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Why a Hospital Would Pay for Permanent Supportive Housing: An Innovative Partnership for Frequent ER Visitors between the presenting organization and Center for Housing for Health

Friday, June 23, 2017: 1:00 PM
Roosevelt (Grand Hyatt Washington)
Stephen B Brown, LCSW (Director of Preventive Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois Hospital)
Peter Toepfer (Executive Director, Center for Housing and Health)
Abbie See, MS (Support Services Coordinator, Center for Housing and Health)
Brandi G Calvert, MPH (Director of Housing Special Initiatives and Strategy, Center for Housing and Health)

The Better Health through Housing partnership between University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health) and the Center for Housing for Health is an innovative pilot program in Chicago, IL that provides permanent supportive housing to 25 high emergency room and in-patient hospital users that are experiencing homelessness. This presentation will focus on the development of, ongoing coordination, cost savings and health outcomes data of the program.

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