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What Is Systemic Racism in Healthcare?: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

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Systemic racism in healthcare manifests as deeply ingrained racial bias and discrimination that creates disparities in access, treatment, and outcomes. See how BMC is working to effect change.

7 Ways to Close the Racial Gap in Addiction Treatment, BMC Study Finds

The Grayken Center for Addiction pioneers a community-led research approach to making addiction treatment more appealing, effective, and equitable for Black patients.

HealthCity’s Top 5 Articles of 2024

The most-read articles of this last year showcase healthcare’s deepening impact on the systems and structures that affect health, beyond the exam room

Practicing ‘Sawubona’ to Build a Legacy of Mental Health Care in Africa and the Diaspora

Boston Medical Center’s Chief of Psychiatry co-founded the Africa Global Mental Health Institute to address the urgent need for culturally sensitive mental healthcare on the continent and beyond.

In Its Second Year, BMCHS’ Health Equity Accelerator Sees Racial Gaps Closing for Pregnancy and Diabetes

three women are standing in a row, smiling and looking at the camera; from left to right: thea james is a short, thin black woman with grey hair and black glasses. she is wearing a grey pantsuit, next to her is elena mendez-escobar who is a light-skinned latina woman wearing a colorful orange and pink dress. her brown hair reaches her shoulders. petrina martin-chery is last. she is a black woman, with light brown braids. she is wearing a black turtleneck and smiling at the camera.

The initiative will begin to tackle gaps in cancer screenings in 2024.

Neighborhood Birth Center Plans Move Forward in Roxbury

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Nubian Square birthing center will offer a home-like setting with comprehensive care and programming.

A Health Equity Trailblazer Shares Her Own Story of Medical Gaslighting

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Uché Blackstock, MD, shared her story with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley at a BMC Health System talk to commemorate Black history month.

“I Believe BMC Is Rewriting the Script of How You Do Healthcare And Community.”

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One of BMC’s strongest community partners, Rev. Willie Bodrick, speaks about wellness, equity, and the power of hospital-community collaborations.

5 Times BMCHS Re-Affirmed Its Commitment to Health Equity in 2023

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Boston Medical Center Health System’s programs continue to show equity and innovation with antiracist addiction research, gender affirming care, and more.

BMC Is Primed to Deliver New Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease, Beta Thalassemia

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Eligible patients in BMC’s Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease may soon be relieved of debilitating pain through transformative gene therapies

The 5 Stories Our Readers Loved The Most In 2023

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This year’s most popular stories include myth-busting about loved ones with addiction, abortion bans, and how a rotation in Haiti changed the course of one doctor’s career.

Boston Medical Center’s Chief of Pediatric Hematology Testifies on Beacon Hill In Support of Sickle Cell Bill

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This new legislation would allow for the creation and maintenance of a sickle cell disease registry, which is key in closing racial gaps and improving outcomes in sickle cell disease.

Posts Tagged ‘Racial Bias and Equity’

What Is Systemic Racism in Healthcare?: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

7 Ways to Close the Racial Gap in Addiction Treatment, BMC Study Finds

HealthCity’s Top 5 Articles of 2024

Practicing ‘Sawubona’ to Build a Legacy of Mental Health Care in Africa and the Diaspora

In Its Second Year, BMCHS’ Health Equity Accelerator Sees Racial Gaps Closing for Pregnancy and Diabetes

A Health Equity Trailblazer Shares Her Own Story of Medical Gaslighting

5 Times BMCHS Re-Affirmed Its Commitment to Health Equity in 2023

BMC Is Primed to Deliver New Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease, Beta Thalassemia

The 5 Stories Our Readers Loved The Most In 2023

Boston Medical Center’s Chief of Pediatric Hematology Testifies on Beacon Hill In Support of Sickle Cell Bill

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