"Miami Street Medicine is a nonprofit organization providing free mobile health care services to homeless people. It's part of a larger group, Dade County Street Response, which also includes a free clinic called Doctors Within Borders, a disaster relief team and a mental health crisis line. Miami Street Medicine teams of paid staff and medical school student volunteers aren't just bandaging cuts and handing out aspirin. They're performing intake on patients with tablet computers and offer follow-up visits for chronic conditions."
""We're out there to meet the needs of our patients," founder Dr. Dan Bergholz said. "And if that's a cough drop, we've got you. We are happy to help you with that cough drop. But really the mission is so much greater. It's showing that we care, and we're there for them. So when that cough becomes pneumonia, they'll let us listen to their lungs and maybe trust us to take them to the hospital.""
Miami Street Medicine delivers free mobile health care directly to homeless people, offering on-street visits, tablet-based intake, and follow-up care for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes. The program is part of Dade County Street Response, which also includes a free clinic, disaster relief team, and a mental health crisis line. Teams of paid staff and medical school volunteers address immediate needs, coordinate specialist referrals, and work to build trust so patients accept escalated care, including hospital transfers when necessary.
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