Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has announced a new partnership with Healthcare in Action to provide continued medical care for homeless patients after their discharge from the hospital. The collaboration aims to improve stability for these patients and reduce complications and readmissions.
Healthcare in Action, part of the SCAN Group, offers medical, behavioral, and social services to people experiencing homelessness across California using a street-based approach. Their care teams follow up with patients after they leave Cedars-Sinai, ensuring ongoing support and access to healthcare.
This initiative is part of Cedars-Sinai’s broader mission to address community health issues and tackle the root causes of homelessness. Jonathan Schreiber, vice president of Community Engagement at Cedars-Sinai, said: “Cedars-Sinai has long been committed to addressing health disparities that affect marginalized people across Los Angeles. Healthcare in Action is a trusted partner in delivering high-quality care to the unhoused, and their work reflects our belief that healthcare should go beyond the walls of our hospital, so that after someone leaves, care remains accessible wherever they are.”
The partnership includes giving Healthcare in Action’s providers access to CS-Link, Cedars-Sinai’s secure electronic medical records system powered by Epic software. This digital connection allows street medicine teams to review patient histories, medication lists, and follow-up needs for better continuity of care.
Craig Kwiatkowski, PharmD, senior vice president and chief information officer at Cedars-Sinai stated: “Providing Healthcare in Action’s care team with access to CS-Link helps ensure continuity of care for unhoused patients. When a street team provider can view care notes, medication lists and follow-up needs, it helps patients avoid gaps in care and supports smoother, more coordinated services.”
Homelessness remains a significant challenge in Los Angeles County despite recent declines. According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count report, over 72,000 people remain unhoused.
Katie Hren, LCSW, MPH, director of the Community Connect Program at Cedars-Sinai said: “Healthcare in Action’s work is essential in ensuring our most vulnerable patients aren’t left behind once they leave the hospital. Our community health workers and navigators address patients’ social needs during their hospital stay and transition home, while Healthcare in Action provides continued care in the community—delivering ongoing care to patients wherever they are. They also help them find stable housing, which is essential for recovery because it allows patients to heal in a safe environment, free of hunger and exposure.”
Sonali Saluja, MD, MPH from Healthcare in Action commented on the collaboration: “Healthcare in Action is honored to partner with Cedars-Sinai to create a safe, consistent pathway for unhoused patients transitioning from the ER in Los Angeles. Leveraging Epic’s powerful technology, this collaboration ensures we can provide comprehensive and continuous care with the goal of preventing instability and advancing a more humane, equitable model of health for our most vulnerable community members.”
Cedars-Sinai also supports Healthcare in Action through grant funding aimed at expanding its reach. Recent grants have allowed Healthcare in Action to purchase additional vans for its street medicine team.
In total over the past five years Cedars-Sinai has provided $134 million through grants targeting health challenges throughout Los Angeles; about 40% went toward programs addressing homelessness or housing insecurity.
Schreiber added: “Healthcare in Action is a wonderful partner for Cedars-Sinai, our patients and the entire community. Homelessness is a persistent health challenge for our city. Together we’re helping people improve their health recovery and long-term stability.”
Founded in 1902 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center serves as both a treatment facility—with more than 50,000 patient admissions reported annually—and as a training hospital located in Los Angeles under current president Thomas M. Priselac.
