The Tulsa Day Center Clinic staff goes above and beyond to serve our clients and many times go outside its walls to serve. Sometimes meeting clients on our doorsteps to care for their needs! This is just one example of the type of care they provide.
The Day Center Clinic is seeing more clients with physical health challenges, and, being able to provide the time and energy to assist is critical to getting them connected to a health care system. Clinic staff coordinate patient care with Day Center case managers and evening shelter staff so clients stay engaged with their health care and follow-up appointments.
This type of transitional care is vital for the community so clients experiencing homelessness do not utilize the emergency room for basic care but come in to our Clinic to get the attention they need.
What happened at the Clinic in April?
· There were 88 new clients who had never visited the Clinic before.
· 25 clients who had been housed through the Day Center’s housing programs were
provided medical services.
· There were 14 averted emergency room visits, saving the Tulsa community and first
responders thousands of dollars in indigent care costs.
We are so thankful to the Clinic staff for their willingness to think outside the box in order to better serve our clients!
Noe Rodriguez
Associate Director
