GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Corewell Health in Grand Rapids unveiled a first-of-its-kind facility in West Michigan, a trauma recovery center for survivors of violent crime — free of charge for its patients.
It is the second facility to open in the state, with Henry Ford Hospital on the east side as the first.
Trained professionals are on hand to support survivors with services such as therapy, clinical case management, financial benefits, legal services, and medication evaluation and management.
The center was made possible through a nearly $2 million grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that is expected to last for the next three years.
Corewell Health officially cut the ribbon on Friday afternoon.
“This center represents our shared belief that no one should walk through pain alone,” Dr. Rima Shah, board certified internal medicine physician with Corewell Health, said.
To be accepted as a patient, one must:
Be a survivor of a violent crime in the last three years, or have lost a family member to homicideBe 18 years or olderBe a Michigan resident Not currently see another mental health provider
“Trauma can be very, very damaging to anybody for both their mental and physical health,” Dr. Subodh Jain, Corewell Health’s chief of behavioral health, said. “We are hoping that this will improve their quality of life and general well-being once they get that help.”
The facility is now open and accepting patients, and health professionals at Corewell told News Channel 3 they have already received nearly a dozen.
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“Every patient who walks through our doors wants to be heard and feel that they are cared for, not just for their medical concerns, not only for broken bones or heart disease, but also for their psychological health,” Dr. Jain said.