Posted on 03/30/2018 2:21:38 PM PDT by libertydoc
PHILADELPHIA – The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Chester County Hospital were announced among the 2018 class of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s “Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality Index 2018.” The HRC Foundation is the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.
The Healthcare Equality Leaders were selected based on an annual survey identifying healthcare institutions that lead in efforts to offer equitable and inclusive care for LGBT patients by evaluating policies and practices related to LGBT patients and visitors, such as patient services and support, training in LGBTQ patient-centered care, employee benefits and policies, among other areas.
The Healthcare Equality Index 2018 report commends these Penn hospitals, as well as the comprehensive Penn Medicine Program for LGBT Health – which prioritizes patient care, research, health education, institutional climate and visibility, and community outreach – and Penn Student Health Services. Additionally, the report notes that, while Pennsylvania lacks significant LGBTQ protections, the Commonwealth is home to healthcare institutions “that have stepped up to ensure that the LGBTQ people in their states have inclusive and welcoming care when they need it.”
“This recognition is further acknowledgement of our commitment to advancing LGBT health in patient care, research, and education at Penn Medicine,” said Patrick J. Brennan, MD, Penn Medicine’s chief medical officer. “It is imperative that we foster an inclusive environment for all patients and deliver the best care available backed by interdisciplinary research combatting disparities and serving the needs of all our patients every day. We are proud to be a leader in LGBT health.”
Since the program's inception in 2013, the Penn Medicine Program for LGBT Health has provided health education and training initiatives, and facilitated efforts publishing research and delivering presentations on various LGBT health topics. Penn Medicine is the first academic medical center in the Northeast – one among just a handful of academic medical centers in the U.S. – to launch a program across multiple professional schools and affiliated hospitals to improve the health of LGBT individuals. Health disparities and inequalities within this community have become increasingly recognized, but are rarely addressed in today’s health care settings.
With more than 3 million members and supporters, the HRC is the largest civil rights organization seeking equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
The Healthcare Equality Index offers healthcare facilities resources to help provide equal care to LGBT patients, as well as assistance in complying with new regulatory requirements and access to high-quality staff training.
For more information about the Healthcare Equality Index 2018, or to download a free copy of the report, visit http://www.hrc.org/hei/leaders-in-lgbt-healthcare-equality.
Revoking LGBTQ-inclusive policies or practices; Facilitating the continued practice of healthcare providers that provide or promote LGBTQ related treatment or services to that have been discredited by mainstream medical and mental health organizations, including, but not limited to, “conversion therapy”; Engaging in proven practices that are contrary to the facility's written LGBTQ patient or employment policies; Advocating for public policies or regulations that would be detrimental to LGBTQ equality and/or health; Directing charitable contributions or other public support to organizations whose primary mission includes advocacy against LGBTQ equality or care.
Summary: Ivy elites promoting the leftist, socialist agenda as a matter of "equality" and a matter of "health" or being "healthy".
You can be sure that Penn is leading the way in researching replacements for the drugs that once cured rectal syphilis but are now useless.
I,personally,am more inclined to seek treatment from leaders in cancer care,heart health,etc.
WTF is LGBT health!? They are “proud”? This country is insane.
Just say no.
Having worked for a well known "big city" hospital I can assure you that it typically involves viruses and bacteria.
I shudder to think how someone gets rectal syphilis.......
Yep, disapprove of male/male anal sex and you're obviously not worthy of citizenship !
Absent a civil war or some mega natural disaster, I'm not confident we as a Nation are gonna make it back from this societal abyss.
Or maybe I'm just tired and a little cranky tonight . . .
There is no such thing.
I worked in that hospital during the AIDS "pandemic" of the 80s.I saw things that you wouldn't want to hear about.AIDS,in Africa,was commonly known as "Slim Disease" because patients lost huge amounts of weight thanks to the virus.
All I'll say is that our AIDS patients resembled survivors of the concentration camps...a lot like "Slim Disease".
Bringing them to closer death one snip at a time. They must be so proud.
Is there something wrong medically or mentally that requires specialized care for LGBTQ people?
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