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Partnering with Hospitals to End Homelessness

New approaches to financing health care create both opportunities and strong incentives for hospitals to work with community partners to invest in improving the health of patients and communities, and to reduce avoidable emergency room visits, hospital stays, and readmissions.

This document provides some of the ways hospitals can work with you to help prevent and end homelessness and improve health and access to effective care for people who experience homelessness.