New pallet shelters to help discharged PeaceHealth patients
St. Vincent de Paul is partnering with PeaceHealth to help unhoused patients after they've been discharged from their hospital stays.
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 12:43 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
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EUGENE, Ore. – St. Vincent de Paul is partnering with PeaceHealth to provide shelter to discharged patients at its Dawn to Dawn site.
A $74,000 grant funded the construction and operation of five personal-sized pallet shelters at 717 Highway 99N.
The nonprofit aims to help temporarily help unhoused people after they’ve left inpatient stays at PeaceHealth hospitals and emergency rooms.
Shelter capacity is low due to social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, officials with St. Vincent de Paul said, and this has had an impact on PeaceHealth’s ability to place patients in a safe environment after their hospital stays.