This nurse of the street was out on rounds with Dr. Kris Srinivasan, MD getting him oriented to the areas we focus our care to. Spent time talking with a number of folks. As usual found foot care an ongoing and important concern to those living on the streets and in camps.
This nurse of the street was out this evening on street rounds with Dr. Lovejoy Medical Director Street Medicine-Sacramento. Then a brief planning meeting as we have agreed to provide a clinical rotation for two students from Touro University. (Pictured with us Kaitlyn an MSN student in their nursing program. We are also supporting a 3rd year medical student in [...]
This nurse of the street was asked to do a presentation and community outreach orientation with 8 first year medical students as part of the UC Davis School of Medicine orientation of new medical students. Two MS2 students Karly Williams and Veesta Falahati coordinated this group of the Class of 2020. I understand there are over 100 students in this [...]
This nurse of the streets spent part of the day out on rounds on the streets and in the camps doing follow ups and wound care. Spent part of the afternoon in meetings with community groups. Then back out making house calls in one of our under served and marginalized neighborhoods.
Street medicine provides healthcare for the homeless This nurse of the street has been incredibly busy the past few weeks. You can see from the images attached something new is in progress...Street Medicine Sacramento! When Street Nurse-Sacramento was established in April of last year it had several goals. The first was to "go the people" and and begin to provide health [...]
This nurse of the streets has been invited to speak to the Emergency Nurses Association-Sacramento Chapter on May 11th at UC Davis School of Medicine. The meeting has been opened to non ENA members. So if you follow this page and are in health care you are welcome to attend but must RSVP as indicated on the announcement. Much going [...]
This nurse of the street got out by bike for street rounds today in the company of Lisa Heinlein (future nurse) and friend. Joined a meet up and BBQ in a local park put on by a church group on the last Sunday of each month. Many of our homeless that live along the river attend this event and it [...]
So today this nurse of the street went on a walkabout into the neighborhoods. I walked through the affluent and into the marginalized past the man made barriers that divide once connected neighborhoods. The pictures speak volumes of the disparity both in wealth and in health. To this nurse if we are to begin to solve homelessness we must seek [...]
This nurse of the street was out on follow up rounds. I was joined today by Dr. Lovejoy and Sarah Thrasher, RN (NP/PA student) at UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. Our venture out today was to follow up on the young women that was admitted to acute care two weeks ago after we assessed her in the [...]
Today is the "1 Year" mark for Street Nurse-Sacramento. Serving the at risk and homeless population has been a part of my practice for the past 38 years both working in hospitals and clinics. I have also for much of that time ventured out into the streets and alleys to help those in need in anyway I could. Street Nurse-Sacramento [...]
