Frontier Health provided reduced-fee-scale services totaling $173,640 for 608 residents of Greene, Hawkins and Hancock counties, utilizing diversified funding sources, foundations, grants, fees and support from area United Way agencies and local governments for individuals. Health, who has served the region since 1957. Services include a residential program for addiction and/or co-occurring disorders, services for the individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, domestic violence victims, youth in crisis, runaways, adolescent group care, foster care and adoption services. Project BASIC and other children and youth staff have been working with Hancock, Hawkins and Greene County school systems to develop improved communication, referral processes and access to services. During fiscal 2012, 1,394 students received Project BASIC services including Like Skills/Conflict Resolution and early intervention services. Laughlin Memorial Hospitalâ€™s roots can be traced back to November 1939, when Dr. C. B. Laughlin purchased a large house on North Main Street. Dr. Laughlin then converted the building into a small hospital named Laughlin Clinic. Dr. Laughlin welcomed all physicians who wanted to practice there. Seventy years later, Laughlin Memorial Hospital is committed to providing the highest quality medical services and diagnostic medical equipment for its patients. Frontier Healthâ€™s three Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and SAMHSA grants provided 16 months of door-to-door services offering coping advice for adults and children, information on normal reactions to disaster, and linkage for clean up and counseling. There were 866 families helped with 244 attending group counseling. Other team efforts include educational programs in schools affected and recovery support groups for 2,823 individuals. During fiscal 2012, the psychosocial program in Greeneville provided 2,742 services for 62 individuals and 18 in the employment program. Psychosocial helps individuals achieve their greatest independence as they fully integrate into society, improve quality of life and assist in recovery from effects of psychiatric symptoms and addiction. The program is for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance addiction. The rehabilitation program also provides community employment services including vocational planning, job readiness training, placement services, and job coaching. Employment services are provided through funding sources including the Tennessee Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and Ticket to Work. Frontier Health has the regionâ€™s only psychiatric Crisis Stabilization Unit. The CSU served 1,537 individuals during fiscal 2012. The agencyâ€™s Mobile Crisis Response Services provide 24/7 help for individuals and families experiencing acute emotional and/ or substance abuse problems and provide community response for crises like the April 2011 tornado. Frontier Health regionally serves nearly 60,000 people every year. The Sharing Together to Achieve Resiliency and Success or STARS program for pre-k students is in its second year in Greene County. The program is in cooperation with the Third Judicial District Childrenâ€™s Advocacy Center and was expanded to Hawkins County. The STARS program addresses aggression, disruptive behavior, concentration and social skills and emotional competence in pre-k youth. Nolachuckey is a division of Frontier Health and has satellites in Greeneville, Rogersville, and Sneedville. Greene County residents have access to all other specialty services provided by Frontier ÂŠ 2013 The Greeneville Sun Laughlin Memorial Hospital is proud to be among the first 10 percent of hospitals nationwide to achieve the governmentâ€™s goals for year one of the electronic health records incentive program. This program doesnâ€™t just require that patients have electronic medical records and get doctors to order services electronically, but requires that the system be used in a meaningful manner to potentially improve care outcomes and prevent medication errors. Laughlin is also the first hospital in the East Tennessee region to offer the Vein Viewer. The dreaded vein puncture is made less painful by the latest imaging technology which enables medical $Ă™ĂˆĂ™ I@J@JĂ™*Ă™+I<8KDĂ™ Ă™ FLEK@ Nolachuckey-Holston Area Mental Health Center 401 Holston Drive, Greeneville (423) 639-1104 www.frontierhealth.org / (423) 467-3600 P.O. Box 9054, Gray, TN 37615 2013 Greene County Partnership Directory | 39