Disparities/Equity of Care
In 2001, a Samaritan Health Services (SHS) physician, Dr. Richard Wopat, recognized the need to improve birth outcomes of high-risk pregnant women in the region. In collaboration with various community and state partners, he started a pilot program in 2002 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center…
Hospitals are using CHWs to expand access to care and achieve better health outcomes, particularly among underserved communities.
By using its comparative database, deploying community health workers and convening diverse community partnerships, Navicent Health has exemplified what it means to be an equitable organization.
Detroit’s infant mortality rate has been among the highest in the nation for years. In 2008, area hospitals and health systems joined together commissioning the Detroit Regional Infant Mortality Reduction Task Force to develop an action plan to help more babies celebrate their first birthdays. The…
The American Hospital Association, a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals, along with UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, formed an alliance to improve the health of communities across the nation and increase…
Suzanne Jackson, vice president of operations and urgent care for HCA Physician Services Group, discusses how her participation in the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity’s Summer Enrichment Program helped create the foundation for her success as a senior health care executive. Learn more…
Millennials are nearly twice as likely as other adults to not have a primary care doctor. Recently released data from a national poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 45 percent of respondents 18-29 years old don’t have a primary care physician. This tracks closely with a 2017…
The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity has extended until Nov. 30 the deadline to apply for its Certificate in Diversity Management fellowship.
The Institute's Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) places diverse, graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in health care administration or a related field in 10-week, paid internships within health care organizations. Experienced administrators serve as preceptors and mentors, providing support…
AHA Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O. highlights two podcasts from the AHA Physician Alliance series in which Allen Weiss, M.D., president and CEO of NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Fla., and Christine Stabler, M.D., vice president for academic affairs, Lancaster Health in Lancaster, Pa.,…