Unsung Heroes on the Frontlines: Common Ground Community Health Volunteers

Unsung Heroes on the Frontlines: Common Ground Community Health Volunteers

The Common Ground Community Health Volunteers, a program that follows up with patients who test positive for COVID-19 and are sent home to heal, helped its 600th patient last week. This program is a partnership between Common Ground, a community organization of 39 member institutions in and around Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Public Health Department. In 5 months, volunteers have made over 6,000 calls to patients to monitor their wellbeing (using the pulse oximeters lent to patients) and provide reassurance in their moments of need.

Read the article at Urban Milwaukee.