Lewistown Comprehensive Treatment Center

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital is part of the Geisinger health system, a nonprofit healthcare organization serving central and northeastern Pennsylvania. At Lewistown, the Emergency Department has recently been renovated and expanded (now 23 private rooms) to improve access and care for the local community, with the hospital continuing to expand services and subspecialty access, including neurology via telemedicine. The overall Geisinger network emphasizes expanded access to specialized care, patient-centered services, and community health initiatives. If you’re specifically seeking Addiction Medicine services in Lewistown, this summary indicates the Lewistown campus is expanding and focusing on broader care access, but does not provide specific Addiction Medicine program details. Consider contacting Geisinger Lewistown Hospital directly or checking their site for Addiction Medicine or behavioral health service information.

- CTCs provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for adults 18+ with opioid addiction (e.g., heroin or prescription opioids). - MAT combines prescription medications (methadone, buprenorphine/Suboxone, naltrexone) with counseling (individual, family, and group therapies). - Benefits highlighted: helps manage withdrawal, supports ongoing therapy, and aids relapse prevention while allowing patients to live at home, work, or attend school. - Counseling targets underlying mental health concerns and teaches coping skills, emotion regulation, and healthy communication. - Overall goal: integrate medication and therapy to support long-term recovery from opioid use. Notes: - The provider is Comprehensive Treatment Centers (CTC Programs), headquartered in Franklin, TN; contact number listed: +1 877-637-6237.