Cross-Sector Collaboration for Homeless Patients (Medical Respite)

Описание: In Buffalo, 1/3 of the population lives below the poverty level and there are high rates of eviction, job scarcity, and minimal municipal infrastructure for housing security. As a result, homelessness is a devastating reality for thousands of residents each year.

This program sought to establish the only medical respite unit in the region, supported by relational, evidence-based care transitions partnerships between interdisciplinary providers from the Buffalo City Mission, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Erie County Medical Center, and regional health and social providers engaged in delivering care to the region’s high-need, high-cost patients.

With an established medical unit in place, project stakeholders now aim to launch a regional cross-sector network to foster collaboration, trust, and professional development. Through this forum, we aim to better target services toward the improvement of health and social outcomes of high-need, high-cost patients in our city and beyond. By fostering a collaborative team across sectors of care, we hope to engage providers in the regional effort to reduce health care recidivism, increase transition to housing and self-management of chronic disease, and establish innovative, non-duplicative service delivery models that serve Buffalo’s most vulnerable citizens.

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Resources:
https://www.buffalocitymission.org/
https://nursing.buffalo.edu/
https://www.ecmc.edu/