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Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center has recently been acknowledged as a\u00a0Top Performer<\/b>\u00a0in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation\u2019s 15th anniversary edition of the\u00a0Healthcare Equality Index (HEI),<\/a>\u00a0the nation\u2019s foremost benchmarking survey of healthcare facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of their LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery person deserves to have access to quality healthcare, be respected and heard by their doctor, and feel safe in the facility where they are receiving care,\u201d said Tari Hanneman, Director of Health & Aging at The Human Rights Campaign. \u201cOur HEI active participants are truly pioneering the healthcare industry by implementing robust, comprehensive LGBTQ+ inclusive policies that hopefully, because of their work, will become standard practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The HEI evaluates and scores healthcare facilities on detailed criteria falling under four central pillars:<\/p>\n

\u25cf Foundational Policies and Training in LGBTQ+ Patient-Centered Care;<\/p>\n

\u25cf LGBTQ+ Patient Services and Support;<\/p>\n

\u25cf Employee Benefits and Policies; and,<\/p>\n

\u25cf Patient and Community Engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis acknowledgement from HEI speaks volumes about the inclusive and positive culture present at Saint Mary\u2019s\u201d, added Tiffany Coury, CEO of Saint Mary\u2019s Health Network. \u201cEquality and equity are key drivers not only in healthcare, but in societal and cultural arenas as well. I am so proud to be a member of a team that recognizes and showcases this on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to active survey participants, the HRC Foundation proactively researched the key policies for LGBTQ+ inclusion at over 1,300 non-participating hospitals. Unfortunately, these research hospitals were much less likely to have LGBTQ+ non-discrimination policies in place, which is a stark contrast to the near-perfect adoption by active participants. Among the researched hospitals in which we were able to find or obtain enumerated patient non-discrimination policies, only 70% have policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity compared to 99% of HEI participants.<\/p>\n

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