Homeless Shelter Entry in the Year After an Emergency Department Visit: Results from a Linked Data Analysis

Kelly M. Doran, Eileen Johns, Maryanne Schretzman, Sara Zuiderveen, Marybeth Shinn, Rajneesh Gulati, Ian Wittman, Dennis P Culhane, Donna Shelley, Tod Mijanovich

October 2, 2020

Patterns of Homelessness

Abstract

Study objective: Housing instability is prevalent among emergency department (ED) patients and is known to adversely affect health. We aim to determine the incidence and timing of homeless shelter entry after an ED visit among patients who are not currently homeless.

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