Hospitals Tackling Homelessness to Bring Down Costs

Posted on January 19, 2018

Across the country, hospitals are stepping up to deal with homelessness in creative ways.

For those homeless and sick, or suffering from substance abuse or mental health disorders, life is a constant struggle. They show up repeatedly in hospital emergency rooms only to return to the streets, where the day-to-day challenge to survive quickly overtakes any follow-up medical care plans.

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