RWJBarnabas Health has launched New Jersey\u2019s first Street Medicine Program at Trinitas Regional Medical Center (TRMC) to bring essential care and services directly to unhoused individuals across the City of Elizabeth with the goal of expanding to other areas in the state to improve access to care among a particularly vulnerable population.<\/p>\n
Through this initiative, RWJBarnabas Health will deploy\u00a0a\u00a0highly trained\u00a0medical team\u00a0into the community to meet\u00a0and care for\u00a0patients where they are,\u00a0while also\u00a0connecting\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0physical,\u00a0mental\u00a0and\u00a0behavioral health\u00a0services,\u00a0transportation\u00a0and local clinics for long-term health solutions.\u00a0The\u00a0team\u00a0will travel around the city in a clearly marked van, visiting homeless shelters, transitional housing centers, and other spaces where people experiencing homelessness typically congregate.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Street Medicine Program is born from a culture that recognizes everyone, regardless of circumstance, is deserving of compassion and access to the world-class healthcare we provide,\u201d said Mark E. Manigan, president and chief executive officer, RWJBarnabas Health. \u201cBeing the first in New Jersey to put such a focus on the immediate healthcare needs of some of our most vulnerable residents is something in which RWJBarnabas Health takes tremendous pride.<\/p>\n
Unavailable in New Jersey until now, the Street Medicine Program will deliver a full spectrum of care with a broad scope of services to meet the urgent needs of the community, including:<\/p>\n
Urgent & Acute Care
\nChronic Disease Management & Preventive Care
\nMental Health & Street Psychiatry
\nSubstance Use Support & Harm Reduction
\nService Delivery Methods
\nCare Coordination Strategies<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to launch the Street Medicine Program here at Trinitas Regional Medical Center and support the Elizabeth community,\u201d said TRMC President and CEO Nancy DiLiegro, PhD, FACHE. \u201cEvery single day we see first-hand the impacts of homelessness on one\u2019s physical, mental, and emotional health. This initiative strategically delivers care to those who need it most, helping intervene and prevent a health crisis that would require emergency care.\u201d<\/p>\n
Supported through an appropriation by the State of New Jersey, the Street Medicine Program\u00a0is part of RWJBarnabas Health\u2019s\u00a0Our Healthy Communities\u00a0initiative aimed at improving health access and outcomes by addressing disparities and barriers to care.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Street Medicine Program advances RWJBarnabas Health\u2019s mission of providing quality, compassionate and accessible care to the communities we serve,\u201d said\u202fBalpreet Grewal-Virk,\u202fPhD,\u202fRWJBarnabas health senior vice president, community health. \u201cSending our team out into Elizabeth will be transformative, driving down mortality rates and improving health outcomes for patients in need. This impactful work would not be possible without the support of the State of New Jersey, and we are deeply grateful for that partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through\u00a0Our Healthy Communities, RWJBarnabas Health is partnering with local leaders, health care providers, clergy, civic and community-based organizations to strengthen critical social and health care infrastructure and expand patient access to care, healthy foods, nutrition education, transportation, economic mobility, and stable housing. Through the community health resources from the State of New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health has reinvested more than $151 million in community health initiatives beyond traditional medical care to build and sustain long-term health for the residents and communities it serves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis initiative will be life-changing for our city,\u201d\u00a0said Elizabeth Mayor\u00a0J.\u00a0Christian Bollwage. \u201cI am grateful to RWJBarnabas Health and the team at Trinitas Regional Medical Center for launching this program that will provide care to the homeless in our city and strengthen community health across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Led by TRMC Emergency Department (ED) attending physician Dr. Edward Egan, the Street Medicine Program will serve as a reliable entry point for care for people experiencing homelessness and facing additional barriers including lack of health insurance and transportation. The program will provide specialized medical care to unhoused individuals and enable them to receive needed treatments and intervention for physical and psychiatric concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited that we are officially launching the Street Medicine\u00a0Program\u00a0and I look forward to helping lead this team,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Edward Egan, MD, Medical Director, Street Medicine.\u00a0\u201cWe know the\u00a0unhoused\u00a0population face disproportionate barriers to receiving the care they need. This program will make a meaningful difference in our patients\u2019 lives and help prevent hospitalizations, ensuring we can continue to deliver world-class care to our patients at TRMC and support the broader Elizabeth community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RWJBarnabas Health has launched New Jersey\u2019s first Street Medicine Program at Trinitas Regional Medical Center (TRMC) to bring…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238183,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-238182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}