Posted on August 14, 2016 by Hannah Furfaro in The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal, By Hannah Furfaro In the shadow of a Metro-North Railroad overpass in Harlem, Richard Thomas keeps his right leg propped up on an old stationary exercise bike. Two white medical bands on his wrist hint at his latest hospital stint. Mr. Thomas is one of an estimated 200 homeless New Yorkers who will receive an unconventional form of health care over the next year: immediate professional medical treatment wherever they can be found, including street corners, underpasses or park benches. The care is delivered by a medical team that makes rounds with backpacks filled with stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, antibiotic ointment and bandages.
