"South County patient encounters with the Valley Homeless Healthcare Program - which provides mobile and fixed-site primary care, substance abuse and oral health services - have exceeded last year's totals. As of September, Santa Clara County seen 356 patients and conducted 857 appointments and visits - which either take the form of South County patients seeking out the program's medical bus, or health care workers going out to farms and city streets to reach patients where they are."
"The numbers reflect an uptick from last year's total of 330 patients and 838 visits. By the end of the year, the county expects to reach 475 patients - a 44% increase from last year. "We're doing a better job of connecting people with services. It's outreach," Sara Jeevanjee, the Valley Homeless Healthcare Program medical director, told San José Spotlight. "We have a community health worker who goes and finds individuals in need and builds that relationship.""
South County patient encounters with the Valley Homeless Healthcare Program have exceeded last year's totals. As of September, Santa Clara County has seen 356 patients and conducted 857 appointments and visits, delivered via a medical bus or outreach to farms and city streets. The program provides mobile and fixed-site primary care, substance abuse, and oral health services. The county expects 475 patients by year-end, a 44% increase. Improved outreach, consistent teams, and a community health worker building rapport contributed to higher engagement, while farmworkers' immigration concerns and encampment sweeps affect service reliance.
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