Andrew Boozary MD
@drandrewb
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son of refugee/prisoner | primary care doctor | social medicine | founding editor @harvardchanSPH | public policy @princeton | IG: drandrewbb
Joined May 2012
Saw a patient recently without housing who was in and out of hospital. But how could we keep calling them “hard to reach” or “lost to follow-up” when they didn’t have a cell phone? Peer workers in the Stabilization Centre/ER set up a phone for him and the next morning I got a
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RT @raghu_venugopal: A stabilization centre to offload EMS and give intoxicated patients time, quiet and services is a huge success of Ont….
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Just in today’s clinic, I helped prescribe access to three air conditioners. Here’s why: . a $500 air conditioner can help prevent a $15,000 hospital admission for heart failure or heat stroke in these heat waves.
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There are thousands of reports — you are not going to eliminate homelessness with the National Guard, but with housing.
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I find this research in @CMAJ astounding: . “People with an emergency department visit for cannabis use or cannabis-induced psychosis were at a 14.3x and 241.x higher risk of developing a schizophrenia-spectrum disorder within 3 years than the general population, respectively.”.
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RT @drandrewb: The paradox of health care spending:. a $400 air conditioner can help prevent a $15,000 hospital admission for heart failure….
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Shelton and Khachanov completely confused as men’s final crowd in Toronto realizes Victoria Mboko is women’s champion in Montreal.
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RT @invisiblepeople: "Housing is a matter of human dignity and sound economics." ~ @drandrewb . One month in the hospital: ~$30,000.One mon….
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Alcohol is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in North America. The World Health Organization has explicitly stated that “no level of alcohol consumption is safe for cancer risk.”. Cigarettes come with warning labels — so why doesn’t alcohol?.
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@drmikehart @drandrewb The numbers are approximate but align with 2024-2025 Ontario/Toronto data from CIHI, StatCan, AMO reports, and AMHO:. - Hospital: ~$30k/month (psychiatric avg. $1,050/day x 30, per AMHO/CIHI). - Prison: ~$12k/month (provincial avg. $400/day x 30, per StatCan; federal higher at.
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called for agitated patient. didn't want meds, just a book. left him this-changed his stay. we need more of the humanities, especially today
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yeah we need more of these — especially in hospitals?
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There are now over 15,000 people surviving homelessness in Toronto. The solution to homelessness is housing for all. month in hospital: ~$30,000.month in prison: ~$12,000.month in shelter: ~$6,000. month in supportive housing: .$4,000
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RT @DavidMeyers6: "We have a solution to homelessness rooted in human dignity and health economics." Dr. Andrew Boozary. @drandrewb #Righ….
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A month in hospital: ~$30,000 A month in prison: ~$12,000 A month in shelter: ~$6,000 A month in supportive housing: $4,000 We have a solution to homelessness rooted in human dignity and health...
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As a physician, I’m just not so sure our brains were made to stream this much grief and tragedy day in, day out, while not being able to do anything to stop the hurt/suffering.
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A great update on Malcom’s lemonade stand — he’s received a QR code from @thePMCF to help raise funds for multiple myeloma research.
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There is not enough shelter in Toronto. During winter months, we had to partner with @tngcommunityTO to lift up a Winter Support Hub as people could not access warming centres. The peer worker teams placed more than 2,000 calls to try and get patients shelter beds — very little.
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