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

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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

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CA Bridge

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.

Bridge National Expansion Project

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 Collaboratives — Virtual, all regions invited

24 Feb 2026, 9:00 am

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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.

During this February 24 virtual session, attendees will learn about the latest updates from county-level peers and gain a better understanding of how hotlines and harm reduction principles fit into your day-to-day work. Collaborate with peers virtually to apply insights gained from guest speakers to your specific region and problem-solve challenges in your county to improve rapid MAT entry points.

Featured Speakers

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We are joined by two leaders in the field, Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP, and Kimber King, from SafeSpot, an overdose detection and prevention hotline. You can hear more about their work by listening to the This American Life episode “The Call.” 

Hosted by Cheryl Anne Batac, MPH, CHES

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