Street medicine saves lives in areas where most healthcare providers never go. Each year, between 5,800 and 46,500 people die due to homelessness in the United States. People without homes face a death risk ten times higher than those with housing. The crisis continues to worsen. Homelessness jumped by more than 12% in 2023, reaching an all-time high of 653,104 people. The situation becomes more heartbreaking when you consider that 60% of homeless people don't have health ins