Dr. Jim O'Connell

Dr. Jim O'Connell Dr. Jim O'Connell is President and Street Physician at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Nationally recognized as one of the preeminent experts on homelessness and healthcare, Dr. O'Connell lectures extensively and publishes widely. He is the editor of the Manual of Communicable Diseases in Shelters - one of the most widely used texts on homeless healthcare.

Posts by Dr. Jim O'Connell

Caring for Homeless Populations

The delicate dance between housing and health continues to fascinate and bewilder us. The frequent utilization of emergency rooms and hospitals by urban “rough sleepers” has challenged us to understand the obstacles and barriers to health faced by those struggling to survive each day on the streets of our cities. Information about this elusive sub-population [...]