SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane announced on Tuesday they have partnered with CHAS Health to expand street medicine outreach to the unhoused community.
In a press release, the city said the Washington State Legislature awarded a $1 million appropriation to Spokane. On Monday, the Spokane City Council approved a partnership with CHAS to expand its existing street medicine operations.
According to the city, the CHAS Health Street Medicine team provides primary care, wound care, foot care, referral coordination, resource navigation, and emergency services coordination. The new funding will go toward expanding the team’s hours of service operations.
“The CHAS Street Medicine team does incredible work and provides crucial services to those experiencing homelessness, battling substance abuse disorder, and suffering from mental health challenges in Spokane. As the city works toward better solutions for our unhoused population, it is imperative that we provide them with healthcare services. We are incredibly excited to partner with CHAS so they can expand the powerful work they already do,” Mayor Brown said.
The partnership comes on the heels of Challenge Seattle, an alliance of organizations tackling some of the region's challenges recommending an emergency response to address homelessness, mental health and substance abuse disorders.
