RWJBarnabas Health has launched New Jersey’s first Street Medicine Program at Trinitas Regional Medical Center to bring essential care and services directly to unhoused individuals across the City of Elizabeth with the goal of expanding to other areas in the state to improve access to care among a particularly vulnerable population.
Through this initiative, RWJBarnabas Health will deploy a highly trained medical team into the community to meet and care for patients where they are, while also connecting them to physical, mental and behavioral health services, transportation and local clinics for long-term health solutions. The team will travel around the city in a clearly marked van, visiting homeless shelters, transitional housing centers, and other spaces where people experiencing homelessness typically congregate.
Unavailable in New Jersey until now, the Street Medicine Program will deliver a full spectrum of care with a broad scope of services to meet the urgent needs of the community, including:
- Urgent & Acute Care
- Chronic Disease Management & Preventive Care
- Mental Health & Street Psychiatry
- Substance Use Support & Harm Reduction
- Service Delivery Methods
- Care Coordination Strategies
Supported through an appropriation by the State of New Jersey, the Street Medicine Programis part of RWJBarnabas Health’s Our Healthy Communities initiative aimed at improving health access and outcomes by addressing disparities and barriers to care.
Learn more about Community Health at RWJBarnabas Health.