Canoga Park, CA – The nation faces a dramatic shift in the demographics of opiate drug abusers from older individuals with long addiction histories and chronic co-occurring illnesses to young adults starting with improper use of pain medications leading to abuse and addiction to opiates wit    more

Canoga Park, CA – Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is pleased to announce that Aegis Medical Systems, Inc.’s seven Los Angeles County clinics were chosen to participate in a Tobacco Cessation Study by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Tobacco Control and Pr    more

Canoga Park, CA - Kiran Adigupola, Director of Information Technology, is pleased to introduce Aegis’s upgraded official Facebook page. Mr. Adigopula stated that, “We decided to significantly upgrade our company Facebook page in consideration of the growing number of Aegis staff members and    more

Canoga Park, CA - Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is pleased to announce that Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. has been chosen to participate in the NIATx Study with    more

Canoga Park, CA – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O. of Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. (“Aegis”), is pleased to announce the engagement of the law firm of Arent Fox, LLP for ongoing general, corporate, and healthcare    more

Canoga Park, CA, – The California Court of Appeal ruled for Aegis in its APA lawsuit against the State ADP (i.e., Aegis Medical System, Inc. v. Renee Zito et al.) on June 30th, 2011. The Court of Appeal reversed the Alam    more

Canoga Park, CA – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., proudly announces the relocation of Aegis’ clinic in Hesperia to a new A-rated 11,000 sq. ft. facility located at
11776 Mariposa Road. The new building was purchased in late 2010, and remodeled over a six-month period. Prior to its pur    more

Canoga Park, CA – Steve Maulhardt, VP for Policy, Government and Public Affairs, recently announced that Aegis’ patient census has grown by over 10% in the last six months. He further shared that the substantial part of this increase can be attributed to the influx of admissions from a les    more

Canoga Park, CA – Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is proud to announce that an agreement has been signed between the Alliant International University’s School of Professional Psychology, Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and Aegis Institute, Inc.

Mr. Hightower stated that    more

Canoga Park, CA – Udi Barkai, President of Aegis Institute, Inc. (a California non-profit corporation), is proud to announce the opening of a PC1000 program in Ventura County California. The new program, which will open its doors in April of this year, is located at 2055 Saviers Road, and i    more

Canoga Park, CA – Becky Heinicke, Director of Quality Assurance & Quality Control, is proud to announce the awarding of the maximum term CARF accreditation to Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and six of its clinics. The Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (“CARF”) surveyed    more

Canoga Park, CA – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., is proud to report the major improvement in clinical success rates that Aegis was able to achieve through 2010. In particular, he noted that positive opiate rates fell from 13.7% to 11.7% in 2010, Benzodiazepine rates fell from 5.4% to 4.4%    more

Canoga Park, CA – Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is proud to announce a new agreement that was signed between the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and Aegis Institute, Inc. According to the new agreement, the Chicago School of Professio    more

Canoga Park, CA – Dr. George Girgis, Chief Medical Director, is pleased to announce a new collaboration between Aegis Medical Systems and Genentech, a member of the Roche group, for the provision of Hepatitis C training of staff members and education of patients in Aegis clinics in Southern    more

Canoga Park, CA – The Summer 2010 Edition of the Addiction Treatment Forum (AT Forum) journal includes an in depth article covering the Aegis Patient Advisory and Advocacy Group (PAAG). The article discusses Aegis’ collaborative relationship with its patients, and the significance of the P    more

Canoga Park, CA – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., proudly announces the development of the PHASE Dispensing Module. The new module, which was internally developed by Aegis’ IT Department, was deployed in conjunction with automated medication-dispensing pumps throughout Aegis’ network of cl    more

Canoga Park, CA – Aegis Medical Systems Chico clinic held its first Family Support Group on May 26, 2010. The meeting was a great success and was attended by 16 parents, spouses and significant others of current patients. This was the first time that the Aegis clinic in Chico has opened i    more

Canoga Park, CA – Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is proud to announce the establishment of a Clinical Board of Advisors for Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. Mr. Hightower will chair the board which includes three highly qualified Regional Clinical Directors from Aegis clinics in    more

Canoga Park, CA – Aegis patients have come to expect Keys to Recovery support groups in all of Aegis’ clinics. Now with the launch of the Online Keys to Recovery Support Groups, Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. is bringing the support group concept to its patients on a 24-hour basis. The new we    more

Canoga Park, CA – Jade Kelly, Corporate Counsel, announces comprehensive revisions to Aegis Medical Systems’ patient health information policies. Ms. Kelly stated that, “Such changes are necessary due to the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”), which incl    more

Canoga Park, CA – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., is proud to report on the unprecedented strides Aegis Medical Systems, Inc., made through 2009. He stated that, “We started 2009 with significant challenges, but we also had substantial goals to achieve. I am very pleased to be able to sa    more

Canoga Park, CA – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O. is proud to announce the successful accreditation of Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and seven of its clinics. The Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (“CARF”) awarded Aegis and its clinics the maximum accreditation term of    more

Canoga Park, CA – George Girgis MD, Chief Medical Director for Aegis Medical Systems. Inc. today announced that Aegis has begun the first phase of H1N1 vaccination of its staff members and patients.

Judson Lea, Director of Operations, stated that, “We would like to thank the State’s    more

Canoga Park, CA – Following an announcement from the World Health Organization declaring the H1N1 Virus as a pandemic, Aegis developed a contingency plan and completed preparations for the various possible scenarios and phases of the H1N1 Virus pandemic.

Dr. George Girgis, Chief Medi    more

Canoga Park, CA., June 05, 2009 – Aegis Medical Systems is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned and re-imagined www.aegismed.com website. The re-launch of Aegis’s website became necessary due to the far-reach    more

Canoga Park, CA – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., congratulated Aegis Clinic Managers and the Department of Clinical Services for the significant improvements in patient clinical success rates and reduction in relapse rates that have been established since the implementation of the Aegis Mo    more

Canoga Park, California – Steve Day, PAAG Chairman, and Russell Iadanza, PAAG Board Member, were pleased to present the Board of Directors of Aegis Institute, Inc., a report of the extensive activities that the Patient Advocacy & Advisory Group took part in through 2008. These activities i    more

Canoga Park, California – Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is pleased to announce that the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (“BBS”) has authorized Aegis Institute, Inc. to be a provider for Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.’s).

Evan Shapiro, Ph.D., Regional Cl    more

Canoga Park, California – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., is proud to announce the completion of the Aegis Interactive Addiction Severity Index (“ASI”). This new tool is the result of over a year of development, and represents a significant milestone for Aegis and its patients.

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Canoga Park, California – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., is pleased report to Aegis Directors on the initiation of a feasibility study for the development of mental health services. The study will assist Aegis in the development and deployment of mental health Services throughout Aegis’ n    more

Canoga Park, California, For years Aegis has supported state legislative efforts to include mental health and alcohol and other drug addiction services under health insurance coverage and bring their coverage into “parity” with coverage under the state Medicaid program known as Medi-Cal. M    more

Canoga Park, California, In recognition of National Recovery Month, Aegis Institute, Inc. (a California non-profit corporation) has donated $60,000 for the treatment of individuals, who have not previously treated in a Narcotic Treatment Program (“NTP”), through the 21-Day Detox Program. T    more

Canoga Park, California – Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., is pleased to announce the completion of the new Patient Orientation Video. The video was produced in house in collaboration with MCW Production of Bakersfield California, and with the help of Aegis patients and staff members.
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Canoga Park, California, On August 28th, Aegis celebrated its 10th anniversary. Since beginning operations in August 1998, Aegis has successfully treated tens of thousand of patients, allowing them to improve their health and quality of life. Aegis currently operates 24 Narcotic Treatment    more

Canoga Park, California – Becky Heinicke, Director of Quality Assurance and Quality Control, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first round of training of Aegis staff by Mallinckrodt on July 10th, 2008. The training which began in Modesto on January 18th was conducted    more

Canoga Park, California, The Aegis Department of Information Technology is pleased to announce the completion of the development of the Front Office Module. He stated that, "The PHASE System is designed to replace all manual procedures and to allow Aegis to work in a paper-less environment    more

Canoga Park, California, Aegis announces its support of the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act (NORA), which has recently qualified for the November 2008 ballot. The new legislation, sponsored by the Drug Policy Alliance Network includes the most ambitious sentencing and prison reform    more

Canoga Park, California, April 11, 2008, Steve Day, Chairman, submitted the Patient Advisory and Advocacy Group’s (“PAAG”) formal protest against the Governor’s proposal for a reduction of 2008-09 Drug Medi-Cal rates.

Mr. Day, expressed the PAAG stance that “The present rates and le    more

Chico, California - Vita Callari, Chico Clinic Manager, is proud to advise Aegis' President and Department Directors of a recent report showing all patients treated at Aegis' clinic in Chico have tested negative (i.e., clean) for any illicit drugs through the month Janunary. This unprecede    more

Canoga Park, California - Ron Alvarado, Controller, is pleased to announce the execution of a new contract between Aegis Medical Systems, Inc., and Blue Shield for treatment of HMO and PPO insured individuals within Aegis' system of clinics throughout the state of California. The new agree    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O, is proud to announce the inauguration of Aegis University (www.aegisuniversity.com), the first resource of its kind among Narcotic Treatment Programs (“NTPs”) in the state of California. Th    more

Canoga Park, California - Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is pleased to introduce a new policy and protocol for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The policy was developed internally within Aegis, and includes a new screening tool customized for patient    more

Canoga Park, California - Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is pleased to announce the recent recruiting of Terry Jordan, in LA, William Schmidt in Santa Maria, Lorraine Ibold in Ontario, Joanne Snider in Santa Barbara & Oxnard, and Dan Bruce in Modesto as Regional Clinical Di    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., is pleased to announce the appointment of Becky Heinicke to the position of Director of Quality Assurance & Quality Control, and Ron Alvarado to the position of Controller.

In his new position, Mr. Alvarado will be in charg    more

Canoga Park, California - Becky Heinicke, Director of Q.A. & Q.C., is proud to announce the completion of the new Peer Review Policy. The policy provides a venue for the critical review of patient records and treatment, as well as for the effective training of Aegis physicians, nurses, cl    more

Canoga Park, California - Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is pleased to report of the significant progress that Aegis’ has made in recent months in its negotiations for internship agreements with leading academic institutions. Such agreements have been signed with USC, CSU    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., has announced the contracting of Lockton Insurance Brokers, LLC for the handle all insurance matters for Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and its affiliate corporations. Under the its agreement with Aegis, Lockton will negotiate for liab    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., has announced the appointment of Jade M. Kelly, Esq., to the position of Aegis General Counsel. Mrs. Kelly, a senior associate of Avola & Associates, previously worked at the Office of the Aegis General Counsel from 2004 to 2006, up    more

Canoga Park, California - Arron Hightower, Director of Clinical Services, is proud to announce the initiation of an Internship and Training Program between Pepperdine University, Aegis Medical Systems, Inc and its non-profit affiliate Aegis Institute, Inc. The agreement with Pepperdine Univ    more

Canoga, Park, California - Steve Maulhardt, Aegis’ Vice President for Government Relations and Legislative Work, was pleased to report to the Aegis’ department directors in their January management meeting of the extensive schedule of activities that he and other Aegis staff members have m    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O. is proud to announce the successful accreditation of Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and eight of its clinics, which were awarded the maximum accreditation term of three years. The award was granted following the surveys that were con    more

Canoga Park, California – The Patient Advisory and Advocacy Group (“P.A.A.G.”), in partnership with Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and Aegis Institute, Inc., is proud to announce the amendment of the Keys To Recovery policies extending its scope to include groups which are dedicated to specifi    more

Canoga Park, California – Becky Heinicke, Director of Caseload Management and Counseling Services, is proud to announce the completion of a regional training in Aegis’ northern and coastal clinics. The five-day training covered both clinical and regulatory matters, with specific focus on    more

Canoga Park, California – The Patient Advisory and Advocacy Group (“P.A.A.G.”), in partnership with Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and Aegis Institute, Inc., is proud to announce the amendment of its policies to allow for the development of a local P.A.A.G. chapter in every one of the 26 Aegis    more

Canoga Park, California – Udi Barkai, President and C.E.O., is proud to introduce the new “Aegis Model” for Narcotic Treatment Programs (NTPs). Unlike the traditional methadone clinic, the new model will also be extended to provide specialized services, educational programs, support groups    more

Canoga Park, California – On Wednesday, May 10th, 2006, representatives from Aegis Medical Systems, Inc., Nationwide Medical Group, Inc., Aegis Institute, Inc., and the Patient Advisory and Advocacy Group, all came out to honor Bill Shilley for his dedication and commitment to Aegis’ patien    more

Canoga Park, California – Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Arron Hightower to the position of Chico Clinic Manager, commencing April 19th, 2006.

Arron brings with him extensive experience in the field of Social Services and Mental Health, primaril    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President and CEO, is proud to announce the opening of an Outpatient Drug-Free (“ODF”) program in Bakersfield, California in March 2006. The new program is located at 501 West Columbus Street, and is sharing a 4,000 sq. ft. facility with a six year old    more

Canoga Park, California - Supporters of the Patient Advisory and Advocacy Group (“P.A.A.G.”) turned out at the Aegis corporate office on Thursday, February 16th, 2006, for an event recognizing the PAAG board members. The board members were presented with a plaque by Udi Barkai, President a    more

Canoga Park, California - As part of their on-going efforts to support Aegis clinics and their patients, Aegis Institute, Inc. (a non-profit organization) was proud to donate several hundred warm winter coats to Aegis patients who are struggling through financial hardships.

Udi Ba    more

Canoga Park, California - Steve Maulhardt, Vice President, has expressed his satisfaction upon the approval of a new regulation requiring the certification of all personnel directly engaged in the provision of services to patients in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.

Mr. Ma    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President and C.E.O., is proud to announce the establishment of an Internship Agreement between Aegis Medical Systems, Inc., Aegis Institute, Inc., and the University of Southern California (“USC”). The new agreement is the most recent addition to prev    more

Canoga Park, California - Becky Heinicke, Director of Caseload Management and Counseling Services, is pleased to announce the signing of an Internship Agreement with California State University, Chico. Becky stated, “We are hoping that the employment of CSU Chico students who are seeking p    more

Canoga Park, California - Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. is proud to announce the approval of a new protocol allowing for extended detoxification of patients up to 180 days. Udi Barkai, President and C.E.O. stated that, “The new protocol is filling a necessary gap in our scope of services, and    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President and CEO, Aegis Medical Systems, Inc., is proud to announce the approval of a new medical protocol allowing for extended Take Home Privileges up to 15 days, beyond the previous limit of 6 days of Take Homes. Following a twelve month transition    more

Canoga Park, California - Steve Maulhardt, Vice President, proudly announces the grand opening of a new Aegis Medical Systems clinic in Merced. The 5,000 sq. ft. facility was leased in early 2005, and remodeled over a five-month period, with a total remodeling budget of approximately $100,    more

Canoga Park, California - Dr. George Girgis, Chief Medical Director for Aegis Medical Systems, Inc., is proud to announce the approval of a new medical protocol allowing for elevated daily doses of Methadone, above the previous “ceiling” of 180mg.

Dr. Girgis stated that, “Over 90%    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O. of Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. is proud to announce the completion of the RUS Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Project. The new infrastructure is the most advanced among Narcotic Treatment Programs (NTP’s) in the nation, and i    more

Canoga Park, California - In its continuing efforts to support patient rights, Aegis is proud to introduce the new Patients Advocacy & Advisory Group (“PAAG”) Identification Card. The PAAG ID card enables patients to quickly communicate their status as a protected class under the ADA, as we    more

Canoga Park, California - Udi Barkai, President & C.E.O., and Steve Day, PAAG Chairman, are proud to announce the development of Keys To Recovery (“K2R”) dedicated support groups, a key component in the treatment and successful recovery of Aegis patients. These specialized weekly meetings i    more

Canoga Park, California - Jason Davis, Director of Field Operations, proudly announces the relocation of the Pinedale clinic to the neighboring and larger city of Fresno. The new facility is located on a medical campus and directly across from a former Children’s Hospital.

The 5,    more

Canoga Park, California - In its most recent quarterly state-wide board meeting of September 29th, 2004, the Patient Advisory & Advocacy Group (“PAAG”) has endorsed Keys To Recovery (“K2R”) support groups, and approved its Resolution #6, recommending that all newly admitted Aegis patients p    more

Canoga Park, California - Steve Maulhardt, V.P., is proud to report of the successful passage of Senate Bill 1838 (Chesbro). The bill is considered a significant victory to Aegis’ battle against the “stigma” associated with “Harm Reduction” and recovering addicts. This bill, once incorpo    more

Canoga Park, California - In support of the Patient Advisory & Advocacy Group (“PAAG”), Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. and Aegis Institute, Inc. (a non-profit organization) have donated computers, e-mail accounts, and free internet access to the PAAG’s board members.

The recipients    more

Canoga Park, California - Stephen Karlton Kop, General Counsel, and Steve Maulhardt, V.P., are proud to announce the approval of AB2136 by both the California Assembly and Senate.

Aegis has co-sponsored the bill in its effort to reform the California AOD treatment system, to allow    more

Canoga Park, California - Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. is proud to announce the completion of a 21-Day Detox study that examines the low acceptance rates of methadone treatment among recovering and hardcore addicts. It is suggested that only five to six percent of opiate addicts are seeking    more

Canoga Park, California - Throughout the month of March 2004, the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (“CARF”) performed in-depth reviews of the services at Aegis’ coastal clinics (Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Santa Paula). Their review process was based on rigor    more

Canoga Park, California - The Aegis IT Department is pleased to report the successful installation of a complete Backup System for Aegis’ Electronic Data & LAN/WAN Network.

The backup location has been established at a highly secured underground facility in Downtown Los Angeles.    more

Last November a pregnant patient at the Goleta clinic was denied methadone treatment while in the Santa Barbara County Jail (apparently wrongfully incarcerated). Consequently the patient and unborn fetus went through withdrawal trauma, which resulted in a miscarriage. The denial of treatment (includ    more

Canoga Park, California - Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. is sponsoring the "Keys To Recovery" (“KTR”) organization and local chapters throughout California. KTR was recently developed as a joint venture between Aegis Medical Systems, Inc., Aegis Institute and recovering addicts with the intent    more

Canoga Park, California - In a significant development for the addiction treatment field, Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. is excited to announce its collaborative effort with The Rand Corporation, of Santa Monica, California, to help reduce relapse rates among patients treated by narcotic repla    more

Sacramento, California – September 3rd. Over a dozen patients and clinic workers from Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. will be participating in the Recovery Happens Rally in hopes of educating legislators, state workers and the community on the successes of methadone therapy. Patients will be te    more

Bakersfield, California – For over five years, Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. has sought to raise industry standards and to bring narcotic treatment programs in line with mainstream medicine. The Aegis Model of treatment, encompassing: Replacement Therapy through provision of Schedule II medic    more

Bakersfield, California – In an attempt to break the cycle of re-incarceration, the Kern County Parole Department has developed an orientation for all county parolees released from state prisons. The orientation is provided by the California Department of Corrections to familiarize parolees    more

Canoga Park, California – Aegis Medical Systems announces the establishment of its Patient Advocacy and Advisory Groups ("PAAG") throughout its statewide clinic system. PAAG members are current and recovered methadone patients who have been recruited from each clinic to provide advice and r    more

Canoga Park, California – Aegis Medical Systems, Inc., in collaboration with Bayer Diagnostics and Teragenix of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, has completed a valuable research study to help individuals at high risk for Hepatitis C. The results of the study are being used to develop a blood regen    more

Canoga Park, California – Setting a new threshold for the substance abuse recovery field, Aegis Medical Systems becomes the first major provider of narcotic treatment programs (“NTPs”) to institute an Ombudsman's Office. Udi Barkai, President of Aegis, proudly announces the appointment of P    more

Canoga Park, California – Aegis Medical Systems, through its Sacramento governmental affairs office is co-sponsoring Assembly Bill (AB) 1308 mandating jail dosing treatment for opioid addicted inmates. AB 1308 will also prohibit the judiciary system from denying medical treatment to methado    more

Canoga Park, California – Aegis Medical Systems proudly announces its new "Tapering Off" of Methadone Protocol. In contrast to previous protocols for the detoxification of drug abusers for their addiction to illicit drugs, the new protocol targets stable patients who will be offered a “step    more