health care quality company, for excellence in both emergency medicine and maternity care. U.S. News & World Report has recognized Monmouth as a regional leader in cancer, geriatrics, gynecology, neurology and neurosurgery.