KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Recovery Centers of America (RCA) has announced its transformation of Bracebridge Hall, the 24,000-square-foot mansion set on 557 acres in Earleville, Maryland and former MBNA retreat site, into a state-of-the-art center for addiction medicine, offering hope to families affected by the state’s exploding opioid crisis.
Slated to open in July 2016, Recovery Centers of America at Bracebridge Hall will serve as a center of treatment, spirituality, wellness, and recovery for individuals struggling with addiction to alcohol and other drugs. This 108-bed in-patient treatment center will provide world-class residential treatment and ongoing support services, integrating the best of all evidence-based approaches to treat those suffering from alcohol addiction and substance use disorders. RCA’s unique neighborhood-based treatment model is founded on scientific research indicating sustained recovery is more likely when patients stay connected to family and friends during treatment.
Designed in 1990 by two-time Arthur Ross Award winner David Easton, the famed Bracebridge Hall sits on a stunning waterfront estate boasting gate houses, stables, a helipad, and one mile of shoreline on the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. RCA’s $13.7 million renovation of Bracebridge Hall has been executed with the patient at the forefront in an effort to eradicate the stigma of addiction, its treatment, and the recovery process. Patients and families begin their road to recovery via the two-mile driveway to Bracebridge Hall with picturesque views of the Chesapeake Bay countryside.
RCA at Bracebridge Hall is under the leadership of Dr. Barbara Kistenmacher, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and chief executive officer for Recovery Centers of America at Bracebridge Hall. Local to the Cecil County area, Dr. Kistenmacher has a deep passion for helping people from Cecil County and the surrounding areas. “Bracebridge Hall plays a rich role in Earleville’s history. Today, it has been fully repurposed to serve the needs of the community by offering hope to area families struggling with substance use disorders, and bringing 70 full-time job opportunities to the local economy, generating over $4 million in salaries and benefits by the end of the year,” Dr. Kistenmacher commented.
In Maryland alone, 1,039 individuals lost their lives to drug- and alcohol-related intoxication incidents in 2014 – the latest available data – a 60 percent increase since 2010, according to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The misuse of prescription drugs and accessibility to street-level heroin nationwide has resulted in some 22.7 million Americans suffering from behavioral health and substance use disorders.
RCA at Bracebridge Hall will also offer a specialty program for executives so that like-minded professionals can obtain education, skill-building, and support.
“RCA at Bracebridge Hall will provide our patients and their families with the dignified treatment so many struggle to obtain while battling substance use disorders,” continues Dr. Kistenmacher. “From the moment patients turn down our beautifully landscaped driveway, they will know they are valued and our team is always on their side.”
The renovation is financed through a recent raise that provided RCA with $231.5 million to build centers for addiction medicine nationwide and hire the top minds in the industry.
At RCA at Bracebridge Hall, as with all of RCA’s campuses, patients and their families will enter a lobby more reminiscent of a hotel than any healthcare facility. They are immediately greeted by name and taken to a semi-private room that opens to bright and spacious meeting areas, café-quality coffee bars, a glass-face yoga studio, five star dining room, and an outdoor patio and fireplace.
Public training and meeting rooms will be made available free of charge to the community for 12 step meetings, family support groups, and a variety of professional education programs. Including Bracebridge, RCA has acquired eight sites in the Northeast U.S. Current plans project RCA to operate over 1,200 beds by the end of 2018.
About Recovery Centers of America
Based in King of Prussia, PA, Recovery Centers of America is committed to advocating for some 22.7 million Americans suffering from behavioral health and substance use disorders. The company, which is opening treatment centers throughout the Northeast, is transforming the way treatment is delivered in an industry in desperate need of change. Recovery Centers of America’s neighborhood-based centers for addiction medicine are designed based on the latest scientific research that indicates sustained recovery is more likely when patients receive treatment along a continuum of care and stay connected to and supported by family and friends, while building other, ongoing support networks. By allowing patients to receive treatment in an atmosphere more akin to a college campus with Starbucks-like appeal, Recovery Centers of America helps overcome the stigma of addiction and its treatment, which is essential to meaningful recovery.
For more information visit www.recoverycentersofamerica.com or www.1800recovery.com
To contact Recovery Centers of America, please call: 1-800-RECOVERY
