QUESTION
Why is there a need for more nurses in outreach teams?
2:23:46
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The Department of Homeless Services acknowledges a need for more nurses in outreach teams to foster better hospital treatment and longer stays for individuals brought in by police.
- The Department is increasing the number of nurses in outreach teams.
- An RFP (Request for Proposal) is being issued to hire more nurses.
- The presence of nurses is believed to create a different, more effective connection at hospitals.
- The initiative aims to enhance the treatment and hospital stay duration of individuals brought by police.
Lynn Schulman
2:23:46
My understanding is that from folks I've spoken to and and that are working in the program and everything else that there's a need for nurses because what happens is when the police bring somebody to a hospital.
2:23:58
They're discharged right away.
2:23:59
But if a nurse makes the recommendation that they go to a hospital, they get treatment, and they stay for a while.
2:24:05
So I wanted to ask you about that.
Molly Wasow Park
2:24:07
Okay.
2:24:07
Administrator Carter, you wanna talk about our RFP for nurses?
Joslyn Carter
2:24:11
Oh, sure.
2:24:12
Thank you, council member.
2:24:14
We actually do now have a small cadre of nurses.
2:24:17
That's with our outreach teams, and we are putting out in our an RFP to actually bring more nurses to the teams.
2:24:23
Because we do agree that we certainly need nurses to be in those outreach teams because we we know that if the the nurses are with when they get to the hospital, that there's a different connection that's made.
2:24:35
So we are certainly working on that, and we are working lock you know, locks up with you on that.
2:24:39
Absolutely.
2:24:39
Yes.
Lynn Schulman
2:24:39
Thank you very much.
