| MRODS Chicago, IL | Opiate Detox Institute Orange, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Anesthesia-assisted opioid detox, hospital-based | Sedation-assisted opioid detox, hospital-based |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois | Orange, California |
| Setting | Acute care hospital (Thorek Memorial Hospital, Chicago; Kindred Hospital Mansfield, Texas, per the provider). ICU not mentioned. | Hospital. The provider describes Chapman Global Medical Center as Joint Commission accredited. Whether the procedure is done in an ICU is not stated. |
| Who gives the sedation | A board-certified anesthesiologist per directory descriptions. No physician is named on the fetched pages. | Program led by Dr. Amir Nourbakhsh, DO, described as a board-certified anesthesiologist. The site says a board-certified anesthesiologist sedates the patient. |
| Sedation or anesthesia | Anesthesia-assisted. Whether general anesthesia or sedation is not specified. | Sedation. The site says the modern procedure does not require hours under general anesthesia. |
| Length of stay | Admitted the day before, procedure of about 4 to 6 hours, overnight monitoring, discharge the next morning. | 5-day program: 2 days in hospital, 3 days in a recovery setting. |
| After the procedure | Continuing care program or referral to a treatment program. Naltrexone or Vivitrol is not mentioned on the fetched pages. | Vivitrol injection, oral naltrexone prescription, IV vitamin infusion and follow-up medication management. A naltrexone implant is not mentioned. |
| Published price | Not stated | Not published. The site says cost ranges by severity, offers CareCredit financing, and says most insurance does not cover it. |
| Accreditations and licenses stated | Kindred Hospital Mansfield described as Joint Commission accredited. None stated for MRODS itself. | Hospital described as Joint Commission accredited (provider statement). LegitScript badge on the site. No accreditation stated for the institute itself. |
| Founded and history | Founded 2002 per BBB and directory listings. Midwest Rapid Opiate Detoxification Specialists, LLC filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in June 2014 (N.D. Ill., case closed August 2014). | Not stated |
| Google rating (as shown by the cited directory) | Not shown on the pages we checked | 4.6 from 9 reviews (the provider site, October 20, 2026) |
| Public record | Science-Based Medicine (2015) criticized the program's claims. A recovered.org listing for Thorek Memorial Hospital says the hospital does not treat opioid use disorders, which conflicts with the MRODS site. | None found. |
| Status | Status unconfirmed. Status uncertain. Subpages on mrods.com still describe the program, but no phone is shown on them and the related Care Addiction Center site (2026) does not mention rapid detox. | Operating. Site copyright 2026, phone listed. |