AHA podcast — Boston Medical Center: Leading the Way Toward Health Equity and Justice
Boston Medical Center is the winner of the AHA’s 2024 Foster G. McGaw Prize, which recognizes the efforts of hospitals and health systems to improve the health and well-being of their communities. In this conversation, Thea James, M.D., vice president of mission with BMC, discusses the organization's evolution with health disparity work and the creation of the Health Equity Accelerator to achieve health justice in their communities. LISTEN NOW
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