Inpatient

The Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) in conjunction with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services launched the first comprehensive statewide opioid stewardship program in the country with a focus on prevention and education of best practices.

Since the inception of the KYSOS program in 2018, the intent and collective work to date has been on inpatient opioid stewardship efforts. The KYSOS program goals are to reduce opioid overprescribing, while improving safe opioid usage when opioids are warranted. Peer to peer learning and sharing of best practices between facilities is the hallmark for success with KYSOS. Monthly webinars, electronic newsletters and other resources are offered at no charge to KYSOS participating facilities.

For more information about the inpatient KYSOS program, contact Emily Henderson.

Health care worker with patient
  1. Safe opioid prescribing is an organizational priority.
  2. Prescribers of opioids within the organization are aware of best practices and legal ramifications surrounding safe opioid use.
  3. The organization uses evidence-based non-opioid analgesic regimens in the emergency department (e.g. ALTO).
  4. The organization uses evidence-based opioid-sparing analgesic regimens for select procedures (e.g. ERAS).
  5. The organization offers compassionate care to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).
  6. The organization provides non-pharmacologic analgesia.
  7. The organization promotes safe opioid use by patients.
  8. The organization collaborates with community partners (e.g. clinics, home-based care, pharmacies, law enforcement, religious organizations, and government agencies) to promote appropriate use of opioids within the community.

Map of Kentucky Inpatient Program Sites

January 2024

Opioid Stewardship Ready Hospitals

The KYSOS Inpatient program is making great strides and efforts across the state in Opioid Stewardship.  Each hospital completed a survey to highlight their opioid stewardship program. 

Opioid Stewardship Tiers

Tier 1

Opioid
Stewardship
Prepared

Hospital has fundamental components of an opioid stewardship program.

ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital 
AdventHealth Manchester
Baptist Health Corbin
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
Baptist Health Hardin
Baptist Health La Grange
Baptist Health Lexington
Baptist Health Louisville
Baptist Health Paducah
Baptist Health Richmond
Barbourville ARH Hospital
Bluegrass Community Hospital
Bourbon Community Hospital
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Caldwell Medical Center
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
Casey County Hospital
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Flaget Memorial Hospital
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph Berea
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph East
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph Hospital
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph London
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
Clark Regional Medical Center
Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital
Crittenden Community Hospital
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Deaconess Union County Hospital
Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital
Ephraim McDowell James B Haggin Hospital
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Fleming County Hospital
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Georgetown Community Hospital
Harlan ARH Hospital
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
Jackson Purchase Medical Center
Jane Todd Crawford Hospital
Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Kentucky River Medical Center
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital
McDowell ARH Hospital
Meadowview Regional Medical Center
Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital
Mercy Health-Marcum & Wallace Hospital
Middlesboro ARH Hospital
Monroe County Medical Center
Morgan County ARH Hospital
Murray-Calloway County Hospital
Norton Audubon Hospital
Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Norton Children’s Hospital
Norton Hospital
Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital
Ohio County Hospital
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Paintsville ARH Hospital
Pikeville Medical Center
Pineville Community Health Center
Robley Rex VA Medical Center
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Center
Russell County Hospital
Spring View Hospital
St Elizabeth Edgewood
St Elizabeth Florence
St Elizabeth Fort Thomas
St Elizabeth Grant
T. J. Health Columbia
T. J. Samson Community Hospital
Taylor Regional Hospital
The Medical Center at Albany
The Medical Center at Bowling Green
The Medical Center at Caverna
The Medical Center at Franklin
The Medical Center at Russellville
The Medical Center at Scottsville
Three Rivers Medical Center
TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center
UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital
UK HealthCare Good Samaritan Hospital
UK King’s Daughters Medical Center
UK St. Claire
UofL Health – UofL Hospital
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital
UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital
Wayne County Hospital
Whitesburg ARH Hospital

Tier 2

Opioid
Stewardship
Ready

Hospitals in Tier 2 have Tier 1 components in addition to harm reduction education, provider feedback on prescribing trends, along with other opioid monitoring.

ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital
Baptist Health Corbin
Baptist Health Hardin
Baptist Health La Grange
Baptist Health Lexington
Baptist Health Louisville
Baptist Health Paducah
Baptist Health Richmond
Barbourville ARH Hospital
Bourbon Community Hospital
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Flaget Memorial Hospital
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph East
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph Hospital
Clark Regional Medical Center
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Harlan ARH Hospital
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital
McDowell ARH Hospital
Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital
Mercy Health – Marcum & Wallace Hospital
Middlesboro ARH Hospital
Morgan County ARH Hospital
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Paintsville ARH Hospital
Robley Rex VA Medical Center
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center
UK King’s Daughters Medical Center
UK St. Claire
Whitesburg ARH Hospital

Tier 3

All
Systems
Go!

Hospitals in Tier 3 have Tier 1 and Tier 2 components, plus utilize IT for order sets along with providing naloxone product or prescriptions at discharge.

ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital
Baptist Health Corbin
Baptist Health Hardin
Baptist Health Lexington
Baptist Health Louisville
Baptist Health Paducah
Baptist Health Richmond
Barbourville ARH Hospital
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph East
CHI Saint Joseph Health – Saint Joseph Hospital
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Harlan ARH Hospital
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital
McDowell ARH Hospital
Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital
Mercy Health – Marcum & Wallace Hospital
Middlesboro ARH Hospital
Morgan County ARH Hospital
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Paintsville ARH Hospital
Robley Rex VA Medical Center
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center
UK King’s Daughters Medical Center
Whitesburg ARH Hospital

Opioid Stewardship Tiers
AdventHealth Manchester
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Baptist Health Corbin
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Baptist Health Hardin
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Baptist Health La Grange
Opioid Stewardship Ready
Baptist Health Lexington
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Baptist Health Louisville
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Baptist Health Paducah
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Baptist Health Richmond
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Barbourville ARH Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Bluegrass Community Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Bourbon Community Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Caldwell Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Casey County Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Ready
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Clark Regional Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Ready
Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Crittenden Community Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Deaconess Union County Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Ephraim McDowell James B Haggin Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Fleming County Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Georgetown Community Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Harlan ARH Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Jackson Purchase Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Jane Todd Crawford Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Kentucky River Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
McDowell ARH Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Meadowview Regional Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Mercy Health – Marcum & Wallace Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Middlesboro ARH Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Monroe County Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Morgan County ARH Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Murray-Calloway County Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Norton Audubon Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Norton Children’s Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Norton Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Ohio County Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Paintsville ARH Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Pikeville Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Pineville Community Health Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Robley Rex VA Medical Center
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Russell County Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Spring View Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
St Elizabeth Edgewood
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
St Elizabeth Florence
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
St Elizabeth Fort Thomas
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
St Elizabeth Grant
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
T. J. Health Columbia
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
T. J. Samson Community Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Taylor Regional Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
The Medical Center at Albany
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
The Medical Center at Bowling Green
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
The Medical Center at Caverna
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
The Medical Center at Franklin
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
The Medical Center at Russellville
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
The Medical Center at Scottsville
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Three Rivers Medical Center
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
UK HealthCare Good Samaritan Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
UK King's Daughters Medical Center
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship
UK St. Claire
Opioid Stewardship Ready
UofL Health - UofL Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
UofL Health - Jewish Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
UofL Health - Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Wayne County Hospital
Opioid Stewardship Prepared
Whitesburg ARH Hospital
All Systems GO! for Opioid Stewardship

Encyclopedia of Measures (Inpatient)

August 2024

Metrics for safe opioid prescribing.
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Inpatient Resources

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Inpatient Encyclopedia of Measures

Safe opioid prescribing is an organizational priority…

pdfAugust 13, 2024inpatientpdf
Important Information About Your Opioid Prescription One-Pager

This information is to help you better understand the risks and benefits of taking an opioid medication that is prescribed to you. It may also help you communicate better with your doctor or healthcare provider when discussing your pain management.

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NIDA Initiating BUP Resources for Prescribers

Includes examples and cases for motivating patients (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

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Addictionary

If we want addiction destigmatized, we need a language that’s unified. The words we use matter. Caution needs to be taken, especially when the disorders concerned are heavily stigmatized as substance use disorders are.

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KYSOS Webinar: Impact of OUD Stigma

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Opioid Overdose Recognition and Response: A Guide for Communities and Bystanders

Naloxone educational how-to and informational guide from the Department of Public Health

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National Quality Forum Opioid Stewardship Playbook

The National Quality Partners™ (NQP) Opioid Stewardship Action Team brought together experts and recognized leaders from the private and public sectors committed to addressing the nation’s escalating opioid epidemic.

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Michigan OPEN: Opioid Prescribing

OPEN takes a preventative approach to the opioid epidemic by focusing on appropriate opioid prescribing and pain management best practices in acute care settings (surgery, dentistry, emergency medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics).

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Kentucky Poison Control Information for Healthcare Professionals

Acetaminophen Overdose Faxable Guidelines, Recommendations RE Cetylev, Antidote Stocking Guide, Ethanol Dosing for Toxic Alcohol Ingestion, Synthetic Cannabinoids

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Pain Assessment and Management Standards

The Joint Commission

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Comfort Menu

Alliant Quality

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Colorado ALTO Project

Colorado Hospital Association

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How to Control Pain Safely

American College of Surgeons Patient Education

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Kentucky Small Business Toolkit for Hiring Employees in Recovery

Kentucky Injury Prevention & Research Center

, wwwJanuary 31, 2024employer-resources inpatienttoolswww
Operation Unite

Operation UNITE provides a toll-free Treatment Referral Line for anyone seeking assistance with a substance use disorder. 1-833-859-4357

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Kentucky Naloxone Copay Program

Kentucky Pharmacists Association

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Never Use Alone

Toll-free national overdose prevention, detection, life-saving crisis response and medical intervention services for people who use drugs while alone. Never Use Alone’s peer operators are available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Call Never Use Alone 877-696-1996, your Overdose Prevention Lifeline.

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Find Recovery Housing Now

The purpose of FindRecoveryHousingNowKY.org (FRHNKY) is to link individuals in recovery to safe, quality, and available recovery housing in Kentucky.

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988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.

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Hope and Health KY

Individuals seeking treatment for themselves or others – as well as family members who have questions or are in need of support – can call 1-833-8KY-HELP (1-833-859-4357) toll-free or text HOPE to 96714 and speak with a specialist about available treatment services most relevant to their needs. All calls are confidential.

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Findhelpnowky.org

Enables patients and family members to find information about available substance use disorder treatment options in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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The Utility of Treating Opioid Use Disorder with Buprenorphine-Naloxone in the Intensive Care Setting

, wwwDecember 12, 2023inpatient naloxone ed-bridgewebinarwww
Any Positive Change: Harm Reduction is Public Health

, wwwNovember 9, 2023inpatient outpatientwebinarwww
Hospital PR Toolkit

Includes Statewide Press Release, Hospital Press Release Template, Guidelines, Logo (JPG or PNG), Facebook Post, and Twitter Post

November 6, 2023inpatientpromotional-materials
2023 Naloxone Update

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Integrating MAT/MOUD in Primary Care

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Starting from Strength: How the Trait-Based Model of Recovery is Changing Addiction Treatment

, wwwAugust 16, 2023inpatient outpatientwebinarwww
Treating Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder

, wwwJuly 26, 2023inpatient outpatientwebinarwww
Treating Concomitant Acute Pain & Opioid Use Disorder in the Hospital

wwwMay 11, 2023inpatientwebinarwww
Cesarean Section ERAS: Baptist Health System Kentucky and Indiana

wwwApril 13, 2023inpatientwebinarwww
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline at a Glance

Applying the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

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Pain Management and Prescribing to the Postpartum Patient

wwwFebruary 21, 2023inpatientwebinarwww
Preventing Opioid Use Disorder

CDC

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Addiction Medicine Toolkit

CDC

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Pain Management of an Ankle Sprain

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Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged ≥18 years. (CDC)

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Empathy: Talking to Patients About Substance Use Disorder

As a clinician, you have an important role in screening patients for a substance use disorder and connecting them to treatment resources. You may also be actively involved in their treatment. (CDC)

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BRAVO Opioid Tapering Protocol

Oregon Pain Guidance

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Linking People with Opioid Use Disorder to Medication Treatment

A Resource for Action of Policy, Programs, and Practices (CDC)

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Safe Opioid Disposal – Remove the Risk Outreach Toolkit

FDA outreach toolkit to help education patients on safe, proper disposal of opioids

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Medication Risk Alert: Opioids & Benzodiazepines

Alliant Quality

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Words Matter: Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction

This handout offers background information and tips for providers to keep in mind while using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.

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Kratom Drug Fact Sheet

DOJ/DEA

, , pdfApril 1, 2020inpatient outpatient provider-resourcespdf
New Jersey Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Project

St. Joseph’s Health

, pdfAugust 29, 2019inpatient provider-resourcesguidelinespdf
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder Printable Guide

A Printable Pocket Guide, created in partnership with AHCCCS and the ASU Medical Advisory Board

, , pdfJuly 3, 2019inpatient outpatient provider-resourcesguidelinespdf
HHS Pain Management Best Practices

Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations

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Kratom Drug Facts

NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse

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What’s Trending? Kratom

CADCA

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Beyond Opioids: How Physical Therapy Can Transform Pain Management and Improve Health

APTA White Paper

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Prescribing and Administering Opioid Doses Based Solely on Pain Intensity

American Society for Pain Management Nursing Position Statement

, , pdfJune 1, 2016inpatient outpatient provider-resourcespdf
ED Management of Headache Algorithm

Cleveland Clinic

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