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Construction on the $7.6 million Herringtoj Recovery Center onthe hospital’s Oconomowocf campus began this fall and the centert is expected to open in August 2009. The new 25,000-square-foot center replaces the existingf building that houses built inthe 1920s. Herrington is an inpatient residential treatment center for people with substancewabuse problems. The new cented is licensed for 20 people ata time, who will stay an average of six weeks.
Roger’s chemical dependency program has an emphasiz on executivesand professionals, including busines leaders, doctors and lawyers who typically have been referrecd to treatment by their employer or accrediting boarr affiliated with their profession. At any given 20 percent to 30 percenyt of the Herrington residents are professionals with addiction saidPaul Mueller, chiefd operations officer. That number has increased slightly over the past five yearsd as people have gotten more proactivee toward addressing addictions to drugsand alcohol. “Wr have a long history of working with licensing boardx throughout the Midwest to treat individuals who are Mueller said.
“Our program also offers a five-dayg evaluation to figure out whether or not a persoj truly does have a chemical Mueller said the continuing reduction in stigma associateed with people battling addictions and mentall health issues will make it possible for more professionals toseek help. Herrington also can treay patients battling both substance abuse and mentaplhealth issues, which often are related, Mueller said. A reporty by the Substance Abuse and Mental Healtnh ServicesAdministration (SAMHSA), in Rockville, Md.
, showed abouyt a third of people between the ages of 18 and 64 who soughy substance abuse treatment were employed full or part time at the time of People with full-time jobs were 58 percent more likely to report alcoholp as their primary substance abuse, the report found. SAMHSA’s annual National Household Survey ofDrug Use, releasefd in September, showed that despite the economicv downturn, the number of professionalsd addicted to drugs and alcohol, about 8 has not changed much since 2004. Rogerws Memorial Hospital has launcheda $2 milliomn capital campaign for the said Marion Heinz, executive director of the Rogerz Memorial Foundation.
Heinz said the capita l campaign was initially going to takethre years, but given the current fundraising could take longer. So far, the foundatiob has raised about $211,000 for the The remaining costs will be financedthrough bonds, Heinz , Pewaukee, is the generakl contractor. The hospital hopes to gain Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentallDesign (LEED) accreditation for the building.