Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dan Goldberg in Politico New York Politico New York, By Dan Goldberg On a cold December day in 2009, a 32-year old man was brought to Bellevue Hospital. By then, everyone recognized “Joe.” Joe (not his real name) was chronically homeless and had been to Bellevue’s emergency room 430 times during the prior three years. He was always pleasant to the staff, calling the doctors and nurses by their first name. Typically, he came in for a few hours, sobered up and went on his way.
