Some might say that Dr. Jerry Davis is an institution. He served on the Fellowship Hall Board of Directors for 13 years before joining the medical staff in 2011. He’s in the office every week, and a fixture at Hall events. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that he hasn’t actually

Dear Alumni & Friends: Fellowship Hall has been invited to participate in “Rise Together Greensboro”, a collaborative, site-specific, community-based sculptural project by artist Charlie Brouwer. The completion of a monumental sculpture made of hundreds of ladders borrowed from area residents will serve as a featured kick-off event on September 9 of this

In the field of addiction recovery, we encounter many new and challenging circumstances. After all, each of our patients carries a unique and often complicated story with them. As a result, many patients and families are concerned and even distraught when they hear that a referral has been made to

Addiction and mental illness often go hand in hand. Indeed, SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) estimates that almost 9 million adults suffer from both addiction and mental illness – co-occurring disorders1. They further estimate that only about 7% of those adults receive appropriate care for both conditions.

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone (and their supporters) who raised money for Fellowship Hall via The Human Race! The total amount raised was $7,850.00! Not bad for our first year! Thank you to everyone who was able to come out for the walk;  we couldn’t have asked for better weather!  We

All of us here at Fellowship Hall are thrilled to introduce our new Medical Director, Dr. Mike Washo. In fact, during his residency at Duke University Hospital in 2006, Dr. Washo rotated through the joint Fellowship Hall program. Now, almost a decade later, he has taken the helm of our

This April marks Alcohol Awareness Month, an important time for us to reflect on the damage that alcohol abuse can cause to the individual and their families and friends. We can also look at the opportunities available to us, collectively, to eradicate this insidious disease. April 9th, today, is also National

There’s quite a bit we know about smoking. Its effects are wide ranging and it damages organs in virtually every part of the body. Beyond being a primary cause of various cancers, causing COPD and sapping oxygen from the blood, smoking also has a profound effect on the brain. And

Many addiction treatment programs now have the option for patients to receive care either in an outpatient setting or residential/impatient setting. While they both constitute addiction treatment, they have very different purposes that require a thorough evaluation by an addiction professional. The key variables that determine the appropriateness of inpatient

It may sound like a cliché, but a new year really does bring the opportunity to start fresh, become healthier and change our lives. As with any major decision concerning our health or wellness, it often takes a tipping point to begin that change. Even though January 1 has the