How Health Systems and Hospitals Can Help Solve Homelessness

In partnership with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), Kaiser Permanente co-hosted a webinar for leaders in health care, public health, and research. During this session, USICH—which sets federal homelessness strategy—discussed its recent guidance, “How Health Systems and Hospitals Can Help Solve Homelessness,” outlining effective strategies for compassionate and collaborative care for people without safe, stable housing. In this one-hour webinar, we covered:

●     Why health systems and hospitals are vital for ending homelessness

●     The financial benefits for health systems and hospitals

●     How providers are implementing USICH’s guidance in communities

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Agenda

(Note: Presenter titles reflect their positions at the time of the event)

Opening Remarks and Overview of Kaiser Permanente’s Work

Bechara Choucair, Executive Vice President & Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Presentation on Why We Need health systems to End Homelessness and How Health Systems Can Benefit

Devora Keller, MD, MPH, Director, Clinical and Quality Improvement, National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Overview of USICH Guidance

Joy C. Liu, MD, MPH, Physician, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

How Hospitals and Health Systems Align with USICH Guidance

Joe N. Savage, Jr., PhD, Sr. Regional Advisor, USICH

Session speakers:

  • Sonali Saluja, MD, MPH, Vice President of Population Health and Medical Director, Healthcare in Action
  • Richard Bryce, DO, Chief Medical Officer, Community Health and Social Services Center; Medical Director, Street Medicine Detroit and Detroit Street Care; Director, Henry Ford Hospital Family Medicine Residency
  • Bethany Hamilton, JD, Co-Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

Q&A

Joe N. Savage, Jr., PhD, Sr. Regional Advisor, USICH

Closing Remarks & Next Steps

Joe N. Savage, Jr., PhD, Sr. Regional Advisor, USICH

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Speakers

Bechara Choucair, MD

Bechara Choucair, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Health Officer

Kaiser Permanente

Richard Bryce, DO

Richard Bryce, DO

Chief Medical Officer at Community Health and Social Services Center; Medical Director at Street Medicine Detroit and Detroit Street Care; Director at Henry Ford Hospital Family Medicine Residency

Bethany Hamilton, JD

Bethany Hamilton, JD

Co-Director

National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

Devora Keller, MD, MPH

Devora Keller, MD, MPH

Director, Clinical and Quality Improvement

National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Joy C. Liu, MD, MPH

Joy C. Liu, MD, MPH

Physician

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Sonali Saluja, MD, MPH

Sonali Saluja, MD, MPH

Vice President of Population Health and Medical Director

Healthcare in Action

Joe Savage, Jr., PhD

Joe Savage, Jr., PhD

Senior Regional Advisor

USICH

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