RLHPF Confrence Booklet 2020 Final - Flipbook - Page 1
Megan Fuelling | Claremont Graduate University
PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH
Megan Fuelling | Health Policy Fellow
EVALUATING PSJH + SB 1152
SB 1152 + PSJH
Internal stakeholders from the six PSJH locations and the Southern
California Region were interviewed for qualitative data collection.
Patient discharge logs were examined for quantiative data collection.
HOMELESSNESS IN
LA COUNTY
CALIFORNIA SENATE
BILL 1152
In 2018, the Los Angeles Homeless Services
Authority’s (LAHSA) point-in-time count of those
experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County
totaled 52,765. During 2018, 21,631 individuals
were placed into housing while 27,080 were able to
get housing on their own (LAHSA). However, an
estimated 54,882 individuals became homeless.
2019’s point-in-time count revealed a 12% in those
experiencing homelessness for a total of 58,936.
36,165 of these individuals reside in the City of
Los Angeles (the City), which experienced a 16%
increase during the same time period (LAHSA).
California Senate Bill 1152 (SB 1152) came
into effect in July 2019. The purpose of the
bill is to ensure those experiencing
homelessness are prepared to return to the
community by connecting them with
treatment, shelter, community resources, or
other support services. The bill required
hospitals to create documentation of
providing
these
services
to
ensure
compliance.
Stakeholders were mainly concern with
how effective the legislation can be
without a mandatory increase in
external services. such as recooperative
care
shelters,
and
associated
coordination of these services.
PATIENT VISITS
Despite caregivers' concerns that SB
1152 would cause an increase in patient
visits, this was not observed in the
discharge logs.
PSJH
PSJH has six locations in LA County, and
thus a vested interested in making sure that
they are efficiently implementing SB 1152.
In addition, their Catholic-based values
create an agenda focused on caring for the
disenfranchised populations, such as LA
County's homeless.
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INTERVIEWS
RECOMMENDATIONS
The homeless population is expected to continue increasing. PSJH therefore should
leverage the required documentation to improve their ability of tracking the health of
this population. PSJH should work with caregivers to ensure that the increased workload
from documentation and providing the required resources does not create undue stress.
Contributing Randal Lewis Health Policy Fellow: Megan Fuelling, MPH
Contributing PSJH Personnel: Megan McAninch-Jones, MBA, M.Sc.,
Josh Mendez, and Catherine Romberger, MPH
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