Medical respite for homeless and unstably-housed injection drug users requiring prolonged IV antibiotic therapy

This workshop will describe an innovative medical respite care model primarily designed to improve post-acute recuperative care access for homeless and unstably-housed injection drug users with endovascular or deep tissue infections requiring prolonged courses of intravenous antibiotics.  This medical respite program represents a unique hospital-community partnership with demonstration of substantial direct hospital cost savings and superior care outcomes for a patient population at high risk for unnecessarily prolonged hospitalization and/or unsafe hospital discharge.  An overview of the design and implementation process, partnership strategies, staffing, and workflows will be included to help participants replicate similar programming in their own communities.