Treatment. Equity. Connection.

Bridging emergency care and community health to create an integrated system that improves health and equity.

Latest Updates

New Study Will Evaluate EMS-initiated Buprenorphine Across Three States

September 15, 2026

Meet a CA Bridge Connect Lead – Cultivating Stronger Crisis Response Systems Across the State

September 10, 2026

Bridge is building on our country’s guarantee of 24/7 emergency care to offer treatment where people are, promote equity, and connect patients to ongoing care.

Addiction Treatment

Creating 24/7, high-quality care for substance use disorder in all California hospitals.

Founded in 2018 by a team of experienced emergency clinicians, CA Bridge has led the largest and fastest expansion of ED-based medication for addiction treatment in the country.

EMS Bridge

Engaging Emergency Medical Services in fighting overdose deaths by starting medication for addiction treatment from the ambulance.

National Bridge

Mobilizing U.S. emergency departments to respond to the overdose crisis.

Reproductive Health

Access Bridge

Improving access to sexual and reproductive health services by integrating them into emergency departments in regions with abortion bans or provider shortages.

Public Health Screening

ED Syphilis/HIV/HCV Screening

Advancing a model for routine, opt-out testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in Emergency Departments.

Upcoming Training

Training

CA Bridge Regional Collaborative — In-person, Sacramento

26 Oct 2026, 9:00 am

CA Bridge

CA Bridge Regional Collaboratives bring together interdisciplinary regional leaders for in-person and virtual events to assess the current state of low-barrier medication for addiction treatment (MAT), address critical barriers to treatment expansion, share resources, and build connections between attendees to facilitate linkages to care.

Join us for an in-person session to examine the innovative work happening across the Sacramento region and celebrate the success of CA Bridge Connect. Full event details are coming soon.

Featured Speakers

Ilana Rub
Assistant Division Chief of the Community Services Division
Department of Health Care Services

Loris Mattox
Harm Reduction Specialist
California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS

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