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SWEEP Optical

An optical laboratory and a mental health rehabilitation agency – it’s a relationship that you don’t often see. But it’s a partnership that has worked well for Laurel Hill Center.

SWEEP Optical, a full-service ophthalmic laboratory, contributes financial support for psychiatric rehabilitation services and employs community members with psychiatric and other disabilities. SWEEP is an acronym for Supported Work Experience and Employment Program.

In 1991, the state of Oregon requested a meeting and site review to consider contracting with our OregonForward company (known then as a  Qualified Rehabilitation Facility or QRF) for optical work. Because of their confidence in our management practices of past OregonForward companies, Laurel Hill Center was awarded the contract to provide prescription eyewear for Oregon Health Plan (OHP) recipients.

SWEEP’s tag line is “We’re focused on you”, representing the lab’s commitment to providing affordable, attractive frames, with over 100 styles approved by Medicaid—a far cry from the limited selection people had to choose from before the lab began.

Annually, SWEEP Optical produces over 40,000 pairs of glasses, offering fashionable, low-cost eyewear to both Medicaid and wholesale providers.

Visit SWEEP Optical at sweepoptical.com