Saving Lives with Recuperative Care

01.21.20

Each year, our Convalescent Care Program (CCP) helps hundreds of people regain health and stability after recovering from an acute illness or injury. And yet, we know there aren’t enough beds for everyone who needs one.

Midway through 2019, the Community Health Partnership of Baltimore (CHPB) awarded us a grant to review our program and develop a plan for expansion.

Now, the report is ready to share right here!

“We love CCP. We love what you do. We wish you could do more of it.”

-Hospital Case Manager

CCP is the only place in Baltimore where people without homes can recuperate after an acute hospital stay. Our 25-bed facility offers a safe place to heal with access to medical, behavioral and case management services. We also connect clients to primary care, community resources and, when possible, housing. To the best of our ability, we help clients transition to healthy and stable environments, rather than return to hospitals or the streets.

CHPB is led by six area hospitals and helps fund CCP. Thanks to CHPB’s grant, we spent the last six months of 2019 researching:

  • Hospital demand
  • Gaps in care
  • Location and facility type
  • Funding sources

"The staff here are the best people I've ever met."

-CCP client

To compile our report, we interviewed staff, clients and hospital partners who have direct experience with our program. We also used CRISP utilization data and Health Care for the Homeless client data.

The work was led by a CCP Expansion Planning Workgroup composed of nine staff members:

  • Chauna Brocht, Director of Supportive Services
  • Ann Marler, Referral Screener
  • LaVeda Bacetti, Regional Director of Area Operations
  • Tonii Gedin, Chief Quality Officer
  • Gary Welch, Chief Financial Officer
  • Kate Leisner, Strategic Plan Project Manager II
  • Kevin Lindamood, President and CEO
  • Barbara DiPietro, Senior Director of Policy
  • Joanna Diamond, Director of Public Policy

This report is the first step to increase our capacity at CCP and will help guide expansion activities in 2020 and after.

Read the report or see the presentation.

More Recent News


07.23.24

Join Our Team! Through the end of December 2024, we’re offering sign-on bonuses for full-time and part-time frontline positions in our clinics.

2522
07.17.24

On Monday, July 15, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services hosted a press conference to highlight the success of the Assistance in Community Integration Services (ACIS) program - and to celebrate the program's inclusion in the FY25 state budget. President & CEO Kevin Lindamood was in attendance along with other city and state leaders, including hospital partners who were crucial to funding the local match required during the pilot period.

2629
07.03.24

Meet our new Director of Practice Operations Cecelia Lane! A DMV native with 18 years of experience in health care operations, Cecelia is coming to us after several years in leadership positions on the West coast, as well as her work as a community health consultant. In her new position, Cecelia will oversee registration, benefits enrollment and referrals, improving access to care throughout the agency. Learn more about her plans (and her two Yorkshire terriers!) below. 

2619
06.18.24

This summer could be the hottest on record in Maryland—make sure that you know how to keep yourself and your neighbors safe. 

2617

View All News

Copyright © 2024 Health Care for the Homeless.

All Rights Reserved.

OUR HEADQUARTERS

421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone: 410-837-5533

FOLLOW US

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram