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Toronto hospital to expand housing program that cuts ER visits
Original: Toronto hospital to greatly expand permanent housing program that reduces ER visits | CBC News
A Toronto hospital network is set to greatly expand its permanent housing program, which targets homeless people who visit emergency departments repeatedly. The initiative provides stable housing to frequent ER patients, and officials say it has reduced emergency visits. The expansion makes it one of the larger hospital-led housing efforts in Canada and is drawing attention as a model for addressing homelessness through health care.
Why now: The expansion offers a promising health-care-based response to homelessness at a time when cities are searching for solutions.
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A Toronto hospital network is set to greatly expand its unique permanent housing program that largely serves homeless people who visit hospital emergency departments an inordinate amount of time.
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