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May 3, 2013
Eugene, Oregon |
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Serenity Lane Celebrates 40 Years of Service!
May 3, Serenity Lane celebrates 40 years of service to the community. From very humble beginnings, Dr. Tom Kerns, members of the business community and friends of recovery helped get Serenity Lane established. Since then over 55,000 addicts and alcoholics have come through those doors asking for help. Their successes, and the ripple effect spilling over to family, friends, co-workers and fellow citizens has helped make the world a better place.
Congratulations to all those in recovery and to those who seek it. You are not alone. There is hope.
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September, 2012
Eugene, Oregon |
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The Joint Commission Awards Accreditation to Serenity Lane
Serenity Lane has received accreditation again by The Joint Commission. This is Serenity Lane's eleventh 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 (CARF). 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 here on our website www.serenitylane.org and on Facebook
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October 24, 2012
Eugene, Oregon
Citizens Honored for Service to Addiction and Recovery Community
At a community breakfast this morning, 16 people received Community Service Awards for their work in the addiction and recovery field. The first-ever awards ceremony was organized by Serenity Lane Health Services and co-sponsored by Cascade Title Company, PeaceHealth and AADACO (Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors of Oregon).
The honorees and their categories are:
Bob Richards, M.A., NCACII, CADCIII; Addiction Professional Award
Dave Mertz, Camp Harlow – First Baptist Church; Community Leadership Award
Scott Forrest, Forrest Paint; Human Resources/Employee Assistance Program Award
Sheriff Deputy Dave Silano, Legal Professional/Uniformed Service Award
Jarret and Bethany Smith, Community Youth Leadership Awards
“Unsung Hero” awards were given to Jeanne Gillard, Vern Langan, Diane Rogers, Mark Baker, Fred Davidson, Scott Dean, Colleen Smith, Rip Sawyer, Fran Coughlin and Lori Jacobson.
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December, 2010
Eugene, Oregon
SERENITY LANE BLOG hits the web.
Staff writer Jerry Gjesvold has a lot to say about alcohol and drug issues. Many of you have read his monthly articles in the Register Guard newspaper, where his columns have been featured since 1996. There's so much information in these columns that we decided to offer them in the form of a blog. There's a search function too, so you can find articles of interest easily.
Go to: serenitylaneblog.wordpress.com
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Eugene, Oregon
July 1, 2010
Mike Dyer Named Serenity Lane's Chief Financial Officer.
On July 1, 2010 Mike Dyer was named Serenity Lane's chief financial officer. Mike replaces Dennis Blaine, who served in this position for 19 years and retired June 30. Mike knows accounting. After receiving his degree from the University of Oregon in accounting in 1976, he has spent 35 years as a number cruncher for Eugene-area businesses. He has worked in a number of different industries, from corporate controller at International King's Table to CFO at Eugene Sand & Gravel. He was also corporate controller for Obie Media and worked as a CPA for Coopers & Lybrand. He was Emerald People's Utility District's first controller and for 10 years, Mike served on the Eugene Water and Electric Board.
Mike was raised in Eugene and, except for high school in Salem and service in the U.S. Air Force, has lived in the Emerald Empire all of his life. Mike's experience, his values and his personality are a perfect match for his new position with Serenity Lane. We welcome him to the staff side of Serenity Lane.
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Eugene, Oregon
April 2010
Vancouver Facility Opens
Serenity Lane has opened its Vancouver, Washington outpatient facility. The facility is Serenity Lane's first Washington state site.
Located at 4305 NE Thurston Way, Suite E, Serenity Lane-Vancouver provides assessments and outpatient treatment for alcohol and other drug dependencies. Treatment includes up to 24 months of recovery support as part of the intensive outpatient program. The non-profit meets requirements for Washington's deferred prosecution program.
The staff includes Shirley Madison, CCDC, CDP, a longtime Washington substance abuse treatment professional; Renee Ulrich, CADC II, CDP, Intensive Outpatient Counselor; Karen Willock, CADC II, Director of Outpatient Services for Portland and Vancouver; and Maggie Ledum, BA, CADC II, CDP, Clinical Administrator.
Serenity Lane-Vancouver will be open Monday - Friday during normal business hours, plus some evening hours. For more information, call 360-213-1216.
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Eugene, Oregon
September 2009
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.
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Eugene, Oregon
May 28, 2009
Dr. Ron Schwerzler Certified by New Addiction Medicine Board
First in Lane County, Among First in Country
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.
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Eugene, Oregon
May 22, 2009
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 »
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Eugene, Oregon
October 6, 2008
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).
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Roseburg, Oregon
March 2008
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
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Portland, Oregon
January 2008
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.
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Portland, Oregon
October 2007
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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