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Greenville Health System in South Carolina overhauled its leadership search and selection process to better match the diversity of its workforce and the communities it serves. For each leadership team vacancy, a search and selection committee with a diverse membership is established to develop a…
The University of Mississippi Medical Center created a Healthcare Disparities Council with 40 members, including interpreters, administrators, nurses, physicians and members of the registration staff. Four subgroups support the councils efforts and focus on health literacy, patient access and…
The Minority Faculty Development Awards program at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland provides mentoring, education and hands-on leadership experience to several high-potential junior faculty physicians each year. Participants, chosen by individual departments, plan a three-year…
For nearly 20 years, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey has partnered with the New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School, supporting a program that engages local Latino and African American high school students in health care careers. Today, more than 40 students who…
Baystate Health, based in Springfield, Mass., has two formal mentorship programs available to its workforce. Both programs have an external educational component with an aligned internal mentorship and leadership development program. External opportunities for professional development and education…
Based in the Pennsylvania cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Hazleton, Lehigh Valley Health Network includes three full-service hospitals across five campuses, a children's hospital, 12 community health centers and a 1,100-member physician group. Community members are integral partners as…
Building a culture that is inclusive and founded on principles of diversity was a “key destination point” defined several years ago by the board of CHRISTUS Health.
ELLIOTT C. ROBERTS, SR., in First Person: Selections from the Oral History Interview
Identifying solutions to reduce hospital-acquired conditions. Working to spread this knowledge to other hospitals and health care providers. Plus, rigorous strategic planning, initiative implementation, data collection and analysis, and continuous assessment: This describes the work of the Hospital…
The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize annually honors hospitals and health systems that continually work toward the Institute of Medicine's six quality aims—safety, patient-centeredness, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness and equity. These organizations have demonstrated progress…