San Francisco mayor focuses on alcoholic patients to reduce ED costs
Case Management Weekly, May 16, 2007
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In an effort to reduce ED costs,
San Francisco spent more than $10.8 million from 2003 to 2006 providing medical services for alcohol-related problems to 219 frequent users of ED's, statistics from the city health department show, according to the Chronicle.
To help address the growing problem, Newsom is proposing:
- Expanded outreach efforts to chronic alcoholics
- A greater number of homeless outreach workers
- Funding for "inebriate housing," where people can live and receive services before they have quit drinking
Source: San Francisco Chronicle;
Other articles of interest:
ED patients with untreated addictions result in higher costs
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