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The aim of this retrospective study was to provide an overview of reasons for hospitalization in a homeless devoted hospital of St. Louise de Marillac with 25 beds serving an urban homeless population. The majority of 25 beds are filled by patients with civilization and psychosocial diseases related to permanent stress and marginalization such as hypertension, diabetes, motion pathology after trauma and chronic alcohol intoxication. Communicable diseases such as severe RTI, scabies, skin/ soft tissue infections and leg ulcers were the only ID observed. However, no case of Hepatitis A, HBV, HIV, TB or infections diarrhea have been observed within the last year. Conflict of interest: The authors whose names are listed in the title of the article certify that they have NO affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, or other equity interest), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. 48 Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention Vol. 8 No. 1 2017 of the Slovak Province are providing shelters and social care for patients. Hospital for homeless had about 256 patients hospitalized for 1-182 days in 2016. One nurse is present during the day and a doctor plus pharmacist is visiting twice weekly. Results and Discussion The commonest diagnoses for in-patients in the St. Louise de Marillac Hospital were infectious, but were related to homelessness in correlation with our expectations (skin and soft tissue diseases, parasites, leg ulcers, freezing less necrosis related in winter, RTI, etc.). Other major groups of diseases were psychosocial disorders and stress-related diseases such as depression, hypertension, diabetes, asthma which were present in 80-85% of all admissions apart of February (influenza month), where upper respiratory system infections (RTI) were prevalent as similarly described from shelters worldwide (6-8) or from refugee camps (4).

St. Louise Hospital for Marginalized Homeless Population: TB and Other Infectious Diseases are Rare