Street Medicine

People experiencing unsheltered homelessness don't even have a roof over their heads at night. Sometimes it's a bridge, sometimes it's a cardboard box. Mental health disorders and substance dependence are rampant. Our street medicine team goes out into the community to wherever people are staying, offering gentle, compassionate care to anyone that needs help.  Street medicine is slow medicine, because it takes time to build trust with those who have been failed by so many others.

Help us support those that no one else will help.

1. Wounds from street drugs like xylazine are killing our patients. Your help lets us treat these wounds
2. Beyond urgent medical conditions, we treat chronic conditions on the street like diabetes and high blood pressure
3. We go out rain or shine, hot or cold
4. Our mobile medical unit gives people reprieve from the heat and the cold, so we can care for them in a safe, sane environment
5. We partner with many community agencies to provide more than just medical care, but help connect people with counseling, housing and more

At Health Reach, we know that kindness, compassion and caring are the best ways we can connect with our patients, and sometimes change a life.

Every person living on the street has a story.  We take the time to hear these stories, so we can find the solution that is right for each person.

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Join Health Reach in our mission to care for Rochester's most vulnerable.

Our Street Medicine team does work that no one else does, or can. Your support lets us continue this hard, loving journey, knowing that the traditional medical establishment wasn't built to serve these patients. People living on the street die 20 to 40 years earlier than those living in a homeless shelter. Help us turn that around.

• We specialize in treating conditions that few other doctors see
• Our care takes a long time and a lot of resources, because our patients have so much need
• There is no one right answer for any patient, so we listen to them and partner with many groups to help find the right solution for each person

Together, we can make a difference.

Please give today. Helping people off the streets makes all of Rochester healthier, safer and a better place to live.