Dr Jim O'Connell Boston Healthcare for the Homeless
Channel: Larry Lawfer
Date: 08/08/2023

Broker Talk:  Dr Jim O'Connell Boston Healthcare for the Homeless. Jim O’Connell, MD (he/him), serves as the President of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. O’Connell received his medical degree from Harvard University in 1982 and completed residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.  In 1985, he began full-time clinical work with homeless individuals as the founding physician of the program.  He established the nation’s first medical respite program in 1985, with 25 beds nested within the Lemuel Shattuck Shelter.  Working with the MGH Laboratory of Computer Science, Dr. O’Connell designed and implemented the nation’s first computerized medical record for a homeless program.