Case Studies
Founded in 1912, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital serves the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland. A not-for-profit, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital cares for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. St. Mary's County is a medically underserved population; according to the…
Read about the many programs that Novant Health has developed around leadership diversity including; the hiring of a Chief Diversity Office, diversity action committees and the positive results the health system has experienced. For more information related to Equity of Care.
Read about how Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare developed a minority nusing program that identifies bilingual nurses and nurses of color. The systemt's aim is increase the number of racially and ethnically diverse leaders by 3 percent over a three-year period. Last year, the health care system…
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management's Summer Enrichment Program matches and places minority health administration graduate students with health care organizations for a 10-week paid internship. More than 700 students have successfully completed the program. The Institute for…
Recognizing the need for diversity management, Sparrow Heatlh System in Lansing, Mich., hired a diversity director to help align the oganizations diversity goals with its overall strategic goals. The director has helped with the creation of a diversity and inclusion council and also educates…
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…