Open AccessPhysician house call services for medically needy, inner-city residents.
Author(s) -
James B. Reuler,
Matthijs Bax,
Jordan Sampson
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.76.9.1131
Subject(s) - house call , agency (philosophy) , medicine , house staff , government (linguistics) , local government , family medicine , business , gerontology , environmental health , public administration , political science , sociology , social science , linguistics , philosophy
To increase access to services, a non-profit, voluntary health agency was developed to provide on-site services to residents of hotels and night shelters in the Skid Road area of Portland, Oregon. From a hotel-based clinic site, volunteer physicians, nurses, and medical students make house calls. During the first 18 months, 1,184 evaluations were made, and 21 hotels and two shelters visited. Volunteers were well accepted by residents and served as members of case management teams. The additional benefits of such a program vis-a-vis extension of local government's mission and student education are discussed.