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LEAD Collaborative: Addressing Hospitals Meeting Patients' Social Needs
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LEAD Collaborative: Addressing Hospitals Meeting Patients' Social Needs

Through the LEAD Collaborative, VCU Health worked to tackle health equity issues by addressing patients’ social determinants of health. This Virginia-based academic medical center structures their emergency room with both clinical teams and outreach/community healthcare staff working in tandem to treat patients while addressing the social needs they might have, which could be an underlying source of stress and anxiety fueling health issues. Learn more.