As the founding physician and President of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Dr. O’Connell has provided medical care to homeless individuals since 1985. The program serves over 9,000 homeless persons each year in three hospital-based clinics and over 70 shelters and other outreach sites in Boston. Dr. O’Connell founded a 90-bed freestanding medical respite program for homeless men and women and designed the nation’s first computerized medical record for homeless program. His articles have appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Journal of Clinical Ethics, and several other medical journals. His work has been featured on ABC’s Nightline, and he has received numerous awards during his career, including the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American College of Physicians.(exerpt from article)