Expanding Medical Respite Services: Program Development and Implementation

Wednesday, May 16, 2018: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Greenway AJ (Hyatt Regency Minneapolis)
In 2015 San Francisco’s Medical Respite program was mandated to expand by 30 beds.  The mandate was to expand services to clients in need of respite from the local homeless shelters or the street in an effort to provide services and an opportunity for engagement to those failing to thrive in the shelter setting. This opened the San Francisco Medical Respite program up to a non-traditional referral source and served as an opportunity to explore new provisions of care in the Respite setting. This workshop will provide an overview of this expansion from start to finish, including sharing initial outcomes. 
Speakers:
Alice Moughamian, RN, CNS (Program Director, Medical Respite and Sobering Center)
Kate Shuton, RN (Directorof Shelter Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health)
Chelsea Moon, ASW (Medical Social Worker, San Francisco Department of Public Health)
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