National
Health Foundation
has created a viable and safe place in which homeless patients may recuperate
from injury of illness, post-hospitalization. The need for Recuperative Care
came from the illegal practice of "patient dumping". Rather than
trying to recover on the streets, now homeless patients may receive medical
oversight, three meals daily and a warm bed. Referrals are made by nearly 70
partnering hospitals. Of all the programs that are similar in the USA, this one
is unique in that it is entirely self-supported through fees for service paid
by hospitals. Millions have been saved since 2010 in avoiding extra days in the
hospital, and thousands of homeless people have been referred to housing and
support services.
We have expanded our services to meet the needs of the hospital discharge planners and we have enhanced our client care. Come and see the premier program serving the homeless patient population in Los Angeles County!