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Providers raise concern about late‑night hospital and jail discharges; county exploring coordination
Summary
Project Homeless Connect and other providers reported repeated cases of clients discharged late at night without belongings; county staff said regional, Metro‑led discussions to pilot discharge coordination are underway and will be shared with the group when details develop.
Service providers and county staff raised concern about clients being discharged from hospitals and jails in the middle of the night and asked what regional coordination could reduce those occurrences.
Kim Marshall, executive director of Project Homeless Connect, described multiple recent cases tied to the shelter opening where people were "discharged at 2AM, rolled out in their wheelchair in a…
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