Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program receives HHS funding and has Federal PHS deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
For people experiencing homelessness, the effort it takes each day to secure basic necessities—including food, clothing, shelter, hygiene, and a basic sense of safety—can take precedence over obtaining health care. Too often, this understandable prioritization leads preventable, treatable health problems to intensify, and even become fatal. BHCHP’s integrated care model and team of expert clinicians ensure that life-changing, lifesaving medical care is high-quality, effective, and available to patients whether they’re on the streets, in shelters, admitted to the hospital, or walking in to one of our specialized clinics.
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Marguerite’s Story
Here in Massachusetts, a right-to-shelter state for families, family homelessness can seem invisible compared to adult homelessness, as unhoused families are often placed in scattered site apartments, communal shelters, or motels, off the streets and...
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Sam
A fastidious man in his 50s, Sam loves reading romantic comedies and keeping his apartment neat and organized. But, when you look in his eyes, you know his life has not always been so orderly....
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Jackie’s Story
Jackie, one of our medical assistants, is a steady and welcoming presence at our clinic in Boston’s Southampton Street 438-bed men’s shelter. On any given day, she’s deftly multitasking, busy calming anxious patients, ascertaining their...
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Fernando and Mark: Unlikely companions, essential friends
They were roommates at Barbara McInnis House, BHCHP’s 104-bed respite care facility for homeless adults with complex conditions like cancer, heart disease, pneumonia and diabetes. If Barbara McInnis House did not exist, these two men,...
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Scott Maintains His Sobriety with the Help of BHCHP
Scott made his first appointment at our shelter-based clinic at St. Francis House in downtown Boston, after attending a BHCHP clothing drive with fellow residents of his sober living house. Three years later, he says...
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Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
