Comparing street medicine and clinic referral for primary care follow-up after an emergency department visit

You may qualify if

• Adult (≥18 years of age) DHMC ED patient,
• Currently unsheltered, defined as living on the streets, in a vehicle, or in another place not fit for human habitation,
• Anticipating ED discharge, with
• A diagnosis listed below that requires short-term follow up:; COPD or asthma exacerbation; Bacterial or viral pneumonia; CHF with volume overload; SSTI; Dehydration requiring IV fluids; Hyperglycemia secondary to DM; Frostbite; First- and second-degree burns; Bacterial ENT infections; Diabetic foot infection; Traumatic head injury; Pregnancy; Opioid overdose
• A stable location (i.e., an intersection, landmark, or encampment where they can be located by the street medicine team) within Denver County for at least 2 weeks.

You can't join if

• Have altered mentation (e.g., intoxication, or secondary to medical, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions) that are unable to communicate their location, contact information, or agree to follow up.
• Are prisoners,
• Previously enrolled.