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Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.

111 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 837-5533
Fax: (410) 837-8020
Email: ltreherne@hchmd.org
Web: www.hchmd.org
Director: Jeff Singer , MSW
HCH Coordinator: Louise Treherne, LCSW-C
Medical Director: Tara Ryan, MD
UDS Number: 031690

Project Description

The mission of Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) is to provide health-related services, education, and advocacy.

Services

HCH provides primary care, mental health, social work, addiction services, and outreach in Baltimore City. Through service agreements, many services are also available in Baltimore, Harford, Frederick and Montgomery Counties. Children and families are served at Mercy Medical Center. HCH operates a women's clinic and a Saturday clinic for day laborers.

Linkages

Linkages include the National HCH Council and 50 plus community coalitions, including Addiction Treatment Advocates of MD, AIDS Administration Advisory Board, Homeless Persons Representation Project, Medicaid Advisory Committee, Mental Health Association Advocacy Network, Ryan White Title II Consortium, Alliance for the Poor, State Interagency Council on Homelessness, and Adult Justice Coalition.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 50,000 Patients served: 12,095

Subcontractor(s):

Franklin Square Hospital Center
9000 Franklin Square Dr.
Baltimore, Md. 21237
443-777-8246
Tricia Isennock
tricia.isennock@medstar.net

Frederick Community Action Agency
100 South Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact: Michael Spurrier
Phone: (301) 694-1506
Fax: (301) 662-9079

Mercy Medical Center
301 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact: Catherine Kelly
Phone: (410) 332-9000 Ext. 9766
Fax: (410) 332-0989

Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
504 East Diamond Avenue, Suite H
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Contact: Steve Galen
Phone: (301) 328-3410
Email: stevegalen@primarycarecoalition.org

Project PLASE
1814 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact: Mary Slitcher
Phone: (410) 837-1400
Fax: (410) 332-8026
Email: plase@projectplas.org

University of Maryland Medical System / Psychiatry
710 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact: Fred Osher
Phone: (410) 328-3414
Fax: (410) 328-3311
Email: fosher@umpsy.ab.umd.edu

Upper Chesapeake Health

500 Upper Chesapeake Drive Bel Air, MD 21014
443-643-4252
Kathy Kraft
kkraft@ex.uchs.org