New Name, Same Trusted Program: Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program Is Now Eating Recovery Center of California

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eating Recovery Center of California is the new program name of Sacramento's trusted provider of comprehensive outpatient eating disorder treatment for adults, adolescents and families, formerly known as Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program. Eating Recovery Center of California fuses the trust and confidence earned from 14 years of providing specialized eating disorders care to patients and families in the Northern California region with the reputation, resources and expertise of an international provider of comprehensive eating disorders treatment led by the field's esteemed experts.

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The program name change from Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program to Eating Recovery Center of California seeks to more effectively communicate the medical and clinical excellence of its programs and services, as well as its intimate connection to Eating Recovery Center, an international eating disorders treatment center providing all levels of care to women, men and children with the full range of eating disorder diagnoses.

"In light of growing regional demand for specialized eating disorders treatment, it is important that patients, families and referring professionals understand the benefit that results from our close collaboration and best practice sharing with Eating Recovery Center," explains Jennifer Lombardi, MFT, Executive Director of Eating Recovery Center of California. "The program name Eating Recovery Center of California clearly acknowledges our strong connection to a leading international treatment provider, and communicates that the California-based programs and services match the treatment philosophy, medical and clinical interventions and eating disorders expertise of Eating Recovery Center's Denver area programming."

Acknowledging the growing demand for specialized eating disorders treatment and in an effort to meet the treatment needs of patients and families in the region, Eating Recovery Center of California has expanded its programs and services for eating disordered adults and adolescents. A 2013 renovation, slated for completion this coming January, will nearly double the size of the Sacramento treatment center. Improvements include upgraded and expanded spaces for Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs for adults, creation of dedicated therapeutic space for adolescent and family programming, and the addition of a spacious, state-of-the-art teaching kitchen supporting hands-on culinary education and cooking groups.

While the name of the treatment center has changed to Eating Recovery Center of California in order to better communicate the medical and clinical excellence of the California programs and services and the connection to Eating Recovery Center, several important aspects of Eating Recovery Center of California's treatment philosophy and leadership will not change, including:

• Eating disorder treatment programming will continue to be comprehensive and medically-supervised, leverage evidenced-based therapeutic interventions, acknowledge and address co-occurring illnesses, engage families in the recovery process and support program alumni at all stages of the recovery journey.
• Jennifer Lombardi, MFT, Executive Director, Lisa Peterson, PhD, Clinical Director, and Anna Vinter, MD, Medical Director, will continue to lead Eating Recovery Center of California to ensure clinical and medical excellence of care, and provide guidance and direction to the multidisciplinary staff.
• Eating Recovery Center of California's leadership will continue to work closely with Drs. Ken Weiner, Craig Johnson, Ovidio Bermudez and Emmett Bishop, Eating Recovery Center's medical and clinical leadership who together possess over 130 years of specific eating disorders experience, to develop and implement innovative, evidence-based treatment strategies.
• Eating Recovery Center's Denver-based behavioral hospitals—the Behavioral Hospital for Adults and the Behavioral Hospital for Children and Adolescents—will continue to serve as a resource for Eating Recovery Center of California patients requiring a higher level of care (Inpatient or Residential treatment). Following discharge from 24-hour care, patients will return to Eating Recovery Center of California to participate in the Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient programs.

For more information about Eating Recovery Center of California and its comprehensive outpatient eating disorder treatment programs and services, call 916.574.1000, email [email protected], or visit www.EatingRecoveryCenterCA.com to chat confidentially with a Master's-level eating disorders therapist from the Clinical Assessment team.

About Eating Recovery Center of California
Eating Recovery Center of California is a Joint Commission-accredited center for eating disorders treatment and prevention based in Sacramento, California. Founded in 2000 by eating disorders experts and formerly known as Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program, Eating Recovery Center of California is a medically-supervised treatment program serving female and male adults and adolescents with Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) and related conditions including trauma, substance abuse, exercise compulsion, diabetes and medical/psychiatric complications. A multidisciplinary team of professionals oversees comprehensive outpatient levels of care, including a seven day-per-week Partial Hospitalization Program, an Intensive Outpatient Program and flexible Outpatient programming in Sacramento, as well as flexible Outpatient services in Fresno. Eating Recovery Center of California works closely with Denver-based Eating Recovery Center, an international center providing comprehensive treatment for adults, adolescents and children struggling with the full spectrum of eating disorder diagnoses and co-occurring illnesses.

Contact:
Liz Conant
FleishmanHillard
916-492-5333
[email protected]

SOURCE Eating Recovery Center of California