Spero Health

Spero Health, Inc., is an integrated healthcare services organization specializing in local and affordable outpatient care for individuals suffering from substance use disorders, with a mission to “Save Lives, Instill Hope, and Restore Relationships.” Based in Nashville, TN, and privately held by Heritage Group, Health Velocity Capital, South Central, Inc., and Frist Cressey Ventures, Spero Health operates more than 75 freestanding outpatient clinics across six states, having helped over 53,000 patients on their journey to stable recovery from addiction, making it one of the largest office-based opioid treatment providers in the country. Spero Health utilizes an innovative evidence-based integrated care model that combines both physical and behavioral healthcare services under one roof to treat the whole patient, following American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) treatment guidelines proven most effective for opioid and other substance use disorders. This comprehensive approach, known as the 'power of three,' includes physician services with evidence-based practices such as mental and physical health screenings, individualized recovery plans, and FDA-approved medication-assisted treatments like Suboxone, Vivitrol, and Sublocade to ease withdrawal and cravings; behavioral health counseling through individual and group sessions providing safe spaces to develop coping skills and adherence to recovery plans; and recovery support services offering assistance with employment, housing, healthcare, child care, legal services, transportation, wellness programs like smoking cessation and nutrition, as well as patient and family education to understand the disorder and steps to success. The community-based model allows patients to continue working and caring for their families while overcoming addiction, with an emphasis on accountability through medication counts, urine drug testing, and prescription monitoring, and additional support for early recovery needs. Spero Health serves a diverse target population including those with opioid, alcohol, stimulant, and co-occurring disorders, welcoming pregnant women in coordination with OB/GYNs, court-mandated individuals, and anyone seeking help regardless of background, striving to eliminate barriers through in-network status with Medicaid and most commercial insurance plans, while living core values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Commitment, Integrity, and Team to pioneer affordable integrated treatment that transforms individuals, families, and communities impacted by substance use disorders.