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The Joint Commission Awards Accreditation to Serenity Lane Serenity Lane has been accredited again by The Joint Commission. This is Serenity Lane's tenth three-year accreditation by the Commission, each time for the maximum length offered. Accreditation by The Joint Commission is considered the gold standard of the health care industry. Serenity Lane is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Only 4 percent of the nation's facilities seek and earn dual accreditation. Serenity Lane is a private, not-for-profit treatment center for alcohol and other drug dependencies. Serenity Lane operates a specialty hospital in Eugene and nine outpatient clinics throughout Oregon. More information on Serenity Lane is at www.serenitylane.org and on Facebook. ............................................................................................................................................... Eugene, Oregon Dr. Ron Schwerzler Certified by New Addiction Medicine Board Ron Schwerzler M.D., director of medical services for Serenity Lane, is among the first physicians in the United States to be certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine, a new independent medical specialty board. He is one of several physicians in Oregon with the new certification and the only one in Lane County. The American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) has begun to certify addiction medicine physicians from several specialties. Dr. Schwerzler is board certified in both family and addiction medicine. Previously only a psychiatrist could earn an addiction-related board certification. ABAM sets standards for physician education, assesses physicians' knowledge, and requires and tracks life-long continuing education. Dr. Schwerzler is president of the Oregon Society of Addiction Medicine and a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is a member of the Oregon Academy of Family Practice, the American Academy of Family Practice, the Oregon Medical Association and the American Medical Association. Dr. Schwerzler has worked in the addiction field since 1988. ............................................................................................................................................... Eugene, Oregon Man's Drug Recovery Brings Hope To Family Drugs can tear a family apart and it can take years of healing to recover. Jake is one of Serenity Lane's graduates and tells his story to KPTV. He now works as a drug and acohol counselor for Serenity Lane. "It's worth making the steps to get clean." Click here to view Jake's story on KPTV.com » ............................................................................................................................................... Eugene, Oregon Peter Hunter is Serenity Lane's Chief Development Officer
Peter Hunter has joined Serenity Lane as its chief development officer. Hunter's focus will be to secure private gifts from community resources and corporations that will provide assistance to patients for treatment as well as for future capital projects. Hunter comes to Eugene after successful fundraising for arts organizations and universities, as well as businesses and non-profits through his own firm. Hunter's professional experience includes:
Hunter's professional affiliations include Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy/National Association for Hospital Development and American Association of Fund Raising Counsel. He holds a B.A. from the University of Hartford in literature with a minor in business marketing. He has completed coursework toward his MBA. ............................................................................................................................................... Eugene, Oregon Larry Lombard Hired by Serenity Lane.
Larry Lombard is now Serenity Lane's quality assurance manager. He also serves as the treatment facility's HIPAA compliance officer. He holds degrees in pharmacology and the history of medicine, is licensed as a chemical dependency professional and is a National Certified Addiction Counselor (Level II). Lombard previously worked at Hazelden Springbrook as the supervisor of health information and compliance, and has experience as a hospital pharmacist. He is a surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). ............................................................................................................................................... Eugene, Oregon Jason Temchin named Serenity Lane's Employer Services Rep. Jason Temchin is Serenity Lane's Employer Services Representative, expanding the organization's resources for Oregon business owners and managers. Temchin joins Jerry Gjesvold, Serenity Lane's Employer Services Manager, in providing case management, supervisor training, and advice on workplace alcohol and drug issues. Temchin is based in Serenity Lane's Barbur Boulevard office in southwest Portland. Temchin's professional background includes serving as an alcohol and drug counselor at David P. Hooper Detoxification Center in Portland, and as an outpatient counselor and residential unit counselor for Hazelden/Springbrook in Newberg. Most recently, Jason was Hazelden/Springbrook's Community Relations Coordinator. Temchin has a BS in Human Services and holds a license as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I. Temchin is the co-chair of the Portland Human Resources Association's DrugSafe Workplace Advisory Board for Southwest Washington/Portland metropolitan area. He is a board member of the Columbia River Employee Assistance Professionals Association. He also serves on the advisory boards of the Oregon Nurses Foundation Work Drugfree program and the Oregon Partnership Alcohol and Drug Helpline. ............................................................................................................................................... Roseburg, Oregon Serenity Lane has built a brand new 5,500 square foot outpatient clinic in Roseburg, Oregon. As an expression of our continued commitment to provide quality chemical dependency treatment, Serenity Lane has built a brand new 5,500 square foot outpatient clinic in Roseburg. The building sits on a hillside overlooking the town to the south. The address is: 2575 NW Kline Street, Roseburg. Serenity Lane has treated thousands of men and women from Douglas County since we opened our clinic in early 1990 on Garden Valley Blvd. Construction of our new building was completed in early January '08 when we transitioned our continuing patients to their new treatment groups. Management and clinical staff welcome new patients to the intensive outpatient program and DUII services as we continue our work of saving lives and helping put families back together. Read more about our Roseburg outpatient clinic ............................................................................................................................................... Portland, Oregon Serenity Lane has opened a third outpatient facility in the Portland metro area. In addition to our clinic on S.W. Barbur Blvd and our east-side location at 12780 S.E. Stark, we are pleased to bring services to Washington County. The new clinic at NW 167th and Cornell is easily accessible from Aloha, Hillsboro and Beaverton. Patient feedback has made it clear that traveling long distances across Portland traffic is a potential barrier to treatment, so we are very pleased to now have three options for our future patients. It is our intention to open a fourth clinic later this year in south Portland. ............................................................................................................................................... Portland, Oregon Serenity Lane partners with OHSU Nursing Program We are proud to announce a new partnership between Serenity Lane and the Oregon Health Sciences University Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program. Serenity Lane will be a new practicum site for the program. The partnership will start by hosting one student two times a week for a period of five weeks. Students will be involved in both observation and participation in health physicals, evaluations and assessment, detox, and group therapy. In addition, Dr. Ronald Schwerzler will be considered adjunct faculty at OHSU and will provide lectures to their School of Nursing students. This is an excellent opportunity to help educate future practitioners in addiction and treatment which is poorly addressed in medical education. Serenity Lane has 9 facilities throughout Oregon: two in Portland, three in Eugene, and in one each in Salem, Albany, Roseburg, and Bend. ...............................................................................................................................................
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