A report states “hospitals will say their doors are open to everyone and that they don’t turn anyone away, but that can be misleading.”
Two Midwest hospitals and one in the South top a list of the most segregated U.S. hospitals and as a result, in one county white people live nine years longer than Black residents, a study of federal patient data shows.
Specifically, If you’re Black and live in St. Louis, Detroit or New Orleans, chances are your local hospital has stark racial disparities. It’s the worst in New Orleans, the city that leads the list with the highest percentage of hospitals with what amounts to de facto segregated healthcare. Of its 14 hospitals, five have the “least inclusive” racially diverse patient population. On the other hand, if you’re fortunate enough to live near certain hospitals in Chicago, Newark or Boston, then you’re closer to more inclusive healthcare.
That’s what the Lown Institute — an independent healthcare think tank — reveals in a today!
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