CITY ATTORNEY
Sonia R. Carvalho
ACTING CITY MANAGER
Alvaro Nuñez
CITY CLERK
Jennifer L. Hall
20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA - P.O. BOX 1988, M31 - SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92702 TELEPHONE (714) 647-6900 - FAX (714) 647-6954 - www.santa-ana.org Councilmember-Requested Item Report
DATE
June 18, 2024
TOPIC
CalOptima Health Street Medicine Program
COUNCILMEMBER-REQUESTED ITEM TITLE
Discuss and Consider Providing Direction to the City Manager on the Interest in Launching a Street Medicine Program with CalOptima
DISCUSSION
Santa Ana, like Garden Grove, Anaheim, and Costa Mesa, has a significant population of individuals living in unsheltered spaces. Many of these individuals are in dire need of the comprehensive healthcare services that your street medicine program provides. By bringing this program to Santa Ana, it will serve to complement our efforts associated with our programing in assisting the unhoused and indigent community. With a CalOptima partnership, Health members receive the primary care, behavioral health support, and case management services necessary to improve their health and stability.
SUBMITTED BY
Mayor Valerie Amezcua