Phoenix House Ribbon Cutting

Phoenix House Florida Board Member Herb Goetschius, Commissioner Sandy Murman,
Phoenix House President and CEO Ann Bray, Board Members Michael Murray and
Steven Rovner and Public Defender Julianne Holt.
Phoenix House Florida hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting celebrating the grand reopening of its recently
renovated outpatient facility for adolescents and adults on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. The Heartwood Campus is
located at 510 Vonderburg Drive in Brandon, Florida. A reception followed the ceremony and tours were available
throughout the afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m. “To best meet the increased demand for treatment throughout
Hillsborough County, Phoenix House’s location in this multifaceted medical complex allows us to double our
treatment capacity as well as to expand our hours and programs to meet the unprecedented need for access to
treatment by the diverse population we serve,” said Clinical Director Sonya Bufe.
Special guests and speakers at the ceremony, included Ann Bray, president and CEO of Phoenix House and
Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra L. Murman, who also serves as chair of the Phoenix House Florida
board of directors. “The Heartwood Campus is located in a state-of-the art health-care complex and is dedicated
to providing each patient with the optimal treatment experience to address his or her individual needs. The ribbon
cutting represents the culmination of our ongoing efforts to expand and enhance outpatient services for
adolescents and adults in one Center of Excellence in Brandon,” said Ms. Bufe. Phoenix House is committed to
promoting long-term health throughout our communities for individuals struggling with substance-use disorders.
The organization uses an approach focused on all aspects of wellness – from prevention and recovery to physical
fitness and emotional and psychological wellbeing. The Hartwood Campus’s medical complex location provides·
patients with access to additional health care resources and reinforces the fact that substance use disorder is a
treatable, biological brain disease from which patients can recover.
Phoenix House Heartwood Campus provides evidence based outpatient and intensive outpatient substance, use
treatment to adolescents and adults, including whole health and wellness activities.
Services available include: comprehensive assessment; individual, group and family counseling;
psycho-educational therapy groups; case management; life-skills education; drug testing and recreational
activities that teach people ways to have fun while sober. CARF-accredited programs offer individualized
treatment protocols utilizing evidence based practices to meet the needs of each patient.