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When emergency care fails to address underlying problems

I am a paramedic and I keep taking homeless people to emergency rooms that will discharge them back to the street in worse condition and I do not know why I am helping anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Healthcare systems designed for acute intervention cannot address chronic social problems, frustrating providers who witness cyclical suffering.

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