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Homelessness and emergency medicine: Where do we go from here?

K.M. Doran, M.C. Raven
Acad Emerg Med

In many emergency departments (EDs) around the country, providers care for patients experiencing homelessness on every single shift. Despite its proven impact on health, housing status is not a routine part of the history taken by most emergency providers, and in many cases providers are unaware that they are caring for someone who has no stable home. Patients experiencing homelessness have unique needs spanning acute and chronic illness, injury, behavioral health diagnoses, and material deprivation.

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Doran KM, Raven MC. Homelessness and emergency medicine: Where do we go from here? Acad Emerg Med. 2018;25(5):598-600. PMID: 29455453. DOI: 10.1111/acem.13392.

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Social Determinant of Health
Housing Stability
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