Background: Homeless patients have a higher incidence of medical and psychiatric diagnoses, which often necessitate hospitalization. Studies show that homeless persons have increased lengths of stay with an average excess of 4.1 days, accounting for an average excess cost of $2414 per admission. Additionally, homeless persons have high rates of 30-day inpatient readmissions, as high [...]

Case Presentation: A 52 year-old homeless man presented to the ED with knee pain after a mechanical fall. X-ray confirmed a depressed, lateral tibial plateau fracture. He was discharged with a knee brace and a referral to orthopedic surgery. Because of continued knee pain, he returned to the same ED two days later and went [...]