Circle The City

TO CREATE AND DELIVER INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS THAT COMPASSIONATELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN FACING HOMELESSNESS.

CIRCLE THE CITY'S ("CTC") MISSION IS TO -CREATE AND DELIVER INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS THAT COMPASSIONATELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN FACING HOMELESSNESS." OUR PROGRAMS SPAN A CONTINUUM OF HOMELESS-SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE AND INCLUDE MEDICAL RESPITE CARE, INTEGRATIVE OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH VIA FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS, STAFFED WITH MEDICAL TEAMS TO MEET PATIENTS WHERE THEY DWELL, I.E. PARKS, ENCAMPMENTS, UNDER FREEWAYS AND OTHER UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION AREAS. CTC SERVED 7,699 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS ACROSS ITS THREE SERVICE LINES IN CALENDAR YEAR 2020. MEDICAL RESPITE CARE: CTC OPERATES TWO 50-BED MEDICAL RESPITE CENTERS TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE TO HEAL DURING PERIODS OF ACUTE ILLNESS OR INJURY FOR ADULT MEN AND WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE CTC MEDICAL RESPITE CENTERS ADMIT 400-500 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR FOR AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF 30 TO 60 DAYS. WHILE IN MEDICAL RESPITE CARE, PATIENTS RECEIVE INTEGRATED MEDICAL SERVICES FROM CTC'S INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS, NURSES, AND CAREGIVERS. PATIENTS ARE SCREENED FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR SOCIAL BENEFIT ENTITLEMENTS, SUCH AS HEALTH INSURANCE, FOOD ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, AND DISABILITY BENEFITS. EACH PATIENT IS MATCHED WITH A DEDICATED CASE MANAGER TO IDENTIFY A SAFE DISCHARGE LOCATION, WITH A GOAL OF 60-70% OF ALL PATIENTS SUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED TO LIVING SITUATIONS OTHER THAN THE STREET OR AN EMERGENCY SHELTER. INTEGRATIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT: CTC PROVIDES INTEGRATIVE, HOMELESS- SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT THE PARSONS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER AND AT THE DOWNTOWN FAMILY HEATH CENTER LOCATED ON THE HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS IN CENTRAL PHOENIX. CARE IS OFFERED AS BOTH SCHEDULED OR WALK-IN, WITH SAME- DAY SERVICES AVAILABLE MOST DAYS. THE BROAD SCOPE OF SERVICES INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE CARE, MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE THERAPY, PSYCHIATRY AND SOCIAL SERVICES NAVIGATION. COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH: AS AN EXTENSION OF THE FIXED-SITE CARE CENTERS, CTC DEPLOYS FOUR CLINICAL TEAMS TO PROVIDE MOBILE INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL CARE VIA FOUR 26 FT MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS THAT HOUSE 2 EXAM ROOMS, A RESTROOM, WORKSTATIONS AND MEDICAL SUPPLY STORAGE. THESE CLINICAL TEAMS PROVIDE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY IN COLLABORATION WITH ESTABLISHED HOMELESS SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS ON A REGULAR ROTATION SCHEDULE. EACH MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT TEAM IS A SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP, COVERING THE EAST, WEST, NORTH AND CENTRAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR DESIGNATED SERVICE AREA.