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Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) is a nonprofit behavioral health care provider with an emphasis on addiction treatment. OHL was established in 1973 as a nonprofit residential substance abuse treatment facility with the mission of empowering people to conquer addiction. Today, Odyssey House offers a professional, structured and caring Therapeutic Community with comprehensive services and effective support systems that enable individuals to chart new lives and return to their communities as contributing members.
OHL Holds Ribbon Cutting For Renovated Medical Clinic
August 3
Clinic renovations made possible through $100,000 Humana Louisiana Benefits grant.
Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. (OHL) held a ribbon- cutting ceremony for its renovated free community medical clinic Friday, July 24, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at 1125 North Tonti Street. OHL was able to upgrade the medical clinic’s facilities thanks to a one-time, $100,000 grant from Humana’s Louisiana Benefits charitable giving program. This grant, awarded to OHL by the health benefits company last fall, allowed OHL to update the clinic space and create efficiencies in the clinic’s layout and design.
“We see the long-term sustainability of our clinic as critical to the low-income and special needs populations in New Orleans,” says OHL Chief Executive Officer Edward Carlson. “We are extremely grateful that Humana’s Louisiana Benefits program has allowed us make improvements to our clinic space that will allow us to provide a higher quality of service to the people who need it most.”
“Our goal with Louisiana Benefits is to have a meaningful impact on the quality of life for the people who live and work in our state,” said Humana Louisiana Commercial Market President Jamie Schlottman, “and Odyssey House is certainly delivering on that objective by providing free health care to those in greatest need in our community.
OHL’s medical clinic opened after Hurricane Katrina to help meet the immediate physical and mental healthcare needs of the surrounding neighborhood. In 2008, the clinic served over 1,200 patients. 80% of OHL clinic patients are uninsured.
About Humana Louisiana Benefits
In October, Humana’s Louisiana Benefits 2009 will award a one-time, $100,000 grant to a nonprofit organization based in Louisiana that is doing valuable work to benefit the people who live in the state. Louisiana Benefits supports charitable organizations that are focused on improving health experiences or building healthy communities in the areas of Mind, Body or Spirit.
For more information on Louisiana Benefits, or to download an online grant application, please go to the Web site at http://www.louisianabenefits.org.
