08/06/2013    

RESPONSES / COMMENTS (MEDICAL/LEGAL) - PART 1

RE: Treating Homeless Patients (Elliot Udell, DPM)

From: David S. Wolf, DPM

I am one of the 15 plus Houston podiatrists who volunteer every Saturday morning at a downtown homeless medical clinic. My advice is to treat the homeless patient as only we DPMs know how to do and not be concerned as to the possible medical/legal issues and follow-up appointments.

The homeless and the other uninsured are already going to overcrowded ERs and county clinics. We can, as podiatrists, make a real difference in helping those less fortunate to ambulate and get back on their road to recovery. Most homeless people today are not just psychiatric/alcoholic types, but people (and entire families) who lost their housing and employment due to the recent economic downturn.

David S. Wolf, DPM, Houston, TX, rebdovid@aol.com

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