Short CommunicationHomelessness and discharge delays from an urban safety net hospital
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Contributors
The authors would like to thank Dr. Kevin Larsen, Associate Professor and Chief Medical Officer, Hennepin County Medical Center, for the inspiration of this work; Cathy Feeney, Healthcare Data Analyst at HCMC and her staff for their selfless assistance; Lisa Thornquist at the Hennepin County Office to End Homelessness for their work to improve the lives of those without safe homes.
Prior presentations
Portions of these data were presented at the Society for General Internal Medicine's 35th Annual Meeting in
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