by admin | Dec 6, 2018 | Envision In The Media
New tiny houses for the homeless designed by researchers at the University of Minnesota could pop up around Minneapolis next year. Envision Community, a collaboration between Hennepin Healthcare and the Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota along with...
by admin | Dec 1, 2018 | Envision In The Media
William Walsh, MD, spends about 75 percent of his time as part of the facial trauma team at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). He sees a lot of patients in pretty bad shape. “People are being assaulted on the streets,” he says. “When they come in to see me, their...
by admin | Nov 4, 2018 | Envision In The Media
Several months ago, I was honored to meet with a group called Street Voices of Change. Begun in 2016 with about 12 people meeting in a church basement, it has grown into 3 overflowing groups meeting every week at various churches throughout downtown Minneapolis....
by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Envision In The Media
Every physician knows the feeling of failure despite providing the best medical care. George was my example. George was brought to HCMC’s Emergency Department (ED) with a severely broken jaw after being assaulted at a transit station, but our staff quickly discovered...
by admin | Mar 2, 2018 | Envision In The Media
The connection between housing and health is well documented; nowhere, this link clearer than with the chronically homeless. To improve population health and reduce costs, healthcare systems have a great incentive to house their chronically homeless patients. However,...
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