Medical care takes to the streets of Portland (photos)

Portland does low-barrier care pretty well, but that doesn ’t mean there aren’t still barriers. For someone experiencing homelessness and who are unsheltered, those barriers may include lack of insurance and reliable transportation and just the stigma of their situation, to name a few. Portland Street Medicine mobilized about two and a half years ago to bypass those hurdles and take care directly to those living on the streets, in homeless camps or wherever they can find a spot to pitch a tent. The…
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