July 2016 - Lindner Center of HOPE

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Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce that Stacey Reese, MSW, LISW-S, has been named Program Manager of Sibcy House at Lindner Center of HOPE. The program manager has 24-hour responsibility for high quality clinical care and services on the Sibcy milieu for Sibcy House patients. The position works collaboratively with Sibcy team members and other departments within the organization to assure appropriate admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of Sibcy House patients. Program planning, development and implementation and program and clinical outcomes are major areas of focus for the program manager. Ms. Reese is responsible for managing the overall patient experience as well as relationships with internal and external program stakeholders.

Ms. Reese has served the last several years at Lindner Center of HOPE as manager of inpatient social work, recreation therapy, and spiritual care. She has nearly 20 years of social work experience.

Reese earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Cincinnati. She received her Bachelor of Science in Social Work degree from the Ohio State University. She is a licensed supervising independent social worker.

Sibcy House at Lindner Center of HOPE near Cincinnati, Ohio, is a specialized and intimate unit, offering comprehensive diagnostic assessment and treatment for patients 18 and older, suffering with complex, co-morbid mental health issues.

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Lindner Center of HOPE is competing against other charitable non-profit organizations to recruit blood donors for Hoxworth Blood Center through Bleed for a Cause. The top organization who earns the most points in the competition will win $10,000 for their organization. Lindner Center of HOPE would use the dollars support their efforts to provide HOPE to those struggling with mental health and addiction issues.

The competition helps boost blood donations for Hoxworth during a typically strained time in inventory, while giving another local charity the opportunity to win $10,000 to support their own efforts.

Cincinnati uses approximately 80,000 units of blood per year. Giving blood assures that there’s a ready supply of blood in our community hospitals.

The competition runs July 18^th through August 13^th.

Lindner Center of HOPE has teamed up with the City of Mason and Assurex Health in an effort to recruit the most donors and win the competition. Hoxworth will have a van on site at Mason’s Municipal Building from 11 am – 1pm on Tuesday, August 9^th and from 3 pm – 5 pm at Lindner Center of HOPE’s front parking lot.

Please click here to register for a spot on August 9^th. If interested donors cannot make this date, they may donate at any neighborhood location. All donors should tell the Hoxworth representative that they’re donating blood on behalf of LINDNER CENTER OF HOPE. “No Say, No Pay” – Type Code A740 on your Hoxworth donor form.

Contact Amie Kocher at 536-0328 with questions.

Remember to indicate Lindner Center of HOPE as your charity of choice at your appointment – Code A740!

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Lindner Center of HOPE surveyed referral sources for its many programs and services in June 2016. Results of that survey indicated a high rate of satisfaction from those referring patients to Lindner Center of HOPE for mental health and addiction assessment and treatment. Approximately 130 referrers took the time to respond to the survey.

An average of 31 percent of referrers gave a score of 5 (on a 5-point scale with five being the highest) when asked how likely they would be to refer again to Lindner Center of HOPE. The group, on average, rated the value of the patient stay/experience 4.6 on the 5-point scale. Also, of note, was an average score of 4.5 when asked about their satisfaction with the care given to their patient.

Overall, scores for all questions in all services (inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, outpatient, intensive outpatient and substance use disorder treatment) averaged 4.4 on a 5-point scale. With 5 indicating the highest satisfaction.

Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults and adolescents, outpatient services for substance abuse through HOPE Center North location and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

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