Connecting With Us

Providing direct care or supporting Operation Safety Net through gifts are two opportunities to assist those individuals living in the streets. Read below for a brief description or contact Operation Safety Net at 412-232-5739.

Clinical Volunteers
Licensed physicians, nurses and paramedics are provided training and given an assigned geographic area with an experienced outreach worker. There are approximately 25 clinicians that are part of our team. Direct care workers assist patients in their recovery and their healing process.

Rotation/Clerkships
Hundreds of students and residents study in the field with OSN under the Department of Medicine at UPMC Mercy Hospital. Medical and nursing students as well as residents learn about the importance of providing care to the medically underserved. Clerkships for fourth-year medical students as well as rotations for primary care physicians are available. A growing number of students and residents have focused careers in service or have even established significant programs of their own. OSN places a great emphasis in nurturing and developing future leaders in service-oriented medicine.

Financial Donations
Charitable contributions are graciously accepted and used solely to further the mission and to deliver medical care to the poor. As a program of the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, a 501c3 organization, financial gifts are tax-deductible. The program is contingent upon financial support.

Material Donations
Schools, community groups and professional organizations have assisted tremendously by donating direct supplies for our patients. Items such as sleeping bags, hygiene items and external outerwear have been very useful, especially in the winter.