News Release

FORT WAYNE — Bowen Recovery Center will open its doors to the public to celebrate five years of providing opioid treatment and its patients in recovery. The open house will feature a brief news conference at 1 p.m. with educational tours to follow, along with refreshments, giveaways and more.

Bowen Recovery Center was opened in response to a request from the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction in the hopes of turning back a surge in opioid-related overdoses. The center specializes in medication assisted treatment for people with moderate or severe opioid use disorder.

Patients come to the center every day to receive methadone to treat their physical withdrawal symptoms and cravings. They also receive on-site addiction recovery counseling services and additional medical care. Patients also get help with insurance navigation, food, housing and other necessities required for proper recovery.

Open 365 days a year, serving 438 patients a month, the Bowen Recovery Center has treated nearly 1,700 people over the past five years.

The public open house will take place from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at Bowen Recovery Center, 1415 Directors Row, Fort Wayne.

A press conference will begin at 1 p.m. Speakers include:

• Dr. Rob Ryan, Bowen Center, president/chief executive officer
• Tony Toomer, Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, opioid treatment program manager
• Dr. Carolyn Warner-Greer, Bowen Recovery Center, medical director, addiction medicine
• Tess Ottenweller, Bowen Center, vice president of intensive services
• Timothy Williams, Bowen Recovery Center, assistant director
• Dr. Siquilla Liebetrau – Bowen Center, vice president of clinical services
• Shannon Hannon, Bowen Center, chief operations officer