Woods Services Partners With NJ Organization, Expands Medical Service

Woods Services recently partnered with another nonpofit and has expanded their medical service.

The Middletown and Langhorne-based nonprofit signed an agreement this week with New Jersey-based Legacy Treatment Services. Under the agreement, Legacy Treatment Services will become an affiliate of Woods Services but maintain its own Board of Trustees, management, and programs.

The affiliation will not go into effect until the New Jersey funders and government agencies approve it.

The two organizations have been working together on several projects and have a number of synergies that can be realized through the partnership.

“The affiliation will strengthen their ability to provide a continuum of exceptional supports and services ranging from behavioral health to state-of-the-art treatment and support for people with developmental disabilities, especially those with medical complexities,” a press release states.

The partnership will be Woods Services fifth affiliate and third in New Jersey.

“We are delighted that Legacy will be joining Woods, Archway Programs, Allies Inc., Woods Community at Brian’s House and Tabor Services as part of the Woods family,” said Kevin Sheetz, chair of the Woods Services Board of Trustees.

“We know that our affiliation will give both organizations access to innovative and dynamic services with a positive impact on every individual we serve,” said Gloria Miller, chair of the Legacy Treatment Services Board of Trustees.

The partnership comes weeks after Woods Services and Keystone First opened a newly expanded medical center that will serve clients with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical challenges.

The program will expand medical services on the campus and help improve overall care while reducing hospital visits. In addition, the medical center will offer free primary medical care as a benefit to all 2,000 of Woods Services’ employees and function as a hub for qualifying neighbors with intellectual and developmental disabilities, officials said.

“For many of our residents with complex medical needs, the ability to reduce environmental disruptions while providing them with first-rate medical care is truly a game changer,” Woods Services CEO and President Tine Hansen-Turton said.

Woods Services has offered on-site medical care in the past, but the expanded offers now include evening and weekend hours and more specialized services.