Checking in for an appointment at BHCHP’s clinic at Boston Medical Center, Charmaire shared that she is experiencing homelessness for the first time. Another BHCHP...
Learn MoreOn January 17, Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder’s new book, Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People , will...
Learn MoreSo it turns out that, as was feared, Melvin, the homeless guy who was a fixture in Kenmore Square for more than 30 years, has...
Learn MoreBoston Health Care for the Homeless Program hopes to open a “safe space” for intravenous drug users, one they say can help prevent overdoses. The...
Learn MoreSince the 1600s, Boston has been the unofficial capital of New England — and, at times, the nation. Now healthcare advocates for the homeless believe...
Learn MoreThanksgiving season is the time of year when many of us pitch in to help the homeless. Dr. Jim O’Connell and his team of doctors...
Learn MoreFour years ago, when she was a freshman at Boston University, Sarah Kapica would avert her eyes as she walked past the man who sat,...
Learn More“After four years of medical school and three years of residency, I had thought my training was finally over,” writes O’Connell in his memoir Stories...
Learn MoreFor the past three decades, James O’Connell ’82 has spent his days, and often his nights, bringing health care to Boston’s homeless population. As the...
Learn MoreDr. Jim O’Connell has been providing medical attention to homeless people around Boston for the last 30 years. Dr. O’Connell was on Boston Public Radio...
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