Across the country, EMERGENCY departments have seen their Homeless patient population DOUBLE over the last decade. 

In CALIFORNIA, about half of those patients go to the *E-R* multiple times each year. They often don’t need URGENT care, but they don’t have easy access to a *better option. 

KQED health correspondent Lesley McClurg talked with E-R docs in a few cities... and found a potential SOLUTION on tap in OAKLAND.