Street Medicine Program

Our mission in action

The Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Street Medicine team lives our hospital’s mission every day. We take preventative and urgent care medicine to our most vulnerable community members; our community’s homeless population. Our remarkable multi-disciplinary team treats patients for medical issues such as diabetes, infections and acute wound care, as well as performs general health checks and provides health education.

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Benefits

The benefits of the Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Street Medicine program are not only to the individuals we serve, but to the greater community as well. Without this program, many of our homeless community members report that they would either visit the emergency room for non-urgent problems, or not seek medical care at all. Using the ER as a primary care option is not only costly for the hospital, but it also takes away from the number of beds that are open for patients with actual emergencies. If a patient does not seek medical attention, it can exacerbate treatable medical problems and risks turning what could have been an easy treatment, into a life-threatening condition.