The Baltimore City Health Department convenes the Emergency Chairs and Directors quarterly. Previous areas of discussion include discharge policies, opioid intervention programs in the emergency departments, and the stabilization center.

• The Baltimore City Health Department has created a discharge resource tool kit for ED providers. This short tool kit contains information about the New Homeless Street Outreach Card, a Homeless Client Checklist, a 24/7 Phone Hotline for Addiction & Mental Health, and the Opioid Crisis Service Unit.

Resources

• ED Discharge Best Practices Memo
• ED Discharge Resources 

Members

• Dr. Reginald Brown, Bon Secours Hospital
• Dr. Brian Browne, University of Maryland Medical Center
• Dr. Arjun Chanmugam, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• Dr. Zachary Dezman, University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown
• Dr. John Falck, Saint Agnes Hospital
• Dr. David Hager, Medstar Harbor Hospital
• Dr. Nate Irvin, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• Dr. David Jerrard, Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center
• Dr. Gabe Kelen, Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Dr. Jenny Reifel-Saltzberg, University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown
• Dr. Neil Roy, Lifebridge Sinai Hospital
• Dr. Mustapha Saheed, Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Dr. Esti Schabelman, Regional Director for West Baltimore
• Dr. Stephen Schenkel, Mercy Medical Center
• Dr. Keven Scruggs, Medstar Samaritan Hospital
• Dr. Daniel Teklay, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital