Flying blindly into disaster - Clinical SaVida Health Employee Review

1.0
12 June 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some nice people work in the different offices

Cons

Where do I start? It seems like the ceo and manager team and doctors with any influence on company direction have no idea what they're doing or how this industry works. Probably because none of them have ever actually been in this industry. It seems like they thought they could just open up tons of offices in small towns and the clients would be desperate to come in to us for suboxone treatment without knowing anything about us. That's not how this works and not how it's supposed to work. But they think they're above all it and shouldn't have to waste time earning a good name in our community (and in every other community we're in now). Now that they've figured out clients really do look around for GOOD treatment, have better options, and aren't going to come in just because some company opened an office, it's gotten even worse around here. Instead of pumping the brakes and coming up with a real plan, the managers and ceo decided it'd be a real smart idea to start laying off doctors and nurses and mental health employees by the dozens. Some offices have only ONE counselor, and that ONE counselor is supposed to counsel and create a care plan for EVERY CLIENT and keep up with his/her paperwork. Our pay is WELL UNDER industry standard, so the money doesn't make the workload worth it. They pay licensed clinicals about $10 an hr and expect us to work like we're making bigtime salary. That proves they dont care about for employees. Some offices don't even have a permanent doctor and I don't know how that's even possible. We have offices only open ONE day a week because they're under five clients, but the management still obsessed over "more new locations" to open up but with zero clients and zero staff. It's pretty obvious all they want to open in as many places as possible, then turn around and sell off the company as fast as they can and for a lot of money. And they don't care one thing about the clients, the work that goes into getting those client to open up and trust us, the pride we take in helping those clients, and the managers real goal has nothing to do with getting them into recovery. They are in this game for money and that's all. For people out there who are looking for a suboxone clinic to get sober, you don't want to go to savida for treatment. For clinical workers out there looking to make a decent wage at a stable office with careing managers, you don't want to work at savida. For rich bankers and out of touch doctors who are looking for a get rich quick game, you should call savida and get in on the action before the game is over and they've flipped the business.

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5.0
24 Jan 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Savida Health is all about patients care and overall helping people overcome trials and tribulations in their road to recovery with MAT & Counseling. They are great at what they do for the community. From the Center Supervisor- Medical Assistants down to the RNs and PA' s & LDACs. Everyone truly Cares,Worcester Site being highly recommended.

Cons

Nothing bad to say but they need a bigger location as they are expanding and the patient intake is consistently growing rapidly.

1.0
13 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Mission-driven work in addiction medicine - Opportunity to serve a high-need population

Cons

I worked as a provider in a Maine location and found the role to be operationally unsustainable. There was no protected administrative time, yet providers were expected to manage full patient loads, admissions, and complex clinical care. Documentation and follow-up routinely extended beyond clinical hours. Patient scheduling was inconsistent and, at times, unsafe. Some days were significantly underbooked (e.g., only a few patients scheduled), while other days involved excessive volume without additional support. This level of variability reflects a lack of effective operational oversight. The "oversight" that was on-site was reckless, inexperienced and immature. The variability in scheduling and lack of support created conditions that did not consistently align with safe, high-quality patient care. There is a VERY high provider turnover, contributing to ongoing instability and increased workload for remaining staff. Communication pathways were deliberately tightly controlled in a way that limited direct collaboration between providers and support staff, introducing unnecessary friction into routine clinical care. At the same time, workflows were frequently changed without meaningful input from clinicians. Concerns related to workload, safety, and operations were raised but not meaningfully addressed. I ultimately left because the structure did not support safe or sustainable clinical practice.

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