Everyday Hero: This Rock County hospital runs a homeless shelter — and it works

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Healing doesn’t always happen inside hospital walls. In Rock County, Mercyhealth operates something rare in health care: a homeless shelter.

The House of Mercy, located in Janesville, treats homelessness as a health issue, and care as its responsibility.

Chad Salmon, the House of Mercy’s manager, said his goal was simple…

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