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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute funding of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Community Homeless Solutions ("CHS"), a California corporation, for assisting in meeting the direct costs of a Medical Respite Program ("MRP") for homeless persons in Monterey County, retroactive to July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, for a total MOU amount not to exceed $115,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute funding of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Community Homeless Solutions ("CHS"), a California corporation, for assisting in meeting the direct costs of a Medical Respite Program ("MRP") for homeless persons in Monterey County, retroactive to July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, for a total MOU amount not to exceed $115,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In 2013, the hospitals of Monterey County convened and collaborated with the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California to search for a solution to meet the needs of the homeless population as they are discharged from hospital stays. All hospitals have struggled with increasing readmissions that require a solution that supports timely, post-acute safe discharges for these members of the county homeless population. Historically, there are a limited number of safe discharge options for homeless individuals and hospitals often rely on motels, board and care facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities ("SNFs") or extended inpatient stays.
On April 19, 2016, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved a Resolution authorizing Natividad Medical Center to contribute to the development of a Respite Program for the homeless via a funding agreement with an initial contribution of $105,000. The respite facility is a collaboration among Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospit...
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