Kansas City Hospital Segregation Ranked

The basics of this report: 

2 KC hospitals place among nation's most racially inclusive, 5 others categorized as least racially inclusive hospitals

Here's a peek at the data as we look forward to so many online doctors helping us to unpack the science:

Kansas City has five of the least inclusive hospitals (one star) and two of the most inclusive (five star) hospitals. Those seven hospitals represent 26% of the metro's 27 ranked hospitals. University Health Truman Medical Center and Research Medical Center . . . Ranked 13th and 17th in the nation respectively for racial inclusivity . . .

The institute's new racial inclusivity report assessed to what extent 3,142 U.S. hospitals served patients of color by reviewing "how well the demographics of a hospital's Medicare patients matched the demographics of the hospital's surrounding communities. Hospitals serving more patients from communities of color than expected got better rankings."

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Kansas City metro ranks among most racially segregated hospital markets in America - Kansas City Business Journal

The Lown Institute's new report assessed to what extent 3,142 U.S. hospitals served patients of color by reviewing "how well the demographics of a hospital's Medicare patients matched the demographics of the hospital's surrounding communities."

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