The Human Rights Campaign has just released their 15th annual Healthcare Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey of policies and practices around inclusive and equitable treatment of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees.
Many facilities across all six New England states scored well on the survey, with 23 facilities earning top scores, designating them “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders.”
“Every 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” said HRC’s Tari Hanneman, director of health and aging.
“But LGBTQ+ people are often subject to discrimination in all spaces, including health care facilities, which leads to members of the community avoiding care and anticipating our voices will not be respected in an incredibly vulnerable environment. The Healthcare Equality Index, at its core, strives to ensure LGBTQ+ people are protected and affirmed by their health care providers and feel safe seeking services,” said Hanneman.
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders in New England include:
In Massachusetts:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston
Boston Medical Center, Boston
CHA Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge
CHA Everett Hospital, Everett
Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Edward M. Kennedy Community Center, Worcester
Fenway Health, Boston
Health Quarters, Beverly
Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge
Tufts Medical Center, Boston
In Connecticut:
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington
Griffin Hospital, Derby
Hartford Hospital, Hartford
Illume Fertility, Norwalk
Middlesex Hospital, Middletown
MidState Medical Center, Meriden
Natchaug Hospital, Mansfield Center
Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain
Windham Hospital, Willimantic
And in Maine:
Penobscot Community Health Care, Bangor
Access HRC’s complete “Healthcare Equality Index 2022” here, where you can find out how other leading LGBTQ-friendly health care centers in New England and across the US are doing.
