The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people. The foundation recently released its 2024 Healthcare Equality Index Report, the leading national benchmarking tool for LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and best practices in health care facilities for patients, visitors and employees. Emory Healthcare hospitals were recognized in this report.
The Healthcare Equality Index criteria for designations include a scoring methodology based on patient-centered care, patient services and support, employee benefits and policies, and patient and community engagement.
Ildemaro Gonzalez is the chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. He answers questions regarding the Human Rights Campaign designations earned by Emory hospitals and what this means for the care of the LGBTQ+ community.
Based on Emory Healthcare’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan, our equity goal is to eliminate health care disparities across the care continuum and advance health equity. While advancing this work is a collaboration amongst many in the system, this effort is now coordinated by the Health Equity Office.
