NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Anyone who has faced a health setback knows how hard it can be to recover from surgery or a major illness.

For people without a home, follow-up appointments and filling prescriptions can be an even bigger challenge.

That's one reason Vanderbilt University Medical Center is taking some of the care they offer outside hospital walls with their Homeless Health Services Team.

"I'm looking for places that are a bit hidden, that somebody might place a tent," said Dr. Chase Palisch, an emergency department physician and part of Vanderbilt's Homeless Health Services team.

According to Palisch, once a week the team heads out to different spots where unhoused people may be sheltering to offer follow-up care to people who’ve been treated at Vanderbilt University Medical C

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