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National Media
- Hospitals should never discharge homeless patients to the streets, The Huffington Post, November 12, 2012
- Treating the homeless can go beyond medical care, American Medical News Ethics Forum, March 2, 2009
- Program helps homeless cut use of emergency services, Forbes.com, May 4, 2009
- Dumped on skid row, 60 Minutes, CBS, May 17, 2007
- Video catches hospital ‘dumping’ incident, National Public Radio, March 23, 2006
Arizona
- Center offers help in healing, The Arizona Republic, November 23, 2012
- New center for the homeless who are recuperating from injury or illness, AZfamily.com, September 28, 2012 (video)
- Medical respite center planned for homeless, Phoenix Business Journal, April 27, 2012
- Group seeks medical respite help for homeless, The Arizona Republic, March 16, 2010
California
Costa Mesa
Irvine
Fairfield
Fresno
Los Angeles
- Private hospitals program provides safe discharges for the homeless and saves money, Healthcare Finance News, August 28, 2012
- How hospitals can save millions helping homeless, Health Leaders Media, December 29, 2011
- After the hospital, a haven for homeless patients to recuperate, Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2011
- Hospital Association Offers Homeless Patients a Place to Heal, News Blaze, November 10, 2010
- Homeless patient program expands, Payers and Providers, California Edition, September 2, 2010
- Moving homeless patient discharge from the streets, California Healthline, May 20, 2010
- Fighting cancer and homelessness, May 19, 2010 | YouTube video by Mark Horvath, founder of InvisiblePeople.tv
- Good Samaritan takes a new path for homeless patients, Los Angeles Business Journal, December 12, 2006
- ‘Dumping’ of homeless by hospitals stirs debate, New York Times, February 23, 2007
- Homeless discharge shelter saves hospitals $3 million in year, HealthLeaders Media, May 18, 2009
- Nursing the homeless back to health, Marketplace, American Public Media, March 7, 2008
Sacramento
San Diego
- Rescue Mission offers post-hospital help, San Diego Union-Tribune, September 4, 2010
- Homeless get second chance: Program helps turn lives around, SignonSanDiego.com, August 28, 2008
- New Facility for Injured, Ill Homeless to Recover, San Diego News, April 23, 2010
San Francisco
San Jose
San Rafael
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Santa Monica
Stockton
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
- ‘Care In Your Heart’: Homeless Health Care Costs Prompt Experiments On The Margins, The Huffington Post, April 26, 2012
- A Lifeline’s Flight to Grow, The Boston Globe, November 8,2010
- Moving with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, On Call Magazine, August 7, 2008
- Homeless woman yearns for warmth, compassion, SouthCoastToday, December 22, 2007
Minnesota
Missouri
- Medical respite program would help heal the homeless, Springfield News-Leader, November 20, 2013
- Hurting people sparked quest for medical respite in Springfield, Springfield News-Leader, January 6, 2013
- Seeking aid for Springfield’s homeless ill, Springfield News-Leader, December 5, 2012
- For the injured homeless, there’s no place to heal, Springfield News-Leader, July 31, 2012
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
- Medical respite: A step toward hospitality in NC, News & Observer, February 7, 2014
- A place for homeless to heal, Charlotte Observer, February 27, 2012
- Where do they go after the hospital?, Charlotte Observer, January 11, 2008
- Nowhere to go, North Carolina state hospital moving patients into area’s homeless shelters, Winston Salem Journal, February 5, 2006
Ohio
- Students hear, and experience, how homeless spend night, Cincinnati.com, November 19, 2013
- Homeless artist still has faith, Cincinnati.Com, November 21, 2009
- Doctor believes in brotherhood of man, Cincinnati Enquirer, January 25, 2009
- A safety net full of holes, Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 6, 2007
- TV News 12 reports on Cincinnati’s Center for Respite Care, TV News 12
Oregon
- Portland’s post-hospital care for homeless falls short of meeting needs, The Oregonian, March 24, 2009
- The $471,000 man: Hospitals find paying for housing helps keep homeless out of ER, The Portland Tribune, Mar 28, 2008
- Homeless infirmary project will continue helping patients recover, Oregon Health & Science University News, March 13, 2006
Pennsylvania
- Homeless hospital patients now have a care facility where they can recover, CBS Philly, March 29, 2014
- Philly’s homeless get a much needed recovery center, Philly.com, November 12, 2013
- From the Streets to the ER, Philly.com, April 5, 2013
- When discharged from hospitals, homeless face a bleak dilemma, Philadelphia City Paper, August 30, 2012
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
- Bed rest for the weary, The Spokesman-Review, March 17, 2012
- Sick and homeless: Seattle takes big step to intervene, Crosscut.com, September 21, 2011
- Seattle Opens Medical Respite Center for Homeless, The Skanner News, August 15, 2011
- Respite Care Center to serve over 500 homeless individuals a year, The Seattle Housing Authority, August 3, 2011
- Program Helps Homeless Recover from Surgery Off the Streets | video, kapptv.com, April 14,2011
International
- B.C. hospitals use beds to house homeless, says NDP health critic, The National Post, November 15, 2010 (British Columbia, Canada)
- Nowhere to turn, London Free Press, August 27, 2010 (London, Ontario, Canada)
- Study: Homeless patients cost $2,500 more than the average patient for each hospital stay, Eurekalert.org, March 8, 2011 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- Helping the homeless out of the hospital, Calgary Herald, August 20, 2011 (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)