At PHMC’s medical respite, homeless Philadelphians get desperately needed care

After months of living on the streets, Alexis DiBella felt she had finally turned a corner at the end of last year. The 31-year-old had just gotten a bed in a women’s shelter. Excited to “to dig into life again” after a frigid winter, she brushed off some lingering pain in her feet. Over a few days, they grew red and swollen. One night, still in her first week at the shelter, DiBella took off ...