HealthCity is committed to sharing stories of equity and innovation. Over the last year, we shared a plethora of stories that showcased Boston Medical Center’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. BMC is in Boston’s South End, where most of its patients are...
In every culture, birthing people have historically given birth surrounded by their community. For years, midwives, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and friends attended to birthing people both before and after birth to offer support, wisdom, and care. It’s only...
Internal data analysis conducted by Boston Medical Center’s Health Equity Accelerator team found that the hospital’s Black pregnant patients were 1.7 times more likely to experience severe complications during birth than its white pregnant patients. This number was...